一石激起千层浪：Rapaport地位或不保？

3月20日，经营钻石行业领先的抛光交易钻石平台和价格指数系统的Rapaport集团（RG），单方面下调了该轮交易中95％所列类别的价格，以及3月20日的成品抛光钻石平均价格指数平均为5％至7％。

RG对其价格指数进行的单方面调整在全球钻石交易中引起了空前的骚动。大批国际钻石制造商和交易商马上联合起来发起了一个新倡议：为全球钻石交易商和零售珠宝商寻找一个新的独立、透明、创新的第三方运作的抛光钻石交易和购买平台。

同时，世界钻石交易所联合会（WFDB）宣布正在开发一个最新的“跨交易所”交易平台（www.get-diamonds.com）。它将很快用于钻石工业和整个贸易领域。以色列钻石交易所总裁Yoram Dvash在代表WFDB发言时，在给行业的一封信中建议，那些希望在此期间将股票过帐的人可以在Get Diamonds的交易平台上这样做。

发起替代交易平台活动的钻石商小组于3月20日星期五开始使用WhatsApp和Instagram等社交媒体渠道组织其倡议。几个小时之内，来自主要钻石交易中心（孟买，安特卫普，特拉维夫，纽约和迪拜）的钻石交易商和制造商走到了一起，分享他们对RG新发布的圆形和花式成品钻石价格指数的不满和反对。参加在线讨论的参与者提出的论据包括：多年来，RG以非透明的方式操作了该行业的领先价格指数系统，并指示了成品钻价格，向上或向下修改价格，而没有提供任何指导，更不用说解释其决策过程背后的理由或机制。当前抛光钻石交易缓慢是主权国家在全面封锁之下造成的严重后果的直接结果，而不是供需基本面。因此，RG公布的最新抛光钻石价格不反映全球钻石批发市场的交易价格。

小组成员因此决定从平台上删除其成品钻石库存，并表示作为一个集体，他们不再希望依赖RG的交易平台和价格指数。同时，他们正在将其库存发布在其他现有平台上。

该小组向行业发布了一封公开信，全文如下

在国际钻石工业和贸易领域致我们同事的公开信

2020年4月2日

由新冠疫情的爆发几乎使整个世界陷入停滞。尽管中国似乎正逐渐从疫情影响中恢复过来，但在亚洲其他地区和西方世界，疫情仍在肆虐，每天造成数千人丧生。

当然，像许多其他行业一样，我们的行业，国际钻石行业和贸易也已停顿。在整个钻石供应链，商业活动已经放弃。在全球范围内，钻石矿已经得到了维护和保养，而中游（制造和贸易）和上游（零售珠宝行业）的商业活动逐渐减少，这些局面是空前的，我们正在学会面对疫情给我们带来的挑战，无论是在我们的个人生活还是我们的业务中。当然，我们希望我们所有的同事都具有克服这场危机所需要的力量和毅力，尤其是要身体健康。

因此，鉴于上述情况，本信的签署人对此感到震惊和失望，他们发现3月20日星期五，业内领先的抛光钻石价格指数系统的所有者和发行者Rapaport Group（RG），已单方面下调了约95％的圆形和花式成品钻类别的成品钻价格，使平均价格下降了约7％。

任一方向的价格变化都应反映实际交易价格和买卖的抛光钻石的数量。不幸的是，RG于3月20日采取的行动完全没有考虑任何一个。我们对建立和设定市场价格而不进行市场交易活动的方法和时间感到震惊和困扰。RG的行动进一步证明，多年来，它一直以不透明的方式运作和决定抛光钻石的价格，在没有提供任何指导的情况下向上或向下修改价格，更不用说存在的机制或理由了。

