Avi Krawitz

Solitaire International: The US jewelry market isn’t recovering in the traditional sense, it’s adjusting. Retailers are making a clearer choice between value and volume, and that divide is reshaping the diamond pipeline.   That shift is evident in recent earnings. Signet is moving toward a more focused, margin-driven model built on higher-ticket sales, while Brilliant Earth is leaning further into volume and accessibility, even as that pressures short-term profitability. The two are pulling...

It’s been a fun week for me personally, having launched a new podcast with my friends Rob Bates and Edahn Golan. We’re “The Diamond Dudes,” and I think we offer something that’s been missing in the industry for some time: unfiltered, opinionated discussion about diamond industry developments, with a bit of banter mixed in. It aligns closely with what I’m building at The Diamond Press .   You can listen to the first episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music  or watch us on   YouTube ....

Angola’s declaration of its 2025 diamond production and exports highlights just how much the rough market has changed.   Today, five groups shape the diamond market: De Beers, Alrosa, Angola, Okavango Diamond Company and the tender houses. That marks a clear shift from its historic structure.   De Beers (in)famously controlled supply for about a century, largely through its agreement to market Russian production. Regulators finally broke that arrangement up in the early 2000s, bringing Alrosa...