
Clarification on New GIA Report Numbers Beginning With 21 and 51
Saturday, September 27th, 2008We’ve just received clarification from GIA that new report numbers beginning with 21 and 51 will be available on the online report check on October 1st.

We’ve just received clarification from GIA that new report numbers beginning with 21 and 51 will be available on the online report check on October 1st.

Whilst I wouldn’t say spam is a huge problem in our inbox, we do get our fair share of spam (about 10-20 messages per day). Most of it is deleted straight away, but about once a month, someone from China sends a spam email trying to sell their latest electronic gadget.

Last week, Dragons’ Den, the BBC show which lets budding entrepreneurs pitch their business and/or ideas to investors, featured British jeweller Clive Billings from diamondgeezer.com.

“We buy our diamonds direct from the cutter in Antwerp” is a popular tagline these days in the retail industry. However, is Antwerp really the biggest and best place to buy diamonds?

With larger overseas labs such a the GIA taking the lion’s share of the certified diamond market, it can be hard for smaller or localised labs to compete. However, there are a number of small labs, including those in Australia that do an excellent job of certification, yet are ignored by consumers and the trade alike.



In the past few days, we’ve been alerted to a new financial loophole that gives protection for retailers, whilst leaving wholesalers penny-less in the event the retailer goes under.

Isee2, an ideal cut diamond brand with their own “beauty evaluator”, produced some amusing Youtube video ads. Mimicking the Mac vs PC, these ads compare an Isee2 diamond with a generic one.
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So a few weeks ago we ordered the GIA Retailer Support Kit.