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Leading Asian and Middle Eastern diamond and jewelry trade show is opening tomorrow. With exhibitors from over 20 countries this is, next to Hong Kong show, the major meeting point for diamond and jewelry trade in Asia.

At Langerman Diamonds we pride ourselves on being able to find the perfect color diamond for jewelers worldwide. So we were thrilled when one of our favorite jewelers, Marleen Hengeveld of AMMA Jewelry in the Netherlands, sent us this note after searching high and low for the right peach colored diamond

[The Australian Gemmologist, John Chapman - Rio Tinto Diamonds] Pink diamonds from Argyle have been known by polishers, laboratories and traders to exhibit a phenomenon of photochromism whereby their colour can be influenced by illumination of different lights and intensities. 

I tried on a $30 million diamond. So, what does it feel like? Is it transformative? Anxiety producing? After all, that’s a lot of money for a diamond.

Langerman Diamonds is a family business and proud to be celebrating 50 years as the world's foremost merchant of colored diamonds. Learn more about founder Arthur Langerman. 

The Basel Diamond Show opens its doors on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Markthalle in Basel, Switzerland. Taking place during Basel watch and jewelry week, exhibitors will be displaying a diverse range of important natural white and fancy colored diamonds under a single roof.

The 16 brands of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) held January in Geneva presented a number of quality jewelry watches but what Van Cleef & Arpels unveiled was a work of art.

It’s called the Ballon Bleu de Cartier Vibrating Diamond Setting watch and it presents its fortunate female wearer a very unique way of enjoying diamonds on the dial of a timepiece. Do the diamonds really vibrate? Is there a therapeutic action to rapidly gyrating precious stones? 

Did you know that you can acquire real color diamond for as little as 20 dollars? Colored diamonds can make your handcrafted jewelry even more unique and special. It will also add value and desirability to your artwork.