About Mark Bronner – New York City Based Diamond Professional

Mark Bronner is an experienced diamond dealer with over 20 years of experience in the diamond business. He works and resides in the New York City area. Before entering the diamond business, Mark worked in a variety of industries, including labor, construction, and...
Millennials Didn’t Ruin Diamonds

Millennials Didn’t Ruin Diamonds

Baby boomers love complaining about all the stuff millennials have ruined. From chain restaurants to marriage, countless think pieces detail with great ire how this generation of young adults is destroying all the businesses and traditions the baby boomers have grown...
Diamonds Aren’t Forever

Diamonds Aren’t Forever

As we all know, a huge selling point of diamonds has been the old refrain, “Diamonds are forever.” Countless songs and ad campaigns have heralded sentiments along these lines for decades. Fiscally, this proves untrue, as the price of diamonds is artificially inflated....
Falling Marriage Rates Hurt Diamond Sales

Falling Marriage Rates Hurt Diamond Sales

It seems like we’re blaming millennials for everything these days, and the latest one is the dip in jewelry sales, particularly precious gems like diamonds. I’ve already discussed in-depth that a part of the problem is an economic one — young people today have...
The newest demographic of diamond buyers? Women

The newest demographic of diamond buyers? Women

Historically, diamonds have been marketed as a gift that men buy and give to women. De Beers revived their dying business in the 1930s by marketing diamonds as the perfect engagement gift, and even today, most diamond ads from Tiffany to Kay Jewelers to Jared feature...
The Cubs’ New Rings

The Cubs’ New Rings

The Chicago Cubs have a fancy new ring to display. Having recently won the World Series, the Cubs have earned themselves custom rings — and the designers pulled no punches after the team finally broke a 108 World Series drought. The rings boast 214 diamonds each...