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Grading the Graders
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No two diamonds are alike and it seems neither are their grading certificates. A survey by RapNet – the Rapaport Diamond Trading Network, found significant differences between laboratories grading the same diamond. While there is a common...
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Polished Markets
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Jun 14, 2013
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Avi Krawitz
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HRD Antwerp Appoints Couvreur as General Manager
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The board of directors of HRD Antwerp appointed Serge Couvreur as its general manager to succeed Georges Brys. Couvreur will take up his new position on March 25 with a primary focus on communicating HRD's unique competencies. Couvreur studied...
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Marketing
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Mar 22, 2013
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Jeff Miller
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HRD Completes Review, Cuts Ties With Three Firms
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HRD Antwerp's board of directors received the results of an internal review of the diamond laboratory following allegations of improprieties in March. Based upon the results of that review, the board determined that remedial actions taken by management...
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Financial-Legal
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Apr 27, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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HRD Conducts Quality Control Review
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HRD Antwerp announced today that ''potential inconsistencies were recorded'' in the laboratory of HRD Antwerp, pertaining to the implementation of ISO procedures as part of the certification of diamonds. In order to guarantee that the issue would be dealt with,...
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Polished Markets
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Apr 06, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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HRD Investigates Possible Inappropriate Conduct
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Sources from the HRD confirmed that four gemologists were asked to resign this week and that an internal investigation is currently being carried out. An official statement released today stated that the graders left...
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Polished Markets
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Mar 23, 2012
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Marc Goldstein
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IDE Grants Honorary Membership to Antwerp's Beller & Roth
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The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) unanimously decided to grant honorary membership to the Antwerp Diamond Bourse's president Arthur Beller and former president of the Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC), Jackie Roth, in recognition of their...
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Polished Markets
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Apr 03, 2011
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Deena Taylor
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Vegas Holds More Appeal
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In recent years, for a variety of reasons, the JCK Las Vegas show has become more intriguing to Chinese buyers. This year, a Rapaport Buyers Group of eight Chinese companies attended the show, the second destination for the group after the 2009 IIJS Show in India. Motivated...
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Manufacturing
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Jul 01, 2010
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Julius Zheng
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Does the AWDC Board Represent Belgium?
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The Antwerp diamond community elected new board members of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the city’s umbrella organization for promoting its diamond industry worldwide, in mid-June. Of the 12 board members, the six who are known as “the trade group” attracted most of the attention...
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Polished Markets
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Jul 01, 2010
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Marc Goldstein
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Polished Markets
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Jun 22, 2010
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CIBJO & HRD Antwerp
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Rough Markets
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Jun 17, 2010
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Rapaport
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HRD Antwerp Inaugurates Belgium HRD Association China
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Press Release: HRD Antwerp, the commercial subsidiary of the Antwerp Word Diamond Centre (AWDC), officially inaugurated the Belgium HRD Association China during the Antwerp Week in the Belgium-EU pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010. The Belgium HRD Association China is a new, noncommercial trade...
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Polished Markets
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Jun 15, 2010
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HRD Antwerp
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AWDC Launches 14th HRD Awards Design Contest
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Press Release, May 26, 2010, ANTWERP: Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) has launched the 14th edition of its HRD Awards diamond jewelry design competition. The theme of the HRD Awards 2011 is “You and Me.”The biennially held competition is widely considered to be the world’s leading...
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Polished Markets
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May 27, 2010
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AWDC
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Mining
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May 13, 2010
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Rapaport
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More Players at Fairgrounds
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Jewelry Shanghai 2010, held April 9 through 12, remains the most important trade show in East China and the biggest one in the first half of the year in Mainland China. Open to both the trade and consumers, it featured approximately 500 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions,...
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Polished Markets
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May 11, 2010
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Julius Zheng
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Antwerp Goes to Shanghai
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Antwerp-cut diamonds will be a major highlight of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, with the Belgian pavilion showcasing the city’s prize diamonds and jewels, alongside other local exports such as chocolate and beer. The expo, which will kick off May 1 and run until October...
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Polished Markets
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May 11, 2010
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Marc Goldstein
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HRD Antwerp Signs MOU With SNDT India
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Press Release: HRD Antwerp has signed a cooperation agreement with the Jasani Department of Jewellery Design and Manufacture, S.N.D.T. Women's University in India, a pioneer in jewellery design in Asia. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed with Madhu Madan – registrar, S.N.D.T. Women’s University – for conducting a diamond...
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Technology
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May 10, 2010
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HRD Antwerp
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Mining
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Apr 22, 2010
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Rapaport
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WJCEF to Host Corporate Social Responsibility Program
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The World Jewellery Confederation's (CIBJO) Education Foundation (WJCEF) opened registration for its first Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, which will take place in Antwerp from June 19 to June 22, 2010. The program will be hosted by HRD Antwerp. CIBJO has set up a scholarship fund that...
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Marketing
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Apr 19, 2010
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Jeff Miller
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Chopard, HRD Antwerp Join the RJC
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Press Release: The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) announced today that two international organizations headquartered in the European market have joined the Council’s membership. Chopard, one of the world's leading watch and jewelry brands, and HRD Antwerp, a well-known diamond laboratory, join more than...
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Retail
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Apr 15, 2010
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Responsible Jewellery Council
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HRD Demonstrates D-Scope DV4 at Shanghai Show
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HRD Antwerp will be a key participant in the Antwerp Diamond Pavilion to be featured at the Jewelry Shanghai trade show, which runs through April 12, 2010. HRD is located at Stand 1H53-55 in the Antwerp Diamond Pavilion, where the lab is introducing visitors to its D-Scope DV4, a portable microscope designed...
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Technology
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Apr 09, 2010
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Jeff Miller
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