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How to Survive as The Diamond Trade Shrinks

Apr 30, 2019

The diamond trade remains under pressure, and further contraction of the market is expected this year. Apart from being squeezed by high rough costs and declining polished prices, dealers lament there are too many players chasing the same ...

Tags: Diamond Trade, Diamond

The GIA's Forays into Diamond Tracking

Apr 30, 2019

What business does a gemological laboratory have telling stories about diamonds? That was the unspoken question Matt Crimmin had to answer in his presentations at JCK Las Vegas earlier this month. As vice president of lab operations for ...

Tags: Diamond, RFID

Rapaport Research Report: India in Focus

Feb 22, 2018

India holds a dominant position in the diamond industry, coming closer than any other market to spanning the entire pipeline. Besides its extensive rough and polished trade, it has made a name for itself in jewelry-making, diamond-cutting ...

Tags: diamond industry, diamond

Hong Kong Show Keeps Holiday Hopes Alive

Sep 27, 2016

Last week's Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair set an improved tone for the diamond market despite challenging conditions in the Far East. Overall, it should be considered a good show as dealer trading picked up after a very slow summer. After ...

Tags: Hong Kong Jewellery&Gem Fair

Can India Tap Its Diamond Jewelry Potential?

Aug 15, 2016

The India International Jewellery Show (IIJS), which took place in Mumbai this week, reflected a cautious local diamond and jewelry trade, even if sentiment was better than expected. Suppliers arrived with low expectations as a month-long ...

Tags: IIJS, Mumbai, diamond and jewelry trade, GJEPC, GST

Vegas Shows Reveal Stable, Fast-Changing Market

Jun 20, 2016

As a bellwether for the U.S. jewelry market and global diamond industry, this year's Las Vegas shows met the trade's conservative expectations. While foot traffic and diamond trading were slightly slower than previous years, jewelry sales ...

Tags: jewelry market, Las Vegas

Three Things The Diamond Trade's Survival Depends on

Jun 3, 2016

The diamond industry is waking up to a new reality. Not only are the banks insisting on stricter compliance standards and pipeline integrity, but the largest mining companies and jewelry retailers are rapidly following suit. This is forcing ...

Tags: diamond industry, diamond

Global Gold Demand up 21% in Q1 to 1,290 Mt

May 14, 2016

Global gold demand totaled 1,290 mt in the first quarter, up 21% from 1,070 mt a year earlier, as the biggest quarterly inflow into exchange-traded funds since 2009 offset a steep decline in jewelry demand, the World Gold Council said in a ...

Tags: gold demand, gold

Diamond Story of The Year: Return of Generic Advertising

Feb 6, 2016

Star Wars was not the only force making a come-back in 2015. The return of generic advertising brought with it a promise of increased profitability for the diamond trade. Even as numerous stories reflecting pain in the industry vied for our ...

Tags: Star Wars, diamond

7 Trends to Watch in 2016

Feb 6, 2016

Mixed metals in bridal, like this 18-karat rose and white gold ring set from LX Antwerp, will continue to be popular next year. It’s going to be an exciting year in jewelry design. Trends have been taking new and innovative ...

Tags: jewelry, Mixed metals

Fall Ushers in Dark-Hued Collections

Oct 27, 2015

Inky metals are making their way back into jewelry, just as the temperature drops and darker color palettes reemerge in the fashion world. David Yurman has unveiled its Midnight Ice collection, a 2015 fall/winter line that utilizes ...

Tags: Inky metals, Dark-Hued Collections

Synthetic Diamonds: Legitimize, Don’t Ostracize

Oct 27, 2015

Traders of mined diamonds are divided over how to best respond to the growth of their laboratory-grown counterparts. Last week, India’s Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) became the second exchange to ban trading of man-made diamonds, ...

Tags: man-made diamonds, Bharat Diamond Bourse

The History Behind...Art Deco

Oct 15, 2015

This Art Deco-style Oscar Heyman ring is made in platinum and set with a 13.93-carat cushion-cut orange sapphire surrounded by 2.44 carats of diamond baguettes. It’s a period that’s so popular, and has enjoyed so many ...

Tags: Art Deco, orange sapphire

Blinging Down Botswana's Economy

Sep 18, 2015

It’s a long way from New York’s Madison Avenue advertising agencies to Gaborone, but for Botswana a lot is riding on the success of the ad campaign De Beers will launch in the coming weeks. Like oil-exporting countries now ...

Tags: Botswana's Economy, Overseas shipments

The Diamond Is Forever Advertising Campaign Will Easily Resonate with Millennials

Jul 6, 2015

For those thinking that the Diamond is Forever advertising campaign will easily resonate with millennials, think again. De Beers has a lot of work to do before it relaunches the iconic slogan in late September, as part of Forevermark U.S. ...

Tags: dimond story telling, dimand industry

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