Co-Operation between African Diamond Producers.
By Martyn Charles Marriott In my 90th year, I see a glimmer of hope for something I have advocated during my work for various diamond producers over the last 45 years. The current debate over the future of De Beers presents an opportunity for a return to the discipline and control of the natural diamond […]
What we talked about and resolved at the IDMA Presidents’ Meeting in New York, March 16-17, 2025
On March 16 and 17, we held the 23rd Presidents’ Meeting of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA). Below, I’d like to copy and paste the spot-on report by Kathy Hillelson, CEO at OWL Financial Group and a member of the Diamond Manufacturers and Importers Association of America(DMIA) On her LinkedIn page, she listed the […]
About Van Gogh, origin and diamond marketing
In October, Artnet.com – an excellent online news service about developments in the world of art – published an article, reporting that an astronomer had identified the village road in Vincent van Gogh’s iconic 1884 work, Lane of Poplars at Sunset (now held by the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands). The astronomer Donald Olson used […]
The time of procrastination is forever over.
This blog is written as the world’s largest jewelry show, Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong, is in full swing. Of course, this show’s results will serve as a gauge to measure the temperature of the diamond, gem, and jewelry market. Its outcome will set the stage for the holiday sales season, which is only […]
Talking on the Hill about the proposed G7 diamond import restrictions
In mid-June 2024, I was honored to join a delegation of key industry stakeholders to Washington, D.C., to meet with top lawmakers and share concerns about implementation plans for import restrictions of Russian diamonds into the United States. The delegation, headed by Jewelers of America (JA)President & CEO David J. Bonaparte, consisted of Bonaparte; Jon […]
De Beers on the auction block?
This month – May 2024 – the question of whether another larger entity will soon take over the South African owner of De Beers, Anglo-American, was on the minds of many in our small industry. There are multiple speculations about what entity that may be, but one thing is quite evident to all analysts and […]
Diamond industry and trade letter to the G7
Toward the end of February 2024, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), World Diamond Council (WDC), and International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) sent the following letter to the G7 We the undersigned, representing all segments of the diamond and jewellery industry, including organizations that are based in […]
In loving memory of Gabi Tolkowsky
The global diamond manufacturing community mourns the death of the incomparable Gabi Tolkowsky, who was a “pioneer and a master craftsman who understood the wonder of diamonds like few other people.” (Source: De Beers) More than diamonds, Gabi understood people and how diamonds can enthuse and excite people. Of course, Gabi the diamond expert will […]