Ami Mesika; It is already clear that 2011 is another year of Diamonds prices increase.
As the year started we can see price increase of up to 15 percent in certain items.
Strong demand from the far east and India is driving prices up.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Ami Mesika says jewelry sales will be way up…
Jewelry Sales Rise 10.4% in December: Report
By JCK Staff
Posted on January 5, 2011
Jewelry sales in the month of December increased 10.4 percent compared to last year, according to a report from MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse, which tracks sales nationally.
This was the first time since June 2010 that the sector enjoyed double-digit growth. The increase was driven primarily by strong performance by independent jewelers, as well as the high-tier segment.
SpendingPulse also reported that online jewelry sales were up 5 percent.
The company has previously said that jewelry sales rose 8.4 percent for the holiday season.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Platinum Tequila Bottle Worth 3.5 Million
Food & Spirits: JustLuxe is always on the lookout for the most luxurious liquor of the moment. But the 3.5 million dollar bottle of tequila far surpasses all the rest.
The exclusive bottle was designed by the "Diamond District's" GM diamond creator, Ami Mesika, to celebrate the launch of Tequila LEY 925.
Ami Mesika says "This eye-catching and luxurious piece of art, which sat in our office in NYC's Diamond District was always the main attraction. This one-of-a-kind bottle receives tremendous attention and never goes un-noticed."
The blinged-out bottle is made of 3.6 kilos of pure platinum and 6,400 diamonds, for a total weight of 415 carats.
Unsurprisingly, the Guinness Book of World Records has named it the most expensive bottle in the world.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM AMI MESIKA
Read this amazing article today and am glad that so many of my peers have had success selling jewelry this holiday season. The company which I, Ami Mesika co-founded, GM Diamonds also had great success in 2010. Happy holidays to all and good reading:
http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=34862
IDEX Online News) - When a blizzard hit the Northeast U.S. last week, many viewed it as a blow to last minute holiday sales. But there were those that benefited from people being stuck at home - online retailers. It helped push U.S. online holiday season spending to a record $30.8 billion, comScore reported Wednesday.
E-commerce spending for the first 56 days of the holiday season increased 13 percent. The week ending December 26 witnessed $2.45 billion in spending, an increase of 17 percent versus the corresponding week last year.
The measuring firm also reported the top ten growing retail categories, saying jewelry and watch sales increased 11 percent compared to the first 56 days of the 2009 holiday season.
Computer Hardware ranks as the top growing category for the holiday season to date with a 23 percent increase versus last year. Purchases of handheld devices such as Apple iPads and laptops have driven much of the category growth.
“For at least this holiday season, the American consumer has been able to shrug off the continuing economic challenges of high unemployment rates and depressed housing prices and spend at a rate that has been slightly stronger than we had expected,” said comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni.
Ami Mesika
http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=34862
IDEX Online News) - When a blizzard hit the Northeast U.S. last week, many viewed it as a blow to last minute holiday sales. But there were those that benefited from people being stuck at home - online retailers. It helped push U.S. online holiday season spending to a record $30.8 billion, comScore reported Wednesday.
E-commerce spending for the first 56 days of the holiday season increased 13 percent. The week ending December 26 witnessed $2.45 billion in spending, an increase of 17 percent versus the corresponding week last year.
The measuring firm also reported the top ten growing retail categories, saying jewelry and watch sales increased 11 percent compared to the first 56 days of the 2009 holiday season.
Computer Hardware ranks as the top growing category for the holiday season to date with a 23 percent increase versus last year. Purchases of handheld devices such as Apple iPads and laptops have driven much of the category growth.
“For at least this holiday season, the American consumer has been able to shrug off the continuing economic challenges of high unemployment rates and depressed housing prices and spend at a rate that has been slightly stronger than we had expected,” said comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni.
Ami Mesika
Monday, December 27, 2010
$3.5 Million Diamond Bottle Made in NYC...
Ami Mesika of NYC based GM Diamonds was today revealed as the maker of the most expensive bottle in the world ever priced at $3.5 Million dollars. The bottle was launched in Mexico City last month for Tequila LEY 925.
