Colored Diamonds
IGI Provides Sustainable and Secure Way to Purchase Rare & Valuable Argyle Pink Diamonds
The International Gemological Institute (IGI), has joined forces with John Glajz, a Singapore-based authorized partner of Argyle Pink Diamonds for nearly 25 years, to certify these gems, which are some of the rarest in the world, creating The Collector’s Edition: An Exclusive Selection of Argyle Pink Diamonds.
Lucapa Finds 46 Carat Pink Diamond at Lulo
Lucapa Diamond Company Limited has recovered a gem-quality, 46-carat pink diamond from the Lulo diamond project in Angola.
The diamond is the largest gem-quality colored recovered to date from the Lulo mining operations, eclipsing the 43-carat yellow gem recovered in January 2018 and the 39-carat pink recovered in September 2016.
Rio Tinto’s Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender Arrives in London
Rio Tinto’s Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender is on display in London as part of its global exhibition of rare pink, red and violet diamonds.
It also celebrates the launch of its new partnership with UK jeweler, Boodles, the 2016 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender is in London for the first time since Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Strong Results From Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, Says Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto’s 2015 Pink Diamonds Tender collection of 65 rare pink and red diamonds from its Argyle diamond mine produced excellent results "reflecting global demand and sustained price growth," the firm said.
Achieving the highest average price per carat since the tender began in 1984, the tender continued its double-digit price growth trajectory.
Fancy Vivid Pink 16 Carat Diamond Sells For World Record Price
A 16.08-carat cushion-shaped fancy pink diamond was bought for $28,523,925 at Christie’s in Geneva setting a new world auction record for any pink diamond ever offered at auction.
The stone was bought by a private Asian buyer, who named it just after the auction 'Sweet Josephine.'
The Magnificent Jewels sale on 10 November raised a total of $109,492,525, selling 80 percent by lot and 86 percent by value.
Sotheby’s New York Sells Zoe Diamond For Record $32.6M
A rare Fancy Vivid Blue diamond from the celebrated collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon sold for a staggering $32,645,000 ($3,348,205 per carat) – a new world auction record total price for any blue diamond and a new world auction record for price-per-carat for any diamond at Sotheby’s New York headquarters.
GIA Makes Surprise New Appointment
Brad Brooks-Rubin has appointed by the GIA to the newly-created post of global director of Development and Beneficiation.
The GIA said the appointment would "strengthen its commitment to bring benefits of the global gem and jewelry industry to producing communities".
Christie’s New York Magnificent Jewels auction generates $65.8 million
The Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York on December 10 concluded the firm’s 2013 jewelry auction season with sales of $65,790,125. The 495-lot auction was 86 percent sold by lot and 92 percent by value.
A 52.58-carat D-color Internally Flawless Golconda diamond was bought for $10.9 million, while a diamond jewelry collection – Property of an Elegant Lady, by Lev Leviev, was sold for $10.2 million
Europe remains the world’s most mature and underperforming diamond jewelry market
Almost five years after the world’s worst financial crisis for three generations, the repercussions are still being felt in the European market, says diamantaires. One of the wealthiest continents in the world with a potential market of around 350 million people, Europe remains stuck in the doldrums.
Rio Tinto Decides to Retain Diamond Unit
In a major announcement, Rio Tinto brought a close to more than a year of speculation, by saying it aimed to retain its diamond assets after concluding a strategic review which looked at a range of options, including potential divestment.