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Swarovski, the Austrian company famed for its signature crystals, is now selling synthetic diamonds. A Swarovski spokesperson confirmed that the renowned jewellery brand has launched Diama, its first lab-grown diamond line, marking a shift for a company that has traditionally sold diamond simulants. A Swarovski statement says Diama is an amalgam of Dia for diamond … Read more

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Graff Diamonds unveiled 105.07 carat pear shaped D If diamond cut and polished by Graff. The rough diamond was recovered in May 2015 at Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng mine. The polished diamond has been named the ‘Graff Vendôme’ to mark the opening of Graff’s new store at the Place Vendôme in Paris.

Petra Diamonds has found a large 121.26 carat white diamond at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. The rough diamond is a Type II diamond of exceptional colour and clarity, and is an outstanding example of the large, high quality diamonds for which the Cullinan mine is known. The Cullinan mine is north east of … Read more

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Sotheby’s teamed up with two other firms to collectively own the Pink Star diamond, which has been valued at $72 million. In November 2013, the oval mixed cut, 59.60-carat, fancy vivid pink, internally flawless stone was sold to diamond cutter Isaac Wolf for a world auction record of $83.2 million in Geneva. The gem was … Read more

Christie’s will sell the Cullinan Dream on June 9, the 24.18 carat is the largest fancy intense blue diamond ever offered at auction. The diamond will headline the Christie’s New York Magnificent Jewels auction. Hot on the heels of the May 18 sale of the Oppenheimer Blue, which sold for $57.5 million USD, setting a … Read more

A 207.29 carat rough diamond recovered at its Zarnitsa mine in the Yakutia. The gem quality diamond measuring 38 Ñ… 37 Ñ… 18 millimeters is the largest found since open cast mining started at the Zarnitsa pipe in 1999. Diamond production in the first quarter at Zarnitsa was 2.3 times the output year on year … Read more

A blue diamond became the most expensive jewel ever auctioned, setting a record price for a jewel in auction when it sold at hammer for $US58 million ($80 million AUD). The Oppenheimer Blue, at 14.62 carats, is the largest fancy vivid blue diamond to be auctioned at Christie’s auction in Geneva. The Auctioneers estimated was … Read more