New York Diamonds articles from November 2006

New York Diamonds archives from November 2006

Message from the publisher.
November 1, 2006... Dear readers, In late October, Warner Bros. announced to the entertainment industry that it will be advancing the release date of its "Blood Diamond" movie to December 8, one week earlier than previously was intended. This is not good...

U.S. falls short on Kimberley Process, says GAO.(Trade Notes)
November 1, 2006... The U.S. government needs to do more to comply with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to stop the flow of conflict diamonds, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report published at the end of September. The...

Russian buys world's most expensive cell phone.(Trade Notes)
November 1, 2006... A Russian businessman has bought what reportedly is the world's most expensive cell phone. Costing 1 million [euro], the diamond-set phone is produced by GoldVish. It was purchased at the Millionaire Fair at Cannes, on the French Riviera. ...

603-carat rough diamond sells for $12.36 million.(Trade Notes)
November 1, 2006... The largest diamond found for more than a decade--a 603 carat stone uncovered at the Letseng Mine in Lesotho--was sold to South African Sightholder Safdico (South African Diamond Corporation) for $12.36 million. The largest diamond mined...

JCK inaugurates show in India.(Trade Notes)
November 1, 2006... The JCK Show brand has made its debut on the Indian subcontinent. The first edition of JCK New Delhi, took place September 28-30, and attracted nearly 200 manufacturers from around the world. The show was held at the Pragati Maidan Convention...

Global online jewelry sales up as consumer confidence rises.(Marketing)
November 1, 2006... Online jewelry buying would appear to be tailor-made for that most important section of the jewelry-buying public-men. Locking themselves away with just the computer for company, they can spend hours researching all the different options...

Mixed feelings: in jewelry industry as holiday selling season dawns.(Diamond Jewelry)
November 1, 2006... 'Last year was nothing to get excited about, but this year will make retailers nostalgic for last year. The only exception could be at the high end of the market, if wages hold up. These people will say they deserve a reward for surviving and...

Van Cleef & Arpels celebrates 100 years of jewelry history.(Diamond Jewelry)
November 1, 2006... The epitome of elegant jewelry, the history of Van Cleef & Arpels tracks the changes in styles undergone by the jewelry industry since the early 1900s and included some of the 20th century's most notable personalities. The company's century...

Single professional women: a promising market category.(The Marketplace)
November 1, 2006... Surprising as it may sound, marketing jewelry to single professional women has not been fully developed, according to newly released surveys. The aim for jewelry retailers and marketers should be to persuade these women that jewelry is as...

Diamond jewelry designer discovers the Goldilocks model.(Diamond Jewelry)(Cover story)
November 1, 2006... Paul Morelli was already bridging the chasm between the craft world and the world of commercial jewelry more than 20 years ago. Remarkably, all these years later, he still brings his craft world sensibility to that special niche of the...

EGL-USA study produces massive pool of HPHT data: understanding that synthetics and HPHT-treated diamonds are here to stay, EGL-USA set out to investigate. That research has enabled it to build a large database of information on the subject. Dusan Simic, of EGL USA, New York, and Branko Deljanin, of EGL Canada, Vancouver, explain their work.(Gemology)
November 1, 2006... As the search for lower-cost diamonds, particularly those with spectacular colors, has become more prevalent, the term HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature) has become widely known in the diamond industry and, to a lesser extent among the...

Traders clean the pipeline in search of fair play.(In the Spotlight)
November 1, 2006... The efforts of the global diamond industry to stamp out conflict diamonds and raise awareness of the conditions in which many miners work are well known in the diamond trade. Although only a small part of the diamond jewelry buying public may...

A brand new reality: creating consumer awareness.(Diamond Industry)
November 1, 2006... 'For the industry, branding is critical. It communicates value and desirability in a way that the industry needs. Laboratory certification has created a standard for the industry, communicating value across barriers that we hope will grow all...

Asscher cut: then & now: "What's in a name?" Shakespeare, as usual, said it best and first. What, indeed, is in a name, especially a name with historic provenance, but one that has been bandied about so much that it has lost virtually its own identity? In the case of the Asscher name, there are at least two totally different stories to tell.(Diamond Industry)
November 1, 2006... In the beginning, there was the Asscher Diamond Company, established in Amsterdam in 1854. By the end of the 19th century, the Asscher brothers, Joseph and Abraham, were prominent in the business. It was Joseph Asscher who put the family name...

Jacob Banda overwhelmingly re-elected DDC president with 85 percent of vote.(DDC Facets)
November 1, 2006... The Diamond Dealers Club has announced that Jacob Banda has been re-elected president with 85 percent of the vote. Following the election, Banda said, "I very much appreciate the overwhelming vote of confidence given to me by the membership...

Diamond dealers club urges companies to prepare De Beers class action suit claims.(DDC Facets)
November 1, 2006... The DDC is suggesting diamantaires prepare claims relating to the settlement of a class action suit against De Beers which was settled in the United States Federal District court in Newark, New Jersey a year ago for $250 million. The DDC said...

DDC creates low-cost student membership category for people taking GIA courses.(DDC Facets)
November 1, 2006... With an eye on the future, the New York Diamond Dealers Club has established a student membership category for those taking GIA courses. Any GIA student may join the NYDDC for the low rate of $400 per year, for a maximum of three years. This...