Hong Kong: AWDC Power Sessions in Antwerp Diamond Pavilion attract over 150 buyers
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The Antwerp World Diamond Centre’s “Diamond Power Sessions” made waves on the largest stage in the diamond and jewelry industry – the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. More than 150 buyers crowded into the Antwerp Diamond Pavilion to hear the latest industry insights from Antwerp diamond experts on September 17 & 18, and the buzz was palpable.
AWDC Communications Manager Karen Rentmeesters and Events Manager Pieter Van Bocxlaer hosted a Diamond Industry Insights forum, with Ms. Rentmeesters delivering an insightful presentation on marketing to Millennials. CEO of HRD Antwerp Peter Macken introduced the following session, which featured a presentation by HRD Antwerp’s Chief Education Officer Dr. Katrien De Corte, entitled “The Real Deal: Laboratory Grown vs. Natural Diamonds”, and a presentation of the new melee screening device (M-screen) by the Director of WTOCD (Antwerp Scientific Research Centre for Diamonds) Yves Kerremans.The highlight of the HRD/WTOCD session was undoubtedly the world premiere of the M-screen, their brand new automated melee screening device. This is a superfast machine that screens round brilliant diamonds from 1 to 20 points in order to detect potential lab-grown diamonds, HPHT color-enhanced diamonds and simulants. Depending on the size of the stones and the size of the batch, it can process up to 18,000 diamonds/hour, a staggering figure.
The Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair is the world’s No. 1 business-to-business marketplace for the gem and jewelry sector, with the September Fair drawing more than 59,000 buyers and more than 3,690 exhibitors from around the world in two world-class venues: the AsiaWorld-Expo and the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.