当前抛光钻石交易缓慢是主权国家在全面封锁之下造成的严重后果的直接结果，而不是供需基本面。因此，RG公布的最新抛光钻石价格不反映全球钻石批发市场的交易价格。

几天之内，来自主要钻石交易中心安特卫普，迪拜，孟买，纽约和拉马特甘（以色列）的一大批钻石贸易商和制造商聚集在一起，他们的数量比签署本公开信的公司大得多。表达他们对RG行动的抵制和拒绝。集体而言，他们不再希望依赖RG平台和价格指数。此外，他们决定将2020年3月6日发布的RG价格指数作为未来钻石交易的参考点，直到将新的，独立的，无偏见且透明的参考标准提交给钻石行业。

自从这场独特的“大众起义”背后团结起来以来，超过500家钻石贸易商和制造商（其中包括大多数世界领先的钻石公司）开始着手从RG交易平台中删除其成品钻石库存。在这一点上，据估计，钻石交易清除了原始抛光钻石库存的约70％，即价值近60亿美元的抛光钻石。各个公司都自愿执行此操作。

此外，该小组还决定，希望使用一个独立，创新和完全透明的替代性第三方交易平台。世界钻石交易所联合会（WFDB）宣布，一个最新的“跨交易所”交易平台正在开发中（www.get-diamonds.com）。它将很快用于钻石工业和整个贸易领域。

附：英文原文

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Open Letter to Our Colleagues in the International Diamond Industry and Trade

April 2, 2020

The pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus has brought almost the entire world as we know it to a standstill. While China seems to be slowly recuperating from the impact of the pandemic, in other parts of Asia and the western world, the pandemic is still raging, claiming thousands of victims a day.

Of course, like many other sectors, our industry, the international diamond industry and trade, also has ground to a halt. Throughout the diamond supply pipeline, business activities have ceded. All around the globe, diamond mines have been put on care and maintenance, while business activities in the midstream (manufacturing and trade) and the upstream (the retail jewelry sector) have dwindled to a trickle.These developments are unprecedented, and we’re all learning to confront the challenges the pandemic is presenting to us, both in our personal lives as well as our businesses. Of course, we wish all our colleagues the strength and stamina needed to see this crisis through and, above all, good health.

Therefore, in light of the above, we, the undersigned to this letter, were shocked and extremely disappointed to discover that on Friday, March 20, the Rapaport Group (RG), the owner and publisher of industry’s leading polished diamond price index system, had unilaterally adjusted polished prices downwards for about 95 percent of the round and fancy polished diamond categories listed, marking prices down on average and across the board with approximately seven percent.

Price changes in either direction should be a reflection of actual trading prices and the volumes of polished diamonds bought and sold. RG’s action of March 20 was, unfortunately, made without regard to either. We are alarmed and troubled as to the methodology and timing of establishing and setting market prices without trading activity in the market. RG’s actions are further proof that, over the years, it has operated and dictated polished diamond prices in a non-transparent manner, revising prices upwards or downwards, without offering any guidance, let alone a mechanism or rationale that lies behind its decision-making process.

The current slow trade of polished diamonds is the direct result of the crippling effects of sovereign nations under total lockdown, not by supply and demand fundamentals. Therefore, the latest polished diamond prices published by the RG do not reflect trading prices in the global wholesale diamond market.

Within days, a large group of diamond traders and manufacturers from the major diamond trading centers Antwerp, Dubai, Mumbai, New York and Ramat Gan (Israel) - a group much larger than the companies that signatories to this open letter - have come together to voice their resistance and rejection of RG’s actions. Collectively, they no longer wish to depend on the RG platform and price index. Also, they have resolved that the RG price index, as published on March 6, 2020, will serve as a reference point for future diamond trading until a new, independent, non-biased and transparent reference would be presented to the diamond industry.

Since rallying behind this unique, “popular uprising,” more than 500 diamond traders and manufacturers, among them most of the world’s leading diamond firms, proceeded to remove their polished diamond inventories from the RG trading platform. At this point, it is estimated that about 70 percent of the original polished diamond inventory was removed by the diamond trade, i.e., close to $6 billion worth of polished diamonds. Each respective company did this voluntarily.

Also, the group has resolved that it wishes to engage an alternative, third-party trading platform that will be independent, innovative, and fully transparent. The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) announced that a state-of-the-art, “cross-bourse” trading platform is under development (www.get-diamonds.com). It will very soon be available for the diamond industry and trade at large.

he above news release and open letter were approved and issued by:

AA Rachminov

Aadi Gems

Aaryaa Dimon

Aashi Diamond

Adi Gems

Akshargems

Alisar Gems

Aliya Diamond

Almog diamonds Asia Ltd

Alpha Creations

Amare Diamonds

Anand Exports

Anders Diamonds

Andre Messika LTD

Anita Diamonds

Ankit Gems

Arie Pienica Sons

Arpandiam

Arslanian Freres

Aspeco HK

Aspire Designs

Babayoff Diamonds

Beta Diamonds

Bhajan Jewel

Bliss Diam

BR Gems

Brilliant Facet

Brilliant Star BV

Brilliant Trading Company

Carbon 6 Diamonds

Chaitya

Cosmos Diam HK

Dalumi

Dharmanandan Diamonds

Diamond Creation

Diamond Emporium

Diamond Trading Company

Diamtrade

Dianoche Pte

Diashimmer

Dimexon Antwerp

DMI Diamonds

DN Diamonds

Double Star

Dynasty Diamonds Gumpert C

E And G Angels Diamond

Eitan Grossman

Elite Diamond Traders

Eliyahu Yona

Elul Diamonds

Eshed Diam Ltd

Eurostone Diamonds

Excellent Diamonds Ltd

Exim Limited

Facets

Fima Diamonds

Finestar Jewelry ans Diamonds

Gal Diamonds

Galco Group

Gem Nine

Glacial PVT

Glitter Success Ltd

Glorytrading

Goldland HK

House of Gems

Hrishi Diam

Ideal Brilliant

IDS Diamonds

Imreco Import

Jadfiya Diamond

JB Brothers

Julius Klein

KA Diamonds

Kapu Gems

KGK Diamonds

Khaled El Ali Eternal Diamonds Bvba

Khushi Gems

Kings Diamonds

Kothari Trading HK

Kshama Impex

KTF Inc

Kwiat

Laxmi Diamond HK

Levuma BVBA

Lotus star ltd

Lower Orange River Diamonds

M&B Ltd

Meru Gems

Michael or llc

Millennium star

Moti Eliyahu Diamonds LTD

MSD

Multi Gems BV

My Diam

Navinchandra Laxmichand Shah

NFR Innovation

Nirs LTD

NN Diamonds

Noa Trading

Novel Collection

Orissa Gems

P Hirani

Paco Art

Paloma Diamonds

Pierre Hirschfeld Atal

Pioneer Gems

Pluczenik Diamonds

PMI Diamonds

PN Shah

Podicko Diamonds

Poligem Diamonds

Preksha Gems HK

Premier Gems

Pristine Gems

Reddiam

Regent Diamonds

Ronald Abram

Royal Gem

S Vinodkumar

Safdico

Samir Gems

Samyag Gems

Shirtal Diamonds

Shivaan Diam

Shivam International

Simgems

Simon Namdar

Skyblue Diamond

Solow & Co

Sparkling star

SRK diamonds

SRS Diamonds BVBA

Star Gems

Star Rays

Sunview

SV Gems

Tache NV

Taly Diamonds

The Last Diamond Company LLC

Trustar Diamond

Twinkle Jewelry

UB International

Ultimate Diamonds

Uni Diamonds

Uniglo BV

Universal Diamond Corp

Universal Gem Exports

Veera Dimon BV

Venus Jewel

Vishinda Inc

VN Diamonds

Wala Gems

Windiam

Yaacob Guy

Yondor

Zakheim collection

消息来源：diamondworld

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