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Economics of Diamonds, Part 5

It has been a while since I last talked about investment diamonds. There have been some interesting new developments in the diamond industry, which I would like to discuss. More diamond companie...
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Economics of Diamonds, Part 4

Economics of Diamonds, Part 4

2). “Investment-grade diamonds hardly exist, therefore diamonds are not a good investment” - Myth A good amount of investment-grade diamonds exist. It is very difficult to find them, though, as dia...
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Economics of Diamonds, Part 3

Since I became a business analyst at a diamond dealer, I have not only learned about the diamond market but also came across some misconceptions which try to convince people that diamonds are not ...
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Economics of Diamonds, Part 2

Economics of Diamonds, Part 2

Well, it’s official. Brexit means that the UK will lose out on £440bn of the global derivatives market. That means that the UK may lose out on diamond derivatives if they will come out by the end o...
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Economics of diamonds, Part I

I enjoyed my time as a student. The parties. The social events. Oh, and debating financial models. I remember my first lecture in financial investments. “We try and model the world because there...
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Guilloche

What is it - guilloche? You can hear this word from time to time when buying antique items with guilloche enamel. Van Cleef & Arpels uses a guilloche motif, but what does it mean?Guilloche mean...
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Certificates for diamonds

My customers are often asking me some questions about the certificates for diamonds. And I will explain briefly what certificates we use in our trade. GIA certificates - those certificates are iss...
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Sustainability

We give jewellery and accessories a new lease of life. This reduces the demand for mining, hence lowering our carbon footprint. What’s more, the styles of years gone by are preserved.
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