relatively quiet day at The Plumb Club Forum ended with a few sparks on Monday when diamantaire Jeff Fischer, president of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), spoke out against the latest reorganization of the Rapaport Price List.

In one of the final speeches of the afternoon, Fischer, who said he was speaking "as a diamond guy" and not as head of an industry organization, called for Rapaport Chairman Martin Rapaport to "reconsider" the changes to his price list.

He said Rapaport made changes to his list to make it work from a graphic perspective since Rapaport recently added prices for larger stones to the list.

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