The Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair (ADTF) is an international
trade fair
A trade show, also known as trade fair, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific Industry (economics), industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest Product (business), products and se ...
dedicated exclusively to loose polished
diamond
Diamond is a Allotropes of carbon, solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Diamond is tasteless, odourless, strong, brittle solid, colourless in pure form, a poor conductor of e ...
s. The fair will have a new name, BrilliAnt®, at its next edition in 2017.
Description
The
Antwerp
Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...
diamond district's leading firms and various foreign firms exhibit high quality natural diamonds of a variety of cuts and sizes, from white diamonds to natural fancy colour diamonds. Buyers from
jewellery
Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment such as brooches, ring (jewellery), rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the ...
manufacturers and retailers visit the show to source stones and to re-stock. The fair is known for its wide selection of diamonds, competitive pricing and
services
Service may refer to:
Activities
* Administrative service, a required part of the workload of university faculty
* Civil service, the body of employees of a government
* Community service, volunteer service for the benefit of a community or a ...
. Entry to ADTF is by pre-registration only.
Networking
BrilliAnt® will have networking events and seminars. The "Antwerp Diamond Night", a prestigious entertainment evening and dinner for exhibitors and buyers, takes place in Antwerp on the first evening of the show.
Next edition
The 9th edition of ADTF, BrilliAnt®, will take place from 28 to 30 January 2018. Registration opens on 1 September 2017.
Previous visitors
Visitors to ADTF in recent editions have included many well-known firms in the international jewellery industry, including jewellers from
Place Vendôme
The Place Vendôme (), earlier known as the Place Louis-le-Grand, and also as the Place Internationale, is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madelein ...
in Paris, London, Milan, Madrid, Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, Moscow, Dubai and
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
.
News and interviews
The ADTF website carries news features about the
diamond industry
Diamond is a Allotropes of carbon, solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Diamond is tasteless, odourless, strong, brittle solid, colourless in pure form, a poor conductor of e ...
, including articles about the
auction
An auction is usually a process of Trade, buying and selling Good (economics), goods or Service (economics), services by offering them up for Bidding, bids, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder or buying the item from th ...
market for rare and magnificent diamonds, and interviews with leading exhibitors and buyers attending the
Antwerp
Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...
fair.
See also
*
Diamond Trading Company
The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) is the rough diamond sales and distribution arm of the De Beers Group. The DTC sorts, values and sells about 35% of the world’s rough diamonds by value. The DTC has a combination of wholly owned and joint vent ...
References
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External links
Official Website
Diamond dealers
Organised events in Antwerp
Jewellery designers
Trade fairs in Belgium
Diamond industry in Belgium