The R&M “Lettre”

In July, during the Parisian haute couture collections season, the Maison Boucheron unveiled its new high jewelry collection.

The iconic Van Cleef & Arpels Maison unveils its new high jewelry collection, The Secret. With secrets hidden, and then revealed, Van Cleef & Arpels is inviting us on a stroll into a fairyland! Technical prowess takes its place alongside the grace of the imagination at play.

The Las Vegas jewelry show season injected some confidence back into the diamond trade, despite a drop in attendance. Beyond the trading prospects for buyers and suppliers, last week’s shows provided a snapshot of the diamond and jewelry market.

At the end of April, Tiffany & Co unveiled its Blue Book 2017 collection*: The Art of the Wild, a tribute to nature in all its splendour.

CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility, is—we’re sure you will agree—very much in vogue. And the diamond industry is no exception, which is good news as it goes! Signet and Tiffany have in recent weeks been the focus of attention for their ethics and their commitment.

The Hong Kong show was better than expected for the diamond trade, as Chinese jewelers were looking for goods after being absent from the market for some time. But while exhibitors were simply happy to be doing business again, conditions ultimately favored buyers.

The diamond trade remains under pressure, and further contraction of the market is expected this year. Apart from being squeezed by high rough costs and declining polished prices, dealers lament there are too many players chasing the same orders.

So here it is, 2017 is already one month old, we have got over our end of year excesses, we are beginning to come to terms with the winter cold and… we are setting our sights on the year ahead.

You know how much we at Rubel & Ménasché like to make you happy! As we did last year, we have decided to bring your favorite articles from our website in 2016 back into the limelight.

There was little surprise when Time magazine named Donald Trump its ‘Person of the Year.’ Love him or hate him, Trump left his mark more than any other individual on 2016. Notably, the choice says as much about the impact he will potentially make as it does about his historic election.

Israel’s diamond industry has undertaken several initiatives this year to lift the level of trading, and morale, in an otherwise challenging market environment.

Profit is the new turnover in the diamond trade. As retail inventory levels continue to shrink due to recession-driven efficiencies, the trade has had to change its mindset.