'Speed Dating' for Diamond Dealers
May 11, 23 by John JeffayCall it speed dating, call it matchmaking, it doesn't really matter. It's about getting every diamond buyer in the room with every seller - so they do more deals. Trade shows are traditionally a place to renew old acquaintances, and seek new opportunities.... Read More...
Provenance Device Could Transform Diamond World
May 03, 23 by Erez RivlinThe diamond industry has faced three major disruptive factors in the past three years: lab grown diamonds, the global pandemic, and the Russia-Ukraine war. Spacecode, a Swiss company focused on automated diamond inventory management systems, has developed Read More...
The Future of Recycled Diamonds
April 26, 23 by John JeffayJewelers in India have done something unusual. They've created a ring with more diamonds than any other - 50,907 to be precise - which has earned them a Guinness World Record. But the number of diamonds is not, for me, the unusual part. I have no doubt that... Read More...
Inherent Value of Natural Diamonds
April 20, 23 by John JeffayInherent value. That's a phrase that's been swirling about my mind in recent weeks as I've tried to resolve a nagging diamond-related doubt. Thankfully I am now cured, so I shall unburden myself and explain the doubt. And the resolution. David Kellie, CEO of ... Read More...
Russian Doll Diamonds That Slipped Through The Net
April 13, 23 by John JeffayIn 150 years of modern diamond mining we have extracted, according to GIA estimates, approximately 4.5 billion carats. Of those 4.5 billion carats, there have been just three documented cases of a "diamond within a diamond". Read More...
The Price of a Pink
April 06, 23 by John JeffayYou don't have to be an expert to know that pink diamonds are rather pricey. And that they're likely becoming even pricier following the closure in 2020 of the iconic Argyle mine in Australia, which produced 90 per cent of the world's pinks.... Read More...
No Lab Grown Elephant In The Room
March 30, 23 by John JeffayThere was no elephant in the room at Israel Diamond Week. Lab growns were very much front and center in the minds of almost everyone who appeared on stage. They are, of course, no threat whatsoever to the natural diamond sector. That'll be why everyone... Read More...
Britain Slightly Sorry About Koh-i-Nor
March 23, 23 by John JeffayBritain has finally said sorry to India for taking the Koh-i-Nor diamond. Not quite sorry enough to give it back. But sorry enough to acknowledge that in its imperial zeal it may have somewhat overstepped the mark in forcing a 10-year-old boy to hand over the gem. Read More...
A Blessing or a Curse
March 16, 23 by John JeffayTechnology can be a blessing … and a curse. I'm thinking of an unfortunate couple who run a mom and pop jewelry store in South Carolina, USA Read More...
Diamond Buyer Wants Her Money Back
March 09, 23 by John JeffayMaria Zurabova wants her money back. It's a year since she bought a selection of diamond rings from a supplier in New York, at a cost of $645,083. Among them was a 1.50-carat cushion cut white gold diamond ring for $14,498; a 13.37-carat GIA... Read More...
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