以鑽石模型探討台灣鑽石產業的潛在發展

Abstract

鑽石在所有寶石中最具有知名度和象徵意義，代表「永恆」。鑽石在諸多寶石占有自己的一席之地，形成一個獨立的產業和交易市場。過去20年來，鑽石產業受到市場變化、經濟、科技、消費者偏好等方面的衝擊，再加上天然鑽石的需求急劇下降以及人造鑽石和有色寶石的需求提升，鑽石產業出現了巨大的震盪，是鑽石產業現面臨的嚴峻挑戰。本研究探討全球鑽石產業過去的發展和近期的變化，分析重要鑽石市場的轉變，透過鑽石模型比較台灣和香港市場，探索台灣是否能夠拓展當今在鑽石市場的地位，成為未來的全球鑽石交易中心。

Diamonds, which represent “eternity”, is perhaps the most famous and symbolic gemstone, occupying its own place in the jewelry industry, and constituting an independent industry and trading market. Over the past 20 years, the diamond industry has been impacted by changes in market conditions, economic conditions, technological advances, and consumer preferences. This, coupled with the sharp decline in demand for natural diamonds and the increase in demand for man-made diamonds and colored gemstones, has had significant impacts on the diamond industry, causing huge industry fluctuations and forming serious challenges. This study explores past developments and recent changes in the global diamond industry, analyzes transformations in major diamond markets, compares the Taiwan and Hong Kong markets using the diamond model, and explores whether Taiwan can expand its current position in the diamond market and become a global diamond trading center in the future.