GemFind Newsletter 6-21-2016

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Signet ‘Working with Authorities’ in Mateen Case

Ashley Davis National Jeweler June 21

Omar Mateen reportedly purchased nearly $9,000 worth of jewelry at a Kay Jewelers store in Jensen Beach, Fla. on June 6, a week before killed 49 people and injured 53 at Pulse, a popular gay nightclub in Orlando.

ANTWERP’S DIAMOND INDUSTRY LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN “DIAMONDS AND ANTWERP, IT’S IN OUR DNA”

The Israeli Diamond Industry June 20

The Antwerp diamond industry has launched a new campaign, ‘Diamonds and Antwerp, it’s in our DnA’, that seeks to reinforce Antwerp’s diamond identity, according to the Diamond World News Service.

David Brummer IDEX Jue 21

The World Diamond Mark (WDM) announced it has introduced a retailer opinion poll to determine which services jewelry retailers require most in their stores to advance generic diamond promotion.

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Lab-Grown Diamonds and Silicon Valley’s Cult of Disruption

Rob Bates JCK June 17

This week two very good articles were published on lab-grown diamonds, which included two delete-your-account comments from Martin Roscheisen, the CEO of synthetic manufacturer Diamond Foundry. In the first, inRacked, he declared that the mining industry "enslaves people".

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'Huge Diamond Made Rookie Sorter Want to Scream

Rapaport News June 20

The 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona diamond was discovered by a 27-year-old trainee who had worked at Lucara Diamond Corp. for fewer than five months, the Daily Telegraph reported. Tiroyaone Mathaba found the gem while working as a sorter, examining rock and sand produced by large diamond recovery machines.

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Introducing The ‘Graff Vendôme’ 105-Carat D Flawless Diamond

Anthony Demarco Jewelry News Network June 20

Graff Diamonds has unveiled the “Graff Vendôme,” a 105.07-carat D flawless pear shaped diamond, celebrating the opening of its new store on Place Vendôme in Paris.

Trace Shelton indesign.jewelry June 20

A favorite of celebrities like Naomi Campbell, Liv Tyler, Sharon Stone, and Kate Moss, Ara Vartanian is one of the most innovative designers in the business,

TACORI ENGAGEMENT RINGS FOR THE SUMMER

Liz Designers & Diamonds June 21

Tacori engagement rings just scream summer – especially in rose gold and yellow gold. They’re perfect for showing off at all of the 8,000 weddings on your iCal this summer.

Selling Luxury: How High-end Brands Are Embracing the Internet

Barbara Kahn and Denise Dahlhoff

Wharton

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: Barbara Kahn and Denise Dahlhoff discuss how luxury retailers are using the internet to attract new customers. “Luxury is about scarcity, exclusivity. The internet is about mass and reducing those boundaries, and so it’s a real conflict.” Barbara Kahn .