Pursuits
De Beers, Sotheby's Battle Tiffany as Demand for Diamonds Booms
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Atsuko Tamura says she hopes her husband splurges on a 1.3 million yen ($11,000) De Beers flower-shaped ``Cocktail Fizz'' diamond ring for their 15th wedding anniversary. She already has a Tiffany & Co. necklace.
``The diamonds are just sprinkled all over,'' Tamura, 40, says as she steps out of the De Beers shop in Ginza, one of Tokyo's busiest and most glamorous shopping neighborhoods. ``De Beers is the most genuine of all.''