If there’s one lesson I’ve learned in my life, it’s that the most important element in doing business, is who you’re doing the business with. The opportunity may look great, the numbers interesting, the product exciting but if the people you’re getting in bed with...
DIA Grading Laboratory was established in 1996 by GIA qualified grader Lesley Tsakos, and has continued to grow and service the industry for the past 21 years. DIA is now owned by daughter Nichola van Niekerk and long standing friend and colleague Nicolette van...
We all know the popular name… Protea Diamonds has over 50 years’ experience in the Diamond and Jewellery Industry. Protea Diamonds was established in 1966; as an independent diamond merchant, sourcing stones from the Northern Cape Province (principally the...
Eureka is a mobile application that will change the way people in the diamond industry look/find/search for diamonds. It is a simple, updated stock-listing of diamonds that belong to registered dealers and has a powerful search feature to ensure quick access to...
Point cut This earliest of diamond “cuts” simply involved polishing away any blemishes on the faces of a diamond octahedron. Legend has it that the association of diamond with love came from the practice of French courtiers to use a point diamond to write messages on...
De Beers Enterprise Development Project for Diamond Beneficiators Project members Receive First Supply of Rough Diamonds from De Beers After the successful launch of the De Beers Enterprise Development Project for Diamond Beneficiators that introduced the five...
