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November 29th, 2008 From admin
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Luckily my dear wife is not a blogger or a blog follower, so she’s unlikely to read this, so I’m counting you to not let the cat out of the bag. I spend late last night browsing though the web history on our home pc to see what diamond items she’d looked at the most. It didn’t take long to see which item she seemed to prize the most.
For the Christmas, I’ve bought her this
Please keep this to yourself, I’m only really sharing it here so you can get some tips on how to buy your wife the perfect gift without her knowing, the gift she chooses for herself.
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November 23rd, 2008 From John
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We blogged earlier in the month that diamonds are one of the safest investments during this time of crisis, whilst we still back this claim in the long run, we felt we should give you this update:
This week, according to PolishedPrices.com, the price of diamonds has in fact fallen b 10% since august. At the rough diamond end of the market, in which miners sell to diamondaires, industry-watchers are talking about even greater falls as people pay less for jewelry and diamondaires find it harder to borrow cash to buy gems.
So, perhaps even more so, we’re now entering a buyers market for diamonds. As we approach Christmas and Thanksgiving we should take a moment to be thankful for the beauty that is diamonds, and what better way than an end of year investment in the sparkling gem.
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November 17th, 2008 From admin
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In this time of corporate consolidation there is always those who are brave enough to grow and develop, strengthening their position rather than cutting back and becoming more vulnerable to market forces. Graff, one o f the leading diamond dealers in the UK this week made a significant investment (4.5%) in Gem Mining. The following story was reported in MiningWeekly
Graff bought 2,824,744 shares in Gem Diamonds as an investment and confirmed that he did not intend to make a formal offer for the company, the report said.
“Graff intends to be a long-term investor,” Gem Diamonds said in a statement distributed by London’s Regulatory News Service.
In 2006, Graff acquired the 603 carat Lesotho Promise, which is the world’s fifteenth-largest diamond ever found; and in 2007, he bought the 493 carat Letseng Legacy, the world’s eighteenth-largest diamond ever mined. Both diamonds came from Gem Diamonds’ Letseng mine, in Lesotho.
“Gem Diamonds is an excellent company that produces some of the finest diamonds in the world today. Our investment in the company reflects our confidence in its fundamental value and in the management’s ability to realize this value for shareholders from its asset base. We are also very much looking forward to talking with the management of Gem Diamonds to explore ways of working together fruitfully,” said Graff
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November 17th, 2008 From admin
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We picked up this post on another blog from a happy Diamonds-USA customer. We always like to hear positive experiences. We also like to get all kinds of feeback (even negative) so we can learn and implement new strateigies to give our customers better service. Here’s what one person had to say:
“Diamonds-usa.com have a very special place in my heart and I thank you very much for all your help, advice and most especially the stunning diamond.
Words cannot explain how good your service is and the unique and pleasurable experience it has been.
The same weekend I received the ring I proposed to my partner and she said YES!! On our wedding day I intend to give my fiancé diamond earrings and pendant to match. I look forward to purchasing from you again in the coming months.
As a Baron of the United Kingdom I whole heartedly endorse and recommend others to purchase from Diamonds-usa.com safe in the knowledge that their purchase will be secure and dealt with kindly, efficiently and above all honorably.
Yours truly, B. Tye”
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November 13th, 2008 From John
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Firestone Diamonds, has said it hopes to fast track the development of mines near Orapa and Tsabong in Botswana, Sunday Standard reported.
The diamond mining company said there has been “significant progress made in the scoping study,” adding that mine development may be advanced from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the first quarter, paving the way for commencement of production in the next two years.
“Our primary focus in the coming months is to complete evaluation work on
BK11 as soon as possible, with the objective of accelerating a mine development decision to early 2009,” Philip Kenny, CEO of Firestone diamonds said in an update.
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November 8th, 2008 From admin
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It has its advantages, and certainly its disadvantages working for a Diamond company. When I got married it meant my fiancé got to choose the biggest and most perfect diamond to adorn her hand, whilst I paid a low low rate for the quantity of rock that my credit card financed.
Since then however, it seems that every birthday, holiday, anniversary, indeed for any occasion my wife turns to the Diamond-USA website as her personal gift catalog and makes her selection.
A number of items have already been shortlisted for her Christmas 2008 gift, including a lovely pair of single stone drop earrings and a diamond studded bracelet.
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November 3rd, 2008 From admin
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At a time when global financial insecurity takes center stage of every news report and is the primary conversation on buses, trains and dinner parties, where can you turn to keep your savings safe and your future assured?
A number of leading investors have ruled out buying property for now since prices are likely to continue falling for at least the next few quarters. With gold prices falling and oil on the decline its emerging that the recommended and advised investment is Diamonds.
Although a number of diamond companies are seeing their shares fall in stock market trading this is not an indication that the value of diamonds themselves are falling. The price of diamonds is a relatively stable metric whilst the fall in demand is merely affecting the value of mining and retailing companies.
So the advice is stock up on the bling bling, enjoy it while the economy falters and sell it when it recovers.
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November 2nd, 2008 From admin
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It already that time of year where thoughts turn to how best to budget your holiday finances. How much do you spend on your spouse, your friends and then the all important alcohol budget. This year however with the looming gray clouds of financial instability the question and the contemplation takes on a new impetus.
Obviously I cannot afford not to buy the usual crate of Cabernet Sauvignon, bottle of single malt Scotch and case of locally brewed beer. After all Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without at least one good hangover. For my wife, well she’s already dropping hints that she’d like diamond earrings for Xmas.
So that means I’m having to plan my apologies for the cheap gifts my friends, cousins aunties and uncles will receive. I’ve bought a bag of goodies from the art and craft store and between now and then me, my wife and kids will be hand-crafting a range of homemade and hopefully very thoughtful somethings J
