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10.06.2021 9:22:06
The record-setting sale also bodes well for the auction house's future online auctions. [links]
See full version: A 28-carat diamond just became the most expensive jewel ever auctioned online after selling for over $2. 1 million
The record-setting sale also bodes well for the auction house's future online auctions. [links]
It also one of the rarest in the world, due to the fact that it's emerald-cut and formed with pure carbon. According to the Telegraph, the diamond is completely colorless with no impurities — under 2% of the world's diamonds can be classified at Type 11A. [links]
The sale happened on Tuesday, the final day of Christie's Jewels Online sale. Spranklen writes that the diamond, a rare Type 11A, is classified as D-color, meaning it's one of the clearest diamonds in the world. [links]
The auction house sold a 28.86-carat diamond for $2,115,000 in an online auction — the most expensive diamond to ever be auctioned online, Annabelle Spranklen reported for Tatler. The diamond sold for above its upper estimate of $2 million, according to Forbes.
"The spectacular 28.86-carat D-color diamond received immediate attention upon its announcement," Christie's Head of Jewellery Rahul Kadakia said in a statement. "The stone possesses a transparency and purity which can only be found in the world's finest diamonds. The sale of this exceptional stone established the record for a jewel sold in an online-only auction, demonstrating greater client confidence in Christie's digital ability and online sale platform." [links]
Also a top diamond brand, Blue Nile operates worldwide as an online retailer for diamonds and other jewelry. Founded in the year 1999, Blue Nile is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It provides various engagement products like gold or platinum engagement rings with a diamond center stone and loose diamonds. more
A popular American jeweler, Zale is a jewelry making company that was established during the year 1924 and headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company along with their subsidiaries operates as a specialty retailer in North America. The company has its business operations in three segments – Kiosk Jewelry, Fine Jewelry, and All Other. The Kiosk Jewelry segment offers earrings, bracelets, rings, diamond jewelry, and many more through their 630 mall-based kiosks. here
A French company, Van Cleef and Arpels is a High jewelry, jewelry watches, and perfumes manufacturing company that was established in the year 1896. The company is headquartered in Paris, France. The company produces jewelry and gemstones. It offers brooches, gemstones, hair clips, pendants, detachable drops, earrings, bracelets, and necklaces, and fragrances. here
Few of their non-engagement products are earrings, rings, necklaces, wedding bands, bracelets, pendants, gifts, and accessories that contain precious diamond, metals, gemstones, or pearls. The company sells its products through their Website, bluenile.com. Formerly known as Internet Diamonds, Inc. it was later changed to Blue Nile, Inc. The company carries the world’s top diamonds and also possesses the toughest quality standards in order to ensure its value for a lifetime. more
The various products include bracelets, necklaces, eternally, rings, brooches, earrings, pendants, and jewel watches. The company sells their products through multiple stores across the world. Buccellaticreates elegant jewelry items from the best gold. Buccellati also takes conceit in coming up with few designs that give the jewelry a very attractive look. The company has many skilled artisans which produce about 3,000 special jewelry pieces per year. The company has their presence in countries like Paris, Hong Kong, and other European countries.
Ever since its formation, the company has grown and expanded itself with respect to quality and regions. Due to their wide presence, Buccellati is considered as one of the top diamond brands in the world.
Blue stones are more valuable than their white counterparts, and when diamonds are cut they are worth considerably more. The 120 carat Peacock Brooch, made up of a number of coloured diamonds was priced at £58 million ($100 million) by Graff Diamonds last year. more
A spokesman for Petra said: “The rarity of a blue diamond of this magnitude sets it apart as a truly significant find.” here
Petra sold a 29.6-carat blue diamond for almost £15 million ($25.6m) in February and a 25.5-carat one for £10 million ($16.9m) last year. The Star of Josephine diamond, found in 2008, sold for £5.6 million ($9.5 m) after it was found in 2008. here
“We think that this stone may break that record." more
This 68-carat diamond became famous when bought by Richard Burton in 1969 as an engagement present for Elizabeth Taylor. Discovered in South Africa’s Premier mine just three years earlier, it was originally set into a ring – though Elizabeth Taylor had it recast into a necklace after she found the rock too heavy to wear. After Burton paid $1.1 million for the diamond, it went on public exhibition in New York and Monaco, with crowds queueing around the block for a glimpse. Taylor sold the diamond a decade later after the couple’s second divorce for a figure believed to be $3 million – which she used to fund the construction of a hospital in Botswana. [links]
The Pink Panthers gang have been responsible for stealing an incredible 240m worth of diamonds. Here we look at some of the most expensive jewels in the world, and the dramatic stories attached to them
• Sky Atlantic’s explosive new drama The Last Panthers, co-created and written by Jack Thorne, centres around a daring jewellery heist that bears all the hallmarks of the notorious “Pink Panthers”, a gang of European robbers famed for their bold raids and daring getaways. Pitched against them are an unlikely trio determined to track them, and the diamonds, down – a British insurance loss-adjuster, her uncompromising boss and a French-Algerian cop. Follow the action in a dangerous and dramatic chase across Europe – series starts 12 November at 9pm on Sky Atlantic. [links]
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