Hi Frankie, & All! Seriously considering or not, some links re. diamond buying, etc:
Diamond prices, grading, etc: niceice.com Including, ABC's of Diamond grading: niceice.com
Diamond mining, grading, buying, various stats: seemall.com
All about diamonds, from mining to buying: diamondsinfo.com Including, "Breaking News" with this DeBeers stat: diamondsinfo.com " DE BEERS PLANS 1998 CAMPAIGNS (January 5, 1998) De Beers will spend $51 million on diamond jewelry marketing in the United States in 1998. De Beers declined to announce the total promotion budget which is expected to be some $200 million worldwide. Next year's U.S. campaign will focus on the promotion of four types of diamond jewelry: Diamond engagement rings, diamond anniversary bands, diamond solitaire necklaces and diamond solitaire pieces in general. The company is running advertisements for the 1997 Christmas season in the Wall Street Journal among other leading national publications and television networks...." -----(sounds good)-------
Happy Day, -j :> |