Ami Mesika said "This bottle was a pure 3.6kilo of platinum with 6,400 diamonds, for a total weight of 415ct. Simple awesome piece of work which sat in our office in NYC's Diamond District and we all admired."
The bottle won the Guinness record for the most expensive bottle in the world.
http://itsaglamthing.com/blog4/?p=208
http://everyjoe.com/play/3-5-million-bottle-of-tequila/
http://www.champagneliving.net/2010/12/can-you-afford-some-tequila-this-year.html
Ami Mesika said "This bottle was a pure 3.6kilo of platinum with 6,400 diamonds, for a total weight of 415ct. Simple awesome piece of work which sat in our office in NYC's Diamond District and we all admired."
The bottle won the Guinness record for the most expensive bottle in the world.
http://itsaglamthing.com/blog4/?p=208
http://everyjoe.com/play/3-5-million-bottle-of-tequila/
http://www.champagneliving.net/2010/12/can-you-afford-some-tequila-this-year.html
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
AMI MESIKA: Thankfully holiday jewelry and shopping seems to be up all over the US.
Christmas may only be a little more than a week away, but the National Retail Federation says the majority of Americans still have half of their lists left!At the end of last week, the NRF says 49.5 percent of Americans finished their holiday shopping by the second week of December.
That's up from 46.7 percent at the same time last holiday season. According to a NRF survey, 37 million people hadn't even started their shopping as of late last week. If you ask me, Ami Mesika, I believe that this holiday season will see a lot of growth.
Ami Mesika
Monday, December 20, 2010
AMI MESIKA FOLLOWING MEDIA TRENDS
Ami Mesika says he found this article in The Wall Street Transcript very interesting at:
http://www.twst.com/yagoo/Gannicott1one.html
Its an interview with Robert Gannicott who is the CEO of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (formerly Aber Diamond Corporation), and he has been one of the Directors since its inception in 1992.
TWST: Would you tell us more about the trends you are observing in diamond demand?
Mr. Gannicott: The U.S. is still weak. Before we went into the recession, the U.S. was 50% of the world's off-take of diamond jewelry - so a very important place, of course, and it remains an important place. But thank goodness, as this horrible collapse that we've all experienced over the last year or so took place, the Far East came in to pick up the slack. Even though the pace of recovery in the U.S. is still pretty muted, viewed from the point of view of our own businesses, the diamond business has traditionally been a late-cycle performer, if you like. So in the U.S., it's still a struggle, it's improving, but it's still nowhere near where it was in the pre-crisis times. On the other hand, sales in Asia have been nothing short of spectacular. So obviously, we would expect that when the U.S. economy does get back on its feet again properly, and assuming that nothing goes wrong to seriously interrupt the flow of improvement in the Far East, then it should be a very exciting diamond market indeed.
Ami Mesika agrees with these trends and says that the jewelry business will get better.
Ami Mesika – December 2010
http://www.twst.com/yagoo/Gannicott1one.html
Its an interview with Robert Gannicott who is the CEO of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (formerly Aber Diamond Corporation), and he has been one of the Directors since its inception in 1992.
TWST: Would you tell us more about the trends you are observing in diamond demand?
Mr. Gannicott: The U.S. is still weak. Before we went into the recession, the U.S. was 50% of the world's off-take of diamond jewelry - so a very important place, of course, and it remains an important place. But thank goodness, as this horrible collapse that we've all experienced over the last year or so took place, the Far East came in to pick up the slack. Even though the pace of recovery in the U.S. is still pretty muted, viewed from the point of view of our own businesses, the diamond business has traditionally been a late-cycle performer, if you like. So in the U.S., it's still a struggle, it's improving, but it's still nowhere near where it was in the pre-crisis times. On the other hand, sales in Asia have been nothing short of spectacular. So obviously, we would expect that when the U.S. economy does get back on its feet again properly, and assuming that nothing goes wrong to seriously interrupt the flow of improvement in the Far East, then it should be a very exciting diamond market indeed.
Ami Mesika agrees with these trends and says that the jewelry business will get better.
Ami Mesika – December 2010
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