How to be good at love
Tricks to getting engaged the right way Read More
No need to overspend
U.S. consumers doing dumb things with money
Diamond market in turmoil
Rough diamond prices tumble Nevertheless, retail prices have and will remain constant.
David Ortiz sues jeweler after buying $127,000 of 'imitation' merchandise
Too often we place our trust in the wrong person. Read More
Diamonds may be a steal after China crash
The global diamond industry is in rough shape right now, and China's stock market crash is making things worse. Read more
Diamonds Aren't an Investor's Best Friend - WSJ
Prices of top-quality stones have collapsed by as much as 80% in real, inflation-adjusted terms over the last 30 years.
The Complete Diamond Engagement Ring Guide - Gear Patrol
A guide to the 4 C's of diamonds, alternative stones and customization, along with tips from experts on buying your first engagement ring.
Israel Diamond Exchange issues announcement following GIA Lab Alert on undisclosed treated diamonds
The President and the Board of the Israel Diamond Exchange issued a statement today, expressing concern about reported suspicions that traders have distributed close to 500 high-quality, treated polished diamonds in the Israeli diamond trade, without disclosure, and with GIA diamond grading reports that misrepresented the diamonds' true identity. The deception was exposed by GIA, which subsequently issued a laboratory alert and informed the "appropriate trading bodies."
8 Ways Buying Luxury Will Change
Luxury brands need to reinvent the way they sell to you to remain relevant, said a number of experts, speaking today at Luxury Daily’s “Luxury Insights Summit” in New York. For decades, buying luxury goods has meant a trip to the store, although gradually high-end brands have been exploring e-commerce. Burberry has been on the cutting edge of making the bricks-and-mortar experience more dynamic, integrating technology that brings products to life and ties your mobile phone to in-store shopping. Still, it’s not all rosy. Remember “Pretty Woman?” Only about one-third of luxury shoppers in the United States have a favored salesperson they can count on versus 77 percent in emerging markets, notes Cara David of YouGov. And the clock is ticking. Nadia Tuma of McCann’s Truth Central says, time is the most precious resource of affluent consumers.
The Secret Slang of the Diamond District
The public face of New York’s diamond district is Diamond and Jewelry Way, a block of 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues lined with dazzlingly lit shops and exchanges and cluttered by hawkers, hustlers, cops and couriers. But beyond these street-level operations, in back rooms, upper floors and looming towers, toils an army of cutters, blockers, polishers, sorters, appraisers, graders, designers and dealers — most of whom the diamond-buying public never sees.
In the Diamond Business, but Not Wearing Them
EVEN as a child, I loved the thought of flying. I remember having a book detailing the logos of almost every airline in the world. Today, nothing breaks up the monotony of a long stay on a tarmac more than finding a new airline logo and trying to figure out its origin.