The craft
The lynx eye, how I really assess a diamond's clarity
The briefke, the 10x loupe, the 30 centimetres of first impression: the real process, step by step.
Read article →Markets, mines, the trade, what twenty years of buying rough diamonds at the source taught me, and what the big houses won't tell you.
The briefke, the 10x loupe, the 30 centimetres of first impression: the real process, step by step.
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Gondwana, tectonic plates, carbonados, how a diamond's geological origin shapes everything it is, before it's even cut.
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Bié, Catoca, Luele, Tshikapa, Cuango, Angola's diamonds and their journey from the planalto to the Lundas.
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ASCORP, LKI, KP&P, Nzagi, Lucapa, Cafufu, twenty years on the ground, broken roads and extraordinary diamonds.
Read article →Kasaï, Tshikapa, Mbuji-Mayi, Kisangani, the ethnic groups, the rivers, the diggers, and an unforgettable bush life.
Read article →Sperrgebiet, Orange River, Debmarine, and the Namibian sawable, consistent and of exceptional purity.
Read article →Kono, Kenema, Bo, the Lebanese traders, and the Zimmi, the rarest yellow colour in the world.
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