Rough diamond production for the period increased 8 percent to 800, 000 carats for the period.
Operating profit benefited from higher rough diamond prices and higher high-end jewelry and timepiece sales, the company said.
Over that period sales from the Core Zone represented approximately 6 percent of world rough diamond supply by value.
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But even his opponents agree he is very intelligent while his supporters acknowledge he can be a rough diamond.
Harry Winston said higher rough diamond prices and better high-end jewelry demand were key contributors to its performance during the quarter.
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Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, which leaves Ascorp controlling more than 10% of the world's rough diamond supply.
McQueen the teenager lacked the academic credentials for admission, and by Hillson's tell, he was still a very rough diamond at 21.
Although we do not predict further near-term rough diamond market price increases we do see our own rough diamond sales price already improving.
Rough diamond output, for the period ended March 31, dropped to 500, 000 carats compared to 600, 000 carats for the same period last year.
"A rough diamond is pure potential and pure risk, " writes Hart.
Even before these revelations, Mr Kerik was a self-confessed rough diamond.
We have now resumed a wider range of rough diamond sales as the market has recovered some poise in the light of continuing good consumer demand.
De Beers has moved its rough diamond sorting and selling operations from London, its home for 80 years, to Gaborone, Botswanna, two months ahead of schedule.
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Members account for 99.8 percent of global rough diamond production.
De Beers Group reports that high prices and strong demand in India, China, the Middle East and, surprisingly, the U.S. has resulted in a record for rough diamond sales.
The exhibition, which is part of this summer's annual opening of Buckingham Palace, includes a host of priceless jewelry, such as the emerald-encrusted Vladimir Tiara and two brooches set with stones from the famous Cullinan Diamond, said to be the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found, at nearly 3, 107 carats.
Add as much as 7-to-1 of leverage and multiply C-BASS 2006 style RMBS by the thousands and you can see why subprime paper is a diamond in the rough.
There's been talk the last couple days about the fact that there really isn't anywhere in the States to take advantage of the blazing 7.2Mbps downlink connection supported by the iPhone 3G S -- except for one great hope, one diamond in the rough that could become a shining destination for 3G S owners the world over.
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The collection incorporates a total of 25 .34 carats of polished Bunder diamonds and 2.8 carats of rough Bunder diamonds, including a 5.04 carat round brilliant cut white diamond and a 5.02 carat round brilliant cut cognac diamond.
The first supplies rough diamonds to the global market from its 40 percent ownership interest in the Diavik Diamond Mine.
Harry Winston supplies rough diamonds to the global market from its 40 percent ownership interest in the Diavik Diamond Mine.
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Harry Winston, known for its luxury retail salons throughout the world, also supplies rough diamonds to the global market through its 40 percent ownership interest in the Diavik Diamond Mine, also located in the Northwest Territories.
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The Ekati Diamond Mine has produced an average of approximately three quarters of a billion dollars of rough diamonds per year over the past five years, Harry Winston said in a statement.
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