The latest news and information on diamond qualities, exports, pipeline, and treatments, as well as updates on synthetic diamonds and blood/conflict diamonds.
What 'The Necklace' Can Teach the Jewelry Industry By Hedda T. Schupak, Editor-at-Large - 07/01/2009
Kate Peterson, one of the industry's leading business consultants and trainers, asked me a few months ago if I'd read The Necklace. “Read what necklace?” (It was early morning at the Centurion show, and I hadn't had my coffee yet.) “It's a book,” she explained. “It's an amazing true story about 13 women who all pitch in to buy a diamond riviere necklace and then t... More
AGTA Launches Two New Forums 07/02/2009
The American Gem Trade Association launched trade and consumer forums to exchange a variety of industry-related information.
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Cameroon to Begin Diamond Mining In 2010 07/02/2009
The West African nation will begin mining for diamonds next year after a significant diamond deposit discovery in 2008.
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New Diamond Paradigm By Ben Janowski - 07/01/2009
Change in the distribution of diamonds—the pipeline—is the subject of a presentation I made at The JCK Show. There is plenty to consider. The transition from a heavily controlled supply—the De Beers monopoly—to a true demand-driven market is reaching its final stages. Years ago, De Beers acted as the ultimate buffer.
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Are We There Yet? By Hedda T. Schupak - 07/01/2009
Summertime and the title question above go hand-in-hand. Usually the question comes from road-weary children begging their parents for a rest stop. This year it's being asked by our recession-weary nation, most of whose citizens have heard various reports pointing to recovery. Gratifyingly, the recent jewelry shows in Las Vegas point to signs of life in an industry that's taken this recession o...
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What 'The Necklace' Can Teach the Jewelry Industry By Hedda T. Schupak, Editor-at-Large - 07/01/2009
Kate Peterson, one of the industry's leading business consultants and trainers, asked me a few months ago if I'd read The Necklace. “Read what necklace?” (It was early morning at the Centurion show, and I hadn't had my coffee yet.) “It's a book,” she explained. “It's an amazing true story about 13 women who all pitch in to buy a diamond riviere necklace and then t...
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New Surveys Shed Light on Luxury Market 06/30/2009
Unity Marketing unveils findings of Luxury Interactive Conference and its annual luxury market report, The Luxury Report 2009: The Ultimate Guide to the Luxury Consumer Market.
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JCK Las Vegas 2009 JCK Las Vegas - the premiere jewelry show in the industry. Check out our event pics!
BaselWorld 2009 Parties abounded during the BaselWorld
Watch & Jewellery Fair, and right in
the mix were JCK staffers.
24K Club of New York Dinner Some of the most influential players of the fine jewelry and watch industry were in attendance at The Twenty-Four Karat Club of the City of New York annual dinner on Jan. 10 at the Waldorf Astoria.
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