The pair is made up of one Fancy Vivid blue diamond named Apollo, which sold for 41.9 million Swiss Francs and one Fancy Intense pink diamond named Artemis, which sold for 15.3 million Swiss Francs to the same bidder, the two coloured pear shaped diamonds will remain together as a pair.
Pandora reported strong growth in the first quarter, but US store closures and sluggish mall traffic dented its performance stateside. Global sales jumped 9% year on year to $756.9 million (DKK 5.16 billion), while net profit increased 4% to $199.7 million, the Denmark-based volume jeweler reported Tuesday. The rise was mainly due to a 46% … Read more
If you are you considering selling your diamond, but feel as though you have no idea how or where to begin with the process? This article will give you a few tips to help you along the way. TIP #1 Diamonds are usually given to display love, making the sentimental value higher to the seller … Read more
Another D colour Type II diamond weighing 80 carats has been recovered. Shares in Gem Diamonds spiked on Thursday after the miner announced it had recovered one of the highest quality stones to come out of its Letseng mine in Lesotho. The discovery of this 80 carat diamond comes less than a month after the … Read more
A 92.15 carat diamond pendant worth up to $20 million will lead Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in Geneva next month. The heart shaped, D colour, flawless diamond is the centerpiece of La Légende, a diamond and pearl necklace by designer Boehmer et Bassange. The stone is the largest of its shape, color and clarity ever … Read more
Graff Diamonds has unveiled the 105.07 carat D flawless pear shaped diamond, it has named the Graff Vendôme after its new retail outlet at Place Vendôme in Paris. The diamond was cut from a 314 carat rough that was recovered in May 2015 at Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng mine, that was named “The Destiny” and sold … Read more
Gem Diamonds has found a 114-carat rough diamond at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the miner reported Friday. The discovery of the D-color, type-II stone follows a drop in recovery of large diamonds at the mine, which yielded only five stones above 100 carats last year compared with 11 in 2015. The deposit is one … Read more
Steinmetz Diamonds owned by Israeli billionaire Benny Steinmetz, spent two years cutting and polishing the Rough diamond. Which was mined by De Beers in Botswana, Southern Africa. The stone was then worn by Danish model Helena Christensen around her neck to exhibit it to the public for the first time in Monaco in 2003. Chow … Read more
De Beers’ polished-grading unit has partnered with Hong Kong-based jeweler Luk Fook to produce co-branded diamond reports for the retailer’s customers. The arrangement with the International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) will enable Luk Fook to present customers with a magnified image of a diamond’s “light performance pattern,” giving them more information about … Read more
Sotheby’s plans to auction the famous "Pink Star" diamond an internally flawless, fancy vivid pink stone at its sale in Hong Kong on April 4. The 59.6 ct Vivid Pink diamond is expected to sell for more than $60 million. The Pink Star could become the most expensive diamond ever auctioned, when it comes up … Read more