After every financial crisis, curious eyes turn toward the luxury trades. Last week, many eyes turned toward diamonds. Sardonically, they noted the following developments in three great world diamond centres:
1) In Amsterdam, buyers deserted the Tulpstrat and the Saphartistraat, famed centres of diamond cutting; the Dutch Diamond Association voted to reduce working days from six to three a week, from Dec. 8 to Jan. 4.
2) In Antwerp, largest diamond cutting centre of all, Belgian diamond magnates gathered to discuss the impossibility of finding...
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