HARDNESS 10
By E. Vleeschdrager

A comprehensive and professional look into the myriad, complex and fascinating elements that make up the exciting diamond industry. This book answers all questions, covering the stone’s fascinating story, detailing processes in diamond cutting, and illuminating standard practices in the trade. Complete with glossary and multilingual dictionary. Each section is fully illustrated with pictures and diagrams for practical applications.
Paperback Edition. 438 pages.

"Dureté 10" (French edition)
"Hardheid 10" (Dutch edition)

DIAMONDS, REALITY AND PASSION
By E. Vleeschdrager

A meticulous overview of the world of diamonds: from its earliest history and legends to the latest techniques and discoveries. From tales of famous gems to the production statistics of diamond-mining countries, this expertly researched and elegantly produced book, is filled with fascinating facts and insights, with sumptuous photos and reproductions, it is a treasure for anyone who shares the passion for this mythical stone.
Hardcover. 264 pages.

"Diamants: Realité et Passion" (French edition)
"Diamant: Realiteit en Passie" (Dutch edition)

CUT IN ANTWERP
Behind the scenes of the diamond world
By Mario Desmit

Cut in Antwerp is one of first documentaries where a TV-crew was allowed to film behind the closed doors of the Antwerp diamond center.

This 50-minute program leads the spectator into this inner sanctum, and shows what it is that makes this world so fascinating.
We enter the day-to-day life of the diamantaires. They reveal their trade secrets, problems, traditions and superstitions.
We discover the diamond pipeline from the mine to the jewel.
We understand the changes, which have to be reckoned with, the strong sense of family, the confidence at the center of this industry; and the passion that is the driving force of this fascinating trade.
The makers were fortunate enough to be allowed to shadow some of the major actors in this busy trade and industry, who agreed for the first time ever, to allow anyone into their daily business.

The program reveals several topics about the diamond world:

• The hustle and bustle between diamond dealers, brokers and clients.
• The fact that no offers, no catalogues, no contracts, no legal red tape are used to finalise a deal.
• The meaning of the word "Mazal".
• Confidence as the key word in the diamond trade
• The importance of the concept of the family.
• The position of Antwerp as the world leading diamond center.
• The inevitable skill of the Antwerp diamantaires.
• The long-standing tradition of multiculturalism.
• The diamond from rough to cut.
• The determination of a diamond's commercial market price.
• The role of De Beers and the importance of being a sightholder.
• The authority of Diamond Bourses and the power of suspensions.
• The love for diamonds.
• Diamond, from the Greek word ‘adamas’ – indomitable!
• Cut in Antwerp, a prestige label for diamonds.