De Beers shines light on budding jewellery designers

Diamond giant De Beers will this year conduct its bi-annual Shining Light Awards jewellery design competition. De Beers beneficiation manager Kagiso Fredericks told Rough & Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview they set aside 4.5 carats...

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DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club mulls diamond safari tours in southern Africa

DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club (DDC) is set to organise diamond safari tours in southern Africa, home to major diamond-producing countries. DDC founder Agnes Abdulahu told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa that the launch of the first diamond safari...

15 july 2024

Vladislav Zhdanov: Questions of efficiency and investment potential of diamond mining versus diamond growing pique keen interest

Vladislav Zhdanov is Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). He told Rough&Polished about new researches into the effectiveness of diamond production methods.

02 july 2024

Why it's expensive to cut and polish diamonds in Africa? ADMA president António Oliveira has the answer

The African Diamond Manufacturers Association (ADMA) president António Oliveira told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that the lack of a robust infrastructure in Africa fails to accelerate and encourage manufacturing...

24 june 2024

Edahn Golan: IPO feasible but not Anglo’s preferred way to sell De Beers

Edahn Golan, owner of the eponymous Edahn Golan Diamond Research and Data, told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that while an IPO of De Beers is “feasible,"  he does not think this is a route Anglo American...

17 june 2024

The company "585*GOLDEN" found out what a woman wants

18 august 2023

In July 2023, the jewelry chain 585*GOLDEN initiated a large-scale survey on the topic "What does a woman want?" in order to create an emotional portrait of potential clients.

The survey was conducted in different communication channels – in email newsletters, by SMM, directly in retail stores. Not only women themselves participated in it, but also men – their opinion is no less important, because they often buy products as a gift, which means they already know how to anticipate the desires of their beloved women.

The most popular answer to the question "What does a woman want?" was "Happiness" - 25% of all respondents voted for it. Slightly behind were "Love" (18%) and "Stability" (15%). Also in the top options were "Security", "Attention", "Inner harmony", "Diamond Ring" and "Get some sleep".

"585*GOLDEN" is a family brand with traditional values, and it is not surprising that our customers are people who are close to these values. Of course, the concept of "happiness" is different for everyone, including women's happiness. For someone, it is in the family, comfort, children, for someone – in creativity or travel. We want each of our clients to be happy the way she wants it. So that every purchase gives her positive emotions," says Alexey Felixov, CEO of the 585*GOLDEN.

The most unusual answers to the question "What does a woman want?" were "Everything! And a little more", "Power over a man", "To be a beloved girl", "Warmth, comfort, care and just pleasant little things".

For their answers, survey respondents received a unique barcode for a 15% discount from 585*GOLDEN.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished