A Primer on the Diamond Industry with Avi Krawitz

This podcast is bursting with insights into the diamond industry. Listeners will learn about how diamonds are sourced, the geographies where demand is picking up, competition from lab grown diamonds, the impact of artificial intelligence and much more. The following are among the issues discussed: 

• Which countries are the primary sources of natural diamonds?
• How much of an impact might more stringent sanctions on Russian diamonds have on worldwide diamond prices?
• Why is Botswana an important part of the diamond ecology? Is the Wagner Group a threat? What is beneficiation?
• What are the 4Cs of appraising diamonds? Do diamonds lose their positive features over time?
• What role is artificial intelligence playing in standardizing the 4Cs and in demonstrating authenticity?
• Which countries are becoming bigger consumers of diamonds?
• How important is the bridal market in terms of demand for diamonds? How might second marriages and non-heterosexual marriages impact the bridal market?
• To what extent are there diamond trading platforms similar to stock markets? What are the challenges in so commoditizing diamonds?
• How much of an effort has the diamond industry taken to guard against child/slave labor?
• How prevalent are lab grown diamonds?

Guest Speaker:  Avi Krawitz, World-Renowned Diamond Consultant

Mr. Krawitz has been an independent analyst and consultant to the diamond industry for more than 16 years.