DIAMOND GEMS WEEKLY

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Trailblazing into 2025

Diamond Gems Weekly - January 6, 2025 So, how’s 2025 going for you? So far so good if you ask me… As we approach “Quitter’s Day” –...

Dec 31, 20242 min read

Year Ends on a High; Bring on 2025!

Diamond Gems Weekly - December 30 Well, happy New Year to you too. It feels like the diamond industry is breathing a collective sigh of...

Dec 24, 20243 min read

Happy Holidays, And Diamond M&A's

Diamond Gems Weekly - December 23 And just like that, ‘tis the season’ shall soon become ‘twas the season’ ... and we’ll be asking odd...

Dec 16, 20244 min read

So Far, Holiday Sales, So Good - So it Seems

Diamond Gems Weekly - December 16 Avi’s back, back again… In case you didn’t notice my inconspicuous absence last week, DGW didn’t go...

Dec 2, 20243 min read

Copy Nothing, Diamonds Reimagined

Diamond Gems Weekly - December 2 Oh my, what an eventful few weeks it has been for the diamond industry. Remind me, does the year always...

Nov 25, 20242 min read

Holiday Sales, De Beers Marketing, And a Russian Crisis

Diamond Gems Weekly - November 25 What a curious time to be in the diamond industry. With all the changes taking effect, and all the...

Nov 18, 20244 min read

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...

Nov 4, 20243 min read

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! ...

Oct 28, 20244 min read

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...

Oct 21, 20242 min read

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...

Oct 15, 20242 min read

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...

Oct 8, 20243 min read

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...

Oct 6, 20242 min read

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...

Sep 23, 20242 min read

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...

Sep 17, 20243 min read

Crunch Time for Diamond Marketers

Diamond Gems Weekly - September 16. We’re approaching crunch time. The countdown to the holiday season has begun. Signet Jewelers said...

Sep 9, 20242 min read

Cyclical or Sustainable Diamond Stability?

Diamond Gems Weekly - September 9. There’s something about a short-term fix that is oddly appealing. It provides comfort, restores belief...

Sep 2, 20243 min read

Sanction Expansion; More Big Diamonds; Marketing Partners

Diamond Gems Weekly - September 2. Is it just me or does September feel like the beginning of the end of the year? Perhaps it’s due to...

Aug 27, 20242 min read

“What!” a Diamond!

Diamond Gems Weekly - August 26. Well, our collective breaths have been taken away by the second largest, gem-quality diamond the world...

Aug 19, 20243 min read

Diamond Traceability and an Instagram Revelation

Diamond Gems Weekly - August 19. Okay, so I’m a little late to the party. I did my first Insta Live last week! Is that the right verb?...

Aug 13, 20243 min read

Positive Vibes and Deep Concern in India

Diamond Gems Weekly - August 12. I just returned from India, exhausted from an unexpected eight-hour layover at Dubai airport, which left...