Some diamonds get around. You might be familiar with these diamond names if you follow big diamonds: The Steinmetz Pink The Pink Star The Pink Dream It is the same diamond! With so many names, don’t you think the little pink guy might be confused? The diamond is in a bit of a jam right […]
Category Archives: Diamond Sales
162.06ct Type II Diamond Found By Gem Diamonds Limited
Looks like Gem Diamonds Limited (based in London) has pulled a couple more big rocks out of the ground at their Letšeng mine. On Feb. 13th, they sent out a press release about the two new stones. They list the stones as two rough diamonds (a 162.06 carat type II diamond and a 161.74 carat […]
14.69ct D Flawless @ only $2.8 million
Yesterday I made a post about a diamond I saw while window shopping, a 12.01ct D IF diamond priced at 3.8 million USD. This morning I thought I would see what is available online, so I made a trip over to Blue Nile to use their search. Turns out there is a much better deal […]
Diamonds are a Bad Investment – Oh REALLY?!?
For the vast majority of people I believe diamonds are not an investment. If you buy an engagement ring you should not expect the resale value to exceed your purchase price for a long, long time. If you have excess cash, try stocks, bonds or gold. Are there exceptions? Apparently so, lets take a look […]
8.88 ct D FL x 2 = 17.76ctw
Christies auctioned off a PAIR of 8.88ct D color, flawless clarity diamonds today. They have the highest cut grade, symmetry & polish; all excellent – known as EX/EX/EX. Both stones have GIA reports (and have their GIA report numbers inscribed), we obtained copies of both reports from the GIA grab a copy and drool 2135439789 […]
76.02 Diamond – Archduke Joseph
Christie’s sells 76.02ct D IF Archduke Joseph for 22 million, or $280K/ct. The diamond is a rare Type IIa diamond. The buyer remains anonymous (I can help narrow down the search, the buyer is not me). The Archduke diamond is believed to have come from India’s Golcanda mine, the home of many Type IIa diamonds. […]