The Lab Gem Supplier

It’s the age old question when you know someone in the business – can I get that wholesale? We all want to save money – mostly so we can use it for something else. Now we are faced with the holidays. Some are a little shy about giving the wholesale purchased gift. Others brave it [...]

You have heard it many times, usually from the person who has a birthday near a big holiday like Christmas – two occasions close together leads to fewer gifts. To be fair about it, let’s just ignore the fact that they are probably the least subjective of judges to hear from on the subject. In [...]

The mining company Anglo American has increased its holdings of the DeBeers diamond company. Their stake will now be at least 75% which is up dramatically from the 45% before the 5.1 billion dollar purchase was finalized. There is an option for the country of Botswana to purchase some of this stock, up to one [...]

There are many special occasions to break out the bubbly. New Years, weddings and any number of special announcements can be accompanied by a toast with the sparkling drink. These occasions can also be accompanied by different champagne, the loose cut cz gem that is the color of the French favorite but comes in at [...]

There will be plenty of time to get your holiday shopping done. That is what most people feel at this point, but as soon as Thanksgiving passes the time for thoughtful shopping begins to go awfully fast. Retailers will again be hoping holiday sales saves their year and the best way to do that is [...]

The CEO of the DeBeers Corporation has been quoted as saying diamond prices are steadying after the 35% increase experienced this year. The price increase was brought on by the increased demand from India and China as those economies are booming in comparison to the US. The US remains the number one retail gem market. [...]

As reported in a New York Times article, Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe is trying to increase diamond sales for his country. Many of the people in his own country have been critical and do not want this to happen. A recent film documentary by the BBC has shown interviews with miners that had escaped a [...]

When selling products to the average consumer some salesmen believe that it’s better if the customer is uninformed. They think it can make it easier to close a sale. This prejudice can lead to some salesmen wincing when an informed customer walks through the door though. That information can be a salesman’s best friend if [...]

The diamond price, index which has climbed .05% the last week of September, has stayed about the same for the entire month. That may not be saying much considering what the price of diamonds was to begin the month though. The fascination with diamonds has been long standing but there are alternatives available to those [...]

One recent celebrity wedding certainly had no shortage of incredible and expensive high fashion accessories.  Reality TV star Kim Kardashian donned a diamond headband reportedly worth around $200,000 along with huge diamond stud earrings worth upwards of five million dollars.  These stunning accessories were in addition to the fashion icons engagement ring said to be [...]