July 29th today. About half a year ago, I wrote an article looking ahead at events and trends in the diamond industry during this year. Today, the Antwerp diamond business closes for their Summer holidays, and it is a good time to look at whether predictions came true and where my predictions were incorrect. ...
The diamond industry in 2005 – halfway review CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
Introduction As one explores art galleries of Rome and of Florence, it is difficult to not become immersed in the literally brilliant use of jewelry in Italian Renaissant paintings. Considering the curious fact that many masters, most famously Botticelli, of the time were goldsmiths themselves...
There are many facets to a consumer- vendor relationship that come into play when buying a diamond. My goal is to help you gain some understanding of what is involved in forming a solid working relationship with a vendor, as seen through the eyes of vendors themselves. To get their perspective, I posed the question ...
The visual appearance of "Excellent to Very Good cut quality" old European cut diamonds have the effect of returning sufficient light to somewhat equate them to Modern Cut Class 1-2 range stones. "Normal & Acceptable cut quality" old European cut diamonds are somewhat equivalent in light return and visual appear...
Screening chart for Old European Cut diamonds CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
In a round stone, the depth of a stone, measured as a percentage of the diameter, is a direct indication of the spread of that stone. Basically, one could say that a higher depth means a lower spread, while a lower depth indicates a higher spread. Unfortunately, using well-known and tested procedures for rounds o...
The matter of depth in a princess-cut CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
Mumbai We arrived in Mumbai (Bombay) on the 12th of Feb. after our train journey on the Palace on Wheels in North India, 3 kilo's heavier and ready to buy diamonds. I have tried to capture a few of the interesting things we have seen around Mumbai. Here Drena is standing behind a mobile Disco, available ...
The adventure We boarded the PoW’s in Delhi for a 1 week round trip. In our carriage there were 4 bedroom / ensuites and a small sitting room that we shared with the other 3 cabins. Breakfast was served there by our 2 room butler guys. We had a couple from NYC, Cydonia and Barry, really switched on a...
The Palace on Wheels – The adventure CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
Some time ago, I reported you about our experiences while cutting the first princess-cuts, in order to obtain the new AGS-0-cut-grade. Last week, we received a first batch of six stones back from AGS. Let me tell you how we experience the grading of AGS. 1. The grading system Where the current cut-grad...
Cutting the AGS-0-Princess : the experience with the lab CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
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