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The “De Beers Blue,” a 15.10-carat step-cut fancy vivid blue diamond
“With its powerful vivid color, and breathtakingly beautiful cut, it is truly a once-in-a-generation stone, and quite simply the greatest blue diamond of its size I have ever seen during my 31-year-career at Sotheby’s. [The auction] result is a clear confirmation of the growing appreciation, and awareