"HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - A rare, 5-carat pink diamond will be sold in Hong Kong this December by Christie's, which expects the stone to hover near world record prices, thanks in part to the buying prowess of top Asian jewelry collectors.
The stone, set in a so-called "cushion-cut" ring by famed jewellers Graff Diamonds, is expected to fetch between $5-$7 million, in reach of the current world auction record for a pink diamond -- a 19.66-carat stone that sold in Geneva for $7.4 million in 1994."
Rio Tinto Pink Tender Closes With ‘Exceptional Results’ (October 22, '09, 4:56 Edahn Golan)
"The Argyle Shalimar, a 1.25 carat purplish pink round diamond (above) was one of 43 diamonds sold at the 2009 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender.
All diamonds offered at Rio Tinto’s 25th Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender have been sold. The company did not disclose prices, only saying they achieved “exceptional result that belies the global financial crisis of the past 12 months.”..."
Hunting for Diamonds in the Rough By JEMIMA SISSONS
Looking for an Alternative to Flashy Gems, Discerning Shoppers Turn to Black Stones and Natural Cuts
"When Sarah Taylor, a 27-year-old law graduate from London, received an engagement ring, she was more than a little shocked, and not only because her boyfriend proposed on a railway platform in northern Scotland on a rainy Monday morning in March.
"It was black -- a band of tiny black diamonds, set in black gold," Ms. Taylor said. "When I finally managed to compose myself and look at the ring, it was exquisite."..."
"Any fancy color green diamond is a rare treat to behold. Natural large green diamonds are almost unheard of. So attendees at Sotheby's November 17th auction in Geneva are in for a once in a lifetime glimpse. Up for bidding will be a 2.52 carat cushion shaped natural green diamond so rare no one can calculate what the market will bring for this beauty. Pre-auction estimates call for a price range between $3.1 to $5.1 million dollars..."
From red to green. Is it almost Christmas already?
This one is a little too 'busy' for my taste, but that red diamond is GORGEOUS!
Sotheby's to Auction Rare Red Diamond in Sydney By Jeff Miller Posted: 04/01/10 12:26
RAPAPORT... "Sotheby’s Australia will hold its first jewelry sale on April 12, 2010 in Sydney. The company will auction a collection comprised of more than 250 lots of antique and contemporary jewelry that has a total presales estimate ranging between $3.5 million and $4.7 million. The highlight of this sale will be a fancy purplish-red Argyle diamond ring with a presale estimate range of $642,000 to $916,000."...
"The first auction of a red diamond in Australia was tipped to set a record price, but the extremely rare gem remains unsold.
The platinum ring holds a rare fancy purple-red diamond which weighs 82 points and is set between two blue diamonds, surrounded by a cluster of white diamonds.
Before the sale last night, Sotheby's Australia took calls from interested buyers in North America and throughout Asia.
The auction house was hoping the dazzling stone would fetch between $700,000 and $1 million, but the bidding started at $480,000 and only climbed to $490,000..."
I'm putting this here because the blue diamond is impressive, and the whites, although great, are just white.
Sotheby's Geneva to Auction 52.82-Ct. Diamond Ring
RAPAPORT... Sotheby’s Geneva will hold its spring 2010 sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels at the Beau-Rivage Hotel on May 11, 2010. The pieces that will be displayed include outstanding diamonds and colored stones, glamorous, signed pieces by prestigious design houses and important jewels with noble provenances.
David Bennett, the chairman of jewelry for Sotheby's Europe & the Middle East, said, “Our sales in Geneva this spring will bring together a superb assortment of top quality gemstones and an exceptional group of glamorous and sophisticated jewels of noble provenance."
At the heart of this Magnificent Jewels sale will be an emerald-cut diamond weighing 52.82 carats, as well as a highly important, pear-shaped fancy vivid blue diamond weighing 5.02 carats, both of which are set as rings...."
"There are fancy colored diamonds and then there are the rarest of the rare. Certain hues found in natural colored diamonds almost never appear in any size whatsoever. Take orange diamonds for example. I mean really, don't you wish you could take an orange colored diamond? But where are they? Merchants cannot deliver what nature does not create.
