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To: Chewbacca
Thanks for posting that Wired article on synthetically produced diamonds. Very interesting in all respects: man-made gems; the ultimate semiconductor; and the noirish world of De Beers and the diamond trade.

(A favorite DVD of mine is a 1998 French film (English subtitles) called Place Vendôme. It stars an aging and alcoholic Catherine Deneuve character who is involved in the glamor jewelry trade and gets crosswise of De Beers over some pilfered gems. It is a very stylish film with a somewhat murky, though sophisticated, storyline. An interesting peak into the gem trade.)

43 posted on 12/19/2005 11:10:03 PM PST by LK44-40
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To: LK44-40

It won't cause the industry to crash any more than $100/oz gold will cause Tiffany to crash. It's all status symbols; if diamonds ever truly became worthless, women would demand that men spend all their money on a different stone that cost the same or more.


45 posted on 12/19/2005 11:15:51 PM PST by Seamoth
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