Danny
Diamonds News
Antwerp, December 15,
2007.
Dear
$email,
We wish you all a happy
and successful 2008 !
december 2007
last diamonds newsletter of the year
The trend for the new year seems to be colorful, and
bigger stones for those who can afford it.
What you see on the side is not a diamond crown but one
with Tanzanite, click on the image to read more.
Hope you'll enjoy this newsletter, as usual I'll try to give you independent
news related on the bright things you love, and some interesting insiders
news. Tell it to your friends (link at the end of the page), and tell me
what you find important - just hit reply.
David for Danny Diamonds.
Did you know The marketing
of diamonds started in the late 1800s, when the Oppenheimer family
established a diamond monopoly with its well-known company, De Beers.
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News, Friday, December 14, 2007 (with Rapaport
TradeWire and online Rapaport
diamond price calculator ) :
U.S. retail jewelry
demand disappointing. Low-end diamond jewelry weak. $500
and higher price points holding up. 4/4-6/4 certs OK. Two carats slow.
Big expensive 3ct+ remain strong, but scarce and speculative.
Harry Winston
posts 3Q $7.4M loss as weak U.S. dollar hikes mining
costs, U.S. 3Q retail sales -22% to $19.4M and int'l
sales +16% to $34.4M.
Indian goods stable. India Nov. polished
exports +21% to $996M, rough imports -41% to $533M.
Belgium Nov. polished exports +26% to
$1B, rough imports -14% to $782M.
U.S. Oct. polished imports +21%
to $1.9B, polished exports +34% to $1B.
De Beers says sales of Journey Diamond
Jewelry designs grew to $1.5B since Aug. '06.
French auctioneer Guizzetti-Collet sells
6.5ct blue diamond for $3.56M or $547,692/ct.
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Prime Outlets In Kenosha Opening At Midnight Black Friday rush on Ultra
Diamonds
tanzanite
loose diamonds gemstones are getting in higher demand and Angara’s
Color Carnival got Deals on Loose Gemstones and Gemstone Jewelry
A Gold Coast jeweller recently acquired one of the
rarest red diamonds in the world and has sold it for almost $5 million. ... John
Calleija of Calleija Jewellers gets a close-up look at the Queen
of diamonds, red diamond Flawless .
Jennifer
Lopez engagement ring The infamous 6.5 carat plush pink heart shaped diamond
engagement ring worn by Jennifer Lopez ...
One Day Levin bought a $40,000 diamond ring as a gift for his wife at the H. Stern
store at the Tel Aviv Hilton. He says that the first time that his wife wore
the ring at a Bar Mitzvah of friends in London, one of the diamonds fell off
and disappeared....
Auctions in a few minutes ??
read more about Bidz
jewelry auctions
Antwerp
diamond
city is a real gem
Are diamonds, chocolate and fashion your thing? Or maybe you'd just
settle for good food and plenty of history. You'll find them all on a short
break in Antwerp
diamond city.
Smuggled
diamonds BUSTED: The dazzling contents of a
diamond-smuggling ring - busted by customs officers checking mail - are to go up
for auction. Webb's jewellery consultant Christopher Devereaux eyes one worth
$58,000.
Diamonds are usually a girl's best friend.
But when they are worth $250,000 and have been illegally smuggled into the
country, they become an art auctioneer's best friend.
read Smuggled
diamonds
For
the first time in five years, De Beers’s Diamond Trading Company is launching
a national Valentine
diamonds Day marketing campaign.
Booming gem & diamond
sales prove diamonds are still forever
Amid fears that the art market bubble is about to
burst, diamonds are proving to be the auction houses' best friend. In the past
month, they have fetched record prices in salerooms from Hong Kong to New
York..... read diamond
sales
Dealer of the month:
Ultra
Diamonds online sells quality fine jewelry priced at an incredible 20-70%
off, that separates them from others. "MAKING LUXURY AFFORDABLE" is
the tagline ! 30-day return policy, Free Shipping over $499, select warranties
visit Ultra
Diamonds for detail
Hope you enjoyed this edition,
David for Danny Diamonds
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