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“BUBBLE GUM PINK” SOLD FOR $7.5 MILLION
Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale in Hong Kong saw “Bubble Gum Pink” a rare cushion modified brilliant-cut, 3.44-carat, fancy-vivid-purplish-pink diamond, which is internally flawless made by jeweler Moussaieff. The center stone is surrounded by pear-shaped pink diamonds and marquise-cut white diamonds. The lot has a presale estimate of $6 million to $8 million and sold for $7.5 million on 28th May 2019.

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Petra Diamonds sells 425-carat Legacy diamond for US$15mln Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) - Analysts had cautiously expected the diamond to go for at least US$25mln, given that a 507-carat stone from Cullinan fetched US$35mln back in 2009

The biggest blue diamond ever found in Botswana was put on display in Gaborone this week.The oval-shaped blue diamond of 20.46-carat, oval-shape has a color of “fancy blue” with VVS2 clarity from the Gemological Institute of America. It also means that it is the clearest blue diamond ever discovered. It originates from the Orapa mine, the world's largest diamond mine by area. The mine, controlled by government-owned Debswana, is in central Botswana, about 240km west of Francistow.

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The oval brilliant-cut, 88.22-carat, D-color, flawless, type IIa stone is one of only three oval diamonds over 50 carats offered in auction history, Sotheby’s said. The hammer went down on it at $13.8 million, or $156,150 per carat, at the Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite sale. Fashioned from a 242-carat rough stone from De Beers’ Jwaneng mine in Botswana.

The gem was purchased by a private Japanese collector who first saw the stone while it was on display in Japan. He named it the Manami Star, after his eldest daughter.

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Did you Spot Meghan Markle's Lab-Grown Diamond Earrings? The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle was recently seen sporting a pair of diamond earrings with an interesting twist.

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Dominion Diamond Mines announces the recovery of the largest diamond ever found in North America at Diavik - Dominion Diamond Mines The 552 carat yellow diamond beats a previous record held by a diamond from the same mine Dominion Diamond Mines ULC (“Dominion”), a world leading producer of responsibly mined diamonds, announces the recovery of the largest known gem quality diamond ever found in North America. The 552 carat ye...

Queen Elizabeth II's Most Glamorous Jewels and Tiaras Take a peek inside Queen Elizabeth's breathtaking jewelry box.