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Three well-known personalities stand out among the leading series of lectures that will take place within the first in the history of the American and International Diamond Week, scheduled for the Israeli Diamond Exchange (IDE) from March 17 to March 20, Rough & Polished was told in the press service IDE.
Senior vice president of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Thomas Mozes (Thomas Mozes), Tacy Consulting CEO Chaim Even Zohar and Martin Rapaport of Rapaport Co. will highlight relevant issues and share with IDE participants and visitors their views on the state and prospects for the development of the global diamond industry.
Martin Rapaport, an analyst with the diamond industry and a journalist who has received special recognition for the development and maintenance of diamond price-lists, will deliver a lecture on his favorite topic - "The State of the Diamond Industry"

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The investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, which owns jewelry companies Ben Bridge Jeweler, Borsheims Fine Jewelry, Helzberg Diamonds and Richline Group, as well as many other diversified assets, reported an increase in net income by 42% to $ 15.3 billion in 2012, is due to increased income from investments in derivatives and, to a lesser extent, retail sales, which did not show impressive results. Net income attributable to shareholders jumped 45% to $ 14.8 billion. Revenue rose 13% to $ 162.5 billion, Rapaport reports.
Nevertheless, Berkshire chairman Warren Buffett called the financial results of the company "not good enough", as the value of assets per share increased by only 14%, not reaching the index of the S & P 500. The
retail division of the company, including jewelry companies, retailers of furniture and household goods, See's Candies, Pampered Chef and Oriental Trading Company, registered a revenue growth of 4% year on year -. to $ 3.7 billion, profit before tax increased by only 2% to $ 306 million.
However, Buffett said stable state of the US economy and the situation in the retail sector, saying that the company expects growth in retail sales in 2013.

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Israeli diamond company Leibish & Co. announced that she managed to purchase a rare diamond of a fantasy pink color with a bright purple hue that will replenish the collection of the company and will be put on open show, the Israelidiamond.co.il portal reports.
A unique stone of the category SI2 GIA weighing 2,02 carats of cut "kushon" will be presented to the public for the first time at the stand of the company, organized at the HKTDC International Jewelry Show, which takes place this week.
Most pink diamonds are of Australian origin and are mined on the Rio Tinto mine Argyle, but the stone purchased by Leibish, called The Leibish Pink Promise, was mined at the Kao mine in Lesotho, which only emphasizes its identity and uniqueness.
Leibish bought this stone untouched when its weight was 5 carats. The diamond was purchased at a tender in Antwerp, which was held in November 2012.

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An exclusive pear-shaped emerald weighing 100 carats will be one of the outstanding lots offered for sale in the US / International Diamond Week, scheduled for mid-March, according to a press release from the Israeli Diamond Exchange, which leads the portal Israelidiamond.co.il.
On both sides of the 100-carat emerald will be placed emeralds weighing half of this large stone, so these precious stones can be used to make a set of pendant and earrings. It is expected that the cost of precious stones following the auction will be $ 4 million.
According to the owner of the auction company Tzoffey's 1818, which sells emeralds for sale, these stones were made from one emerald mined in a mine in Zambia, and unlike most stones that hit the market, they were not subjected to additional processing and ennobling and even did not fit in An "oil bath".
Together with many other gemstones put up for sale during the event, these emeralds can be inspected in the building of the Israeli Diamond Exchange during the American / International Diamond Week from March 17 to March 20.