Weingarten shifts uncomfortably in his chair and stares at the glittering gems on his dining room table. “Unless they can be detected,” he says, “these stones will bankrupt the industry.” —The New Diamond Age (Wired)
Long but interesting deconstruction of the diamond industry. See also “Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?“
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