Holiday Expectations
US Retail Offers Hope for Recovery The third-quarter operations updates the mining companies and Hong Kong-based retail jewelers...
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Avi Krawitz
3 days ago
Important Moments in Dubai
Diamond Gems Weekly - November 18 I’m back…from my travels to South Africa and Dubai, and an unplanned one-week hiatus from writing this...
Avi Krawitz
Nov 4
Elections, Diwali & Holiday Shopping Begins...
Diamond Gems Weekly - November 4 I sure hope you all had a relaxing weekend and a fabulous Diwali festival for those who celebrate! ...
Avi Krawitz
Nov 4
Masisi’s Diamond Legacy
Botswana’s outgoing President Mokgweetsi Masisi made quite an impression when he was introduced to the diamond industry at the 2019 JCK...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 28
Attention Turns to Angola, Dubai & Antwerp
Diamond Gems Weekly - October 28 Yes, I know, I’ve been harping on about earnings season for several weeks. But we really are in the...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 28
Diamonds, Gold and the Jewelry Slump in China
Diamond Minute We recently got some revealing feedback from Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group and Lukfook Group, two of the largest jewelry...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 28
Rio Tinto Diamond Production Declines, Investment Continues
Diamond Minute Rio Tinto’s diamond production fell 28% in the third quarter, as its Diavik mine in Canada transitions to underground...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 21
Diamond Ads, Earnings Season, & Single-Source Disclosure...
Diamond Gems Weekly - October 21 Earnings season has begun. For my fellow diamond and data geeks that means we’ll be getting the lowdown...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 18
The Diamond Ad We've Been Waiting For?
De Beers, Signet Jewelers Unveil Joint Marketing Campaign De Beers Group and Signet Jewelers have unveiled their much-awaited joint ad...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 15
Amplify the Message
Will Marketing Save the Diamond Industry? There is a sense of urgency to promote natural diamonds this holiday season. With market...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 15
Sightholders' Eye on Supply
Diamonds Gems Weekly - October 14 Somehow, I find myself writing in an airport again. After years scribbling final copy in obscure...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 13
De Beers Plans to Cut Sightholders
De Beers has informed clients that it will reduce the number of sightholders in the next contract period as it anticipates a decline in...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 13
Shirley Bassey & The Legacy of Diamonds Are Forever
Sotheby's auctioned jewelry from the collection of Dame Shirley Bassey tomorrow as part of its Fine Jewels sale in Paris. Of course, it...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 8
Shaky Market And Other Major Diamond Developments
Diamond Gems Weekly - October 7 To start on a personal note, my thoughts and prayers are with the hostages, victims and their families of...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 6
Good Or Bad Diamond Prospects?
While there are areas of the diamond market that give cause for optimism, there are well known shortcomings. What are we to make of these...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 6
Is Lab-Grown Grading a Fraud? Raising the Marketing Stakes...
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 30 VicenzaOro unleashes creativity, the Hong Kong show proves predictably dreary, De Beers resumes its...
Avi Krawitz
Sep 30
The Problem with Grading Lab-Grown Diamonds
Editorial / Opinion: Graders at an IGI laboratory. (Credit: IGI). Should lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) be graded in the same manner as...
Avi Krawitz
Sep 29
The Return of Diamond Category Marketing
Major diamond miners and marketers are collaborating with retail jewelers to promote natural diamonds. Can De Beers, the Natural Diamond...
Avi Krawitz
Sep 23
Surprisingly Positive Outlook
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 23 The diamond and jewelry industry sure keeps us on our toes. Last week our attention squared on Hong...
Avi Krawitz
Sep 20
Signet Jewelers Shares Pop - Positive Signs Amid the Declines
Signet Jewelers gave some important messages about the recovery of the bridal market, growth of fashion jewelry, and its lab-grown...
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