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June 20th, 2013 by Noam Flint
It has been 2 months since Petra announced the discovery of a 25.5 carat blue diamond. Approximately one month later, Petra released that the rare blue diamond was sold for $17 Million Dollars – an astronomic amount of over $663,000 per carat for a diamond in the rough. 25.5 carat rough Blue Diamond mined by […]
June 18th, 2013 by Noam Flint
Earlier this week, Kimberley Diamonds announced the results of bulk samples they recently conducted at the Ellendale Mine in Western Australia, which is responsible for approximately half of the world supply of yellow diamonds. The firm said that the figures they received were significantly higher than the numbers they had been expecting. If their studies […]
June 10th, 2013 by Noam Flint
Pink and blue diamonds often sell for small fortunes, and red and black diamonds might have the most sex appeal. As far as colored diamonds go, yellows may not draw the same kind of dollars as fancy stones in some other colors of the rainbow. But while they escape the scrutiny of the popular press, […]
June 6th, 2013 by Noam Flint
On our diamond investment guide we explored the major options to invest in diamonds: Buying loose diamonds directly – investment grade diamonds Buying an ETF such as GEMS by FactorShares Buying stocks related to the diamond industry, whether through retailers such as Tiffany and BlueNile or mining companies such as Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and […]
June 4th, 2013 by Noam Flint
This past Tuesday the auction house Christie’s broke yet another diamond sales record, this time in Hong Kong. In recent months, people have been willing to pay Christie’s exorbitant prices for some of the largest and rarest diamonds in circulation at public sales in New York and Geneva. Last week the firm earned an extra […]
May 26th, 2013 by Noam Flint
Kaching! Kaching! The last few weeks have seen sale after sale surpass all previous records in a whole range of categories. The record-breaking has not been confined to only one cut or color, it’s occurred across the board. But the stones that have seen the most demand in recent weeks would seem to be blue. […]
May 20th, 2013 by Noam Flint
There are the rare colored diamonds – and then there are the ultra-rare colored diamonds. Red diamonds may account for only a small fraction of all colored gems sold every year, but it’s not for lack of demand. Scarlet stones are simply extremely hard to come by in nature. The immensely popular crime author Jo […]
May 16th, 2013 by Noam Flint
Good news for lovers of yellow diamonds: the largest rhomboid-cut diamond ever certified by the Gemological Institute of America went on display a week ago and can still be seen by appointment. However, bad news for thieves and rogues who love yellow diamonds: the exclusive group of gemologists who is known as “The One and […]
May 6th, 2013 by Noam Flint
It’s not every day that the Netherlands gets a new monarch – the last coronation occurred 33 years ago. And the ascendancy of a male monarch is even rarer – the last time the Netherlands was ruled by a king, it was still the 19th century! So when Willem-Alexander replaced his mother Queen Beatrix in […]
April 28th, 2013 by Noam Flint
We’ve been expecting the sale of this magnificent blue diamond for almost two months – and it was certainly worth the wait. 1965 Bulgari Blue Diamond Ring Sold by Bonhams (picture Bonhams) Bonhams, the privately owned British auction house, has made its headlines this week by passing all diamond auctions records previously held by commonly […]
