Rough Cutting
Most facetable black diamonds are industrials. They're a maze of fractures and alternating growth directions, and pieces tend to fall off during...
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Retail Giants Woo Brides
Last year Tiffany attempted to entrench its status as bridal design leader with the launch of the new Lucida ring. Now two other international...
World Federation Endorses ‘SI3’ Grade
Although "conflict diamonds" dominated the recent World Diamond Congress, delegates also deliberated about other issues. In one surprise move, the...
The New Mark
You may not be able to keep track of the rapidly expanding world of De Beers' corporate lingo-or tell "best practice principles" from "supplier of...
Do Consumers Know…Or Care?
Recently, the Associated Press asked diamond shoppers on 47th Street in New York if they cared whether their diamond purchases fuel African wars. "I...
Paint It Black
A number of firms sell treated black diamonds, including Chromagem, Lotus, and Israel's First Diamond Group Ltd. Treated blacks are easier to find,...
Diamonds, Leopards, and Spots
With half of a retail jeweler's business concentrated in diamond merchandise, any news from De Beers on a change in diamond marketing direction...
RASMUSSEN DIAMONDS CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY
Rasmussen Diamonds, Racine, Wis., opened a two-week celebration of the company's centennial with a black-tie, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres gathering...
Fashion’s Newest Star
Pop Quiz: What blonde Gen X actress co-starred in the movie Hanging Up? What is the premise of the television program Will and Grace?What cable...
PLATINUM DESIGNER JOINS *NSYNC AT CELEBRITY FUNDRAISER
Fundraising became child's play when platinum designer Scott Kay joined *NSYNC and other celebrities to raise money for children's programs and...