(Financial Times-UK) Claire Adler - In a global market experiencing the pressures of recession, one area is stable for the companies that specialize in it - the niche for unusually shaped diamonds on watches. While the companies specializing in small round stones are largely based in India, the diamond manufacturers focusing on alternative shapes are mostly located in Israel. A coterie of Israeli companies supplies the highest echelons of the Swiss watch industry, using technology often developed by Israel-headquartered Sarin Technologies, to cut unusually shaped diamonds with meticulous precision and generate design options electronically.
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