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Dmitry Fedorov: I want our jewelry to be displayed at a museum in the future
Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...
28 october 2024
Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki
The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...
14 october 2024
James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration
London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...
07 october 2024
Artur Salyakayev: For me, happiness is freedom to make my ideas happen and create valuable products
Artur Salyakayev is an art entrepreneur, founder of the International Jewelry Academy (IJA) and the INCRUA jewelry company. He has initiated and developed successful projects in jewelry industry and services sector. He is also a leading expert...
30 september 2024
Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices
The curtailing of upstream and midstream natural diamond production in the past months is starting to have an effect on prices, according to the New-York-based independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant, Paul Zimnisky. He told Rough & Polished’s...
23 september 2024
Sarine releases Meteorite™ Plus – a revolutionary addition to Galaxy®Scanners
The value proposition of the Meteorite™ Plus has been extensively improved by significantly reducing the cost of ownership. This has been achieved by two substantial breakthroughs - 50% higher productivity and the implementation of enhanced automation so that a single operator can now control and runup to five systems simultaneously.
David Block, CEO of Sarine Technologies, commented: “We are thrilled to release the Meteorite™ Plus model, which is a major development for the segment of rough stones 40 points and below. We are delighted that we have succeeded in drastically reducing the cost of ownership while maintaining the highest level of accuracy. Sarine has always been committed to the ongoing evolution of its products, thus adding significant value to our customers, and I am proud we have been able to achieve this latest breakthrough. We are witnessing substantial interest from the market and have already received orders with customers waiting for the systems imminent deliveries. We believe that this new development is a significant step in our ongoing fight against piracy and copyright infringements, as we have been able to demonstrate that the Meteorite™ Plus, especially when integrated with our most-advanced Advisor®8 planning software, impels our combined solution's value proposition to new levels. This alone changes our customers' profitability calculations once again, lessening our less-than-legitimate competition's appeal.”
Aruna Gaitonde, Editor in Chief of the Asian Bureau, Rough&Polished