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Blue Diamond Fetches $48 Million, Highest Auction Price for Gem

Edit Bloomberg 12 Nov 2015
Sotheby’s sold a blue diamond for 48.6 million Swiss francs ($48.4 million) Wednesday night in Geneva, a record price for a jewel at auction ... Blue Moon diamond. Photographer. Chris Goodney/Bloomberg ... Cora International, a New York-based gemcutter, purchased the diamond and took more than six months to prepare the stone ... ....

Blue Diamond Valued at Record $35 Million for Sale at Sotheby's

Edit Bloomberg 17 Sep 2015
11 jewelry auction in Geneva, Sotheby’s said in a statement Thursday. Blue Moon diamond. Photographer. Chris Goodney/Bloomberg ... Cora International, a New York-based gemcutter, purchased the diamond and took more than six months to prepare the stone ... ....

A little “Mischief” among friends (Cardinal Stritch University)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Aug 2015
(Source. Cardinal Stritch University) ... Located at 1415 N. 54thSt. in Milwaukee, Mischief Maker's Studio features their work as well as creations of another Stritch Master of Fine Arts alumna, Michele Ripp, '12 ... With a background in metalsmithing, Leigh previously worked as a gemcutter and lapidary before pursuing her teaching license and initially working in Milwaukee Public Schools ... Upcoming events include. ... Aug. 12, 13, 18, 19, 1 -4 p.m....

Uncertain future for global diamond trade as profits vanish

Edit St Louis Post-Dispatch 04 Jul 2015
Gemcutters squeezed by miners charging high prices, retailers demanding gem at low margins ....

Diamond trade faces uncertainty as profits vanish

Edit Taipei Times 27 Jun 2015
The family businesses that make up the global diamond trade have seen their profits wiped out over the past five years, hit by shaky financing, increased costs and uncertain demand from customers who prefer high-tech gadgets to bling ... Over the past year he has been sending his subcontractors 20 percent less volume ... “I haven’t,” he said ... De Beers said that high costs for rough diamonds were forcing changes on gemcutters ... ....

Insight - Uncertain future for global diamond trade as profits vanish

Edit Yahoo Daily News 24 Jun 2015
By Tova Cohen and Ari Rabinovitch. TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The family businesses that make up the global diamond trade have seen their profits wiped out over the past five years, hit by shaky financing, increased costs and uncertain demand from customers who prefer hi-tech gadgets to bling ... But this love costs a lot of money ... HIGH COST MINERS ... De Beers acknowledged that high costs for rough diamonds were forcing changes on gemcutters....

INSIGHT-Uncertain future for global diamond trade as profits vanish

Edit Reuters 24 Jun 2015
* Banking debt for manufacturers reached $15.4 bln in 2014. * Five miners control lion's share of diamond production. * Consolidation expected among polishers, retailers. * Graphic on diamond pipeline. link.reuters.com/hak94w. By Tova Cohen and Ari Rabinovitch ... Over the past year he has been sending his subcontractors 20 percent less volume ... De Beers acknowledged that high costs for rough diamonds were forcing changes on gemcutters ... Reuters....
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