diamonds
Botswana Unearths World’s Third-Largest Diamond
GABORONE—A 1,098-carat diamond believed to be the third-largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American’s De Beers and the government. The stone was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday by Debswana Diamond Company’s acting managing director Lynette Armstrong. It is the third-largest […]
Ring With More Than 12,000 Diamonds Sets Guinness World Record
There’s a new Guinness world record for the largest number of diamonds on a single ring: it’s 12,638. It breaks the previous record by nearly five thousand diamonds. Harshit Bansal, Founder of Renani Jewels in Meerut, India, set the new record with this impressive design on December 21st. The ring is named the marigold, or […]
Pair of huge colored diamonds sells for record price
A pair of diamond earrings sold at a Geneva Sotheby’s auction. The Apollo and Artemis pink and blue colored diamonds are large and one of a kind. They were sold to a private buyer who called in a bid. The earrings sold with a $57,425,000 price tag. David Bennett, Worldwide Chairman Of Sotheby’s International Jewellery […]
Pink diamonds trendy among super-rich
Pink diamonds are hot items for the rich. This year a pink diamond set a world record by selling for $71.2 million in a Hong Kong auction. Tobias Kormind, managing director of 77 Diamonds, talked about colored diamond sales. “That red was the rarest colour and then you’ve got your greens and oranges and blues […]
Cannes film fest award will sparkle with 167 diamonds
Winners of the Cannes Film Festival award will walk away with a an award that has 167 diamonds. “This Palme has been made by several artisans, each of them in their area of excellence, sculptors, polishers, setters, who come from Switzerland as well as from France, so this is a real international partnership, or even […]
Reese Witherspoon praised Tiffany’s at annual Blue Book Gala
Reese Witherspoon looked glamorous as she praised Tiffany’s for the work they do. She was attending Tiffany’s annual Blue Book Gala, with all the other stars. Reese Witherspoon spoke about Tiffany’s merits. The brand has a very rich American history. It also has a great responsibility to the customer. They provide a lot of information […]
Rare jewels to go up for auction in New York
Eye-dazzling jewelry, much more than one can take in at one time—jewelry that you need sunglasses to look at will be up for auction on April 25 and 26. Both Sotheby’s and Christie’s will hold auctions as part of the New York Magnificent Jewels event. Tom Burstein, head of Jewelry for the Americas, Christie’s, spoke […]
Largest pink diamond ever sold for record $71.2 million
Sotheby’s Asia sold the largest pink diamond in the world for the record price of $71.2 million. The buyer is Hong Kong jewelry retailer Chow Tai Fook. Sotheby’s and the public were both worried about the sale actually going through. A previous auction winner couldn’t pay his $83 million winning bid. That’s why Sotheby’s auctioned […]
Largest pink diamond expected to fetch $60 million at auction
Sotheby’s will auction the largest pink diamond in the world next week. The diamond will go on auction in Hong Kong. At 59.60 carats, it’s the largest pink diamond in the world. The diamond, known as the Pink Star, holds an estimated worth of $60 million. The diamond will be up for auction on April […]
Most valuable diamond in the world goes up for auction
A 59.60-carat diamond known as “The Pink Star” is returning to auction next month and could fetch a record $60 million, three years since it was sold for even more—only for the buyer to pull out of the deal. The diamond was presented by Sotheby’s in London ahead of the auction in Hong Kong on […]