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Largest Jewellery market
According to a recent KPMG study the largest Jewellery market is :United States with a market share of 30.8%
Japan, India and China and the Middle East each with 8 - 9% and
Italy with 5%.
We predict a dramatic change in market shares by 2015, where the market share is
The United States will have dropped to around 25%
China and India will increase theirs to over 13%
The Middle East will remain more or less constant at 9%
Europe’s and Japan’s market share will be less than 4% for Japan, and
Less than 3% for the biggest individual European countries, Italy and the UK.
A perfect diamond has no flaws
A perfect diamond has no flaws. In valuing diamond, Diamond clarity is one of the important features. Most of the 20 percent that are gemstone quality still have significant flaws. An inclusion is a type of flaw that occurs within the internal characteristics of a diamond. The others are cut, caret, and color. So, when it comes to diamond clarity it is considered a flaw.Only 20 percent of diamonds mined are good enough to be used as gemstones. Diamonds are categorized as Flawless, Very Slightly Included, Slightly Included, Internally Flawless, and Included. Within these categories, there are grades. The rest are relegated to industrial use. When magnified under a 10x microscope, The Flawless diamond is, well, flawless. The flaws may even be visible to the naked eye and are considered Included You’ll pay a pretty penny for superior diamond clarity.
Colored diamonds are also available in the market
Pure diamonds are the diamonds that are typically on display at jewellery stores. Most people have at least a passing familiarity with what diamonds tend to look like. There are no impurities at all in the pure diamonds. Beautifully glistening and sparkling, the clear appearance of the gemstone is known as the stone of choice for wedding rings and engagement rings. Other types of diamonds are available in the market and they are colored diamonds.There are no impurities at all in these diamonds, and the gemstones are colorless and transparent. To pieces that feature these luxurious colored diamonds and to great effect Designer jewellers apply their skill. What gives certain diamonds their color are actual impurities and defects to the structure of the stone which impede or help in light absorption, which causes certain colors to be seen by the human eye.
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