We busted out the goggle strap mount and found some black diamonds -- and some green dots, too.
Manhattan-based Lazare Kaplan has been peddling what the industry calls "ideal cut" stones--which absorb and disperse visibly more light than most finished diamonds--since the mid-1980s.
The industry says that the introduction in 2000 of a system of certification for rough diamonds - the Kimberley Process - has improved the situation.
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The two largest pink diamonds - the Darya-I Nur, weighing 175 to 195 carats, and the Nur ul-Ain, weighing about 60 carats - originally formed part of the Iranian Crown Jewels.
Electronic equipment, high-end beauty products, vouchers for vacations and four-star hotels, gift certificates for hair transplants or plastic surgery, bottles of booze, diamonds--all are de rigueur in the celebrity swag bag.
In a 20-year period, Cape ostrich feathers tripled in value, and at their peak their price per pound was almost equal that of diamonds--in hindsight, a sure sign of a bubble economy.
Since then, and also thanks to the continued leakage of low-quality Russian diamonds, the price of low-quality diamonds has done the unthinkable and collapsed.
The platinum watch case and bracelet are paved with 568 baguette-cut diamonds and 234 baguette-cut royal blue sapphires.
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Visitors cram into Diamonds International--one of several retailers to follow the ships up from the Caribbean--where they pick up their free charms, part of a cruise promotion.
While Diamonds are Forever may have boosted the visibility of certain products -- diamonds for the movie came from the David Morris brand and the cars used were primarily Ford -- it was Nevada itself that received the utmost promotion.
Both methods can be applied to a broad selection of objects, making them ideal candidates for anti-counterfeit detection for everything from diamonds to passports -- all that's needed to verify authenticity is an optical microscope.
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Ms Mayawati, a former primary-school teacher, is known for her love of diamonds and dalit-sized garlands of banknotes.
But South Africa's leaders seem to believe that the country's mineral wealth - gold, platinum and diamonds, among others - will see it through its economic problems.
On his Jan. 9 OTC Insight hotline, Jim Collins observes that the three major indices and their exchange traded funds--Spiders, Diamonds and " the Qs " --have all gained as much in the first five trading days of 2006 as they did during all of last year.
Then he discovered a new Japanese method of cutting diamonds: When viewed under a low-magnification (3x) lens, the stone refracted light in such a way as to give off a pattern of eight heart-shaped sparkles at the bottom of the diamond and eight arrow-shaped fire-bursts through the top--hence the name "hearts-and-arrows" diamonds.
Currently, mining -- particularly diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium -- constitutes more than 12% of Namibia's GDP, according to government figures.
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Cut diamonds, high-technology equipment, and agricultural products (fruits and vegetables) are the leading exports.
The diamonds are surmounted by circular-cut fancy yellow and white diamonds Mounted in yellow and white gold.
John Bond, the founder of Calibrated Diamonds, says his laser-cutting method can make much more precise cuts and can even polish diamonds, though he is reluctant to explain how it works.
Many in the traditional diamond industry see laboratory-grown diamonds as a threat to their business.
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Man-made diamonds have traditionally been used for manufacturing process such as cutting and polishing tools.
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"Gulf countries sell the world carbon-based petroleum and then turn around and buy carbon-based diamonds, " Voorhees says.
It fits around the head like a headpiece with the pear-shaped diamonds slightly raised and sparkling above her head.
Prices for top-quality diamonds were up for the year, boosting Graff's net worth.
In providing a real return, something you can live on, diamonds are a dud--unless you use one on a ring.
The case, dial and bracelet of this wristwatch in white gold, are entirely set with 221baguette-cut diamonds, weighing 21.66 cts.
Thin strands of curved white gold lined with what appears to be baguette-cut diamonds make up much of the jewelry piece.
Besides the exceptional size and quality of the diamonds, the ear-pendants are fashioned in a cushion-shaped cutting style as a perfectly matched pair.
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On December 8th, for example, Iljin Diamond, a maker of industrial diamonds with an investment-grade rating, issued 20 billion won-worth of three-year bonds.
The De Beers name will be detached from the marketing and sales businesses, leaving it free for use as a brand for top-end diamonds.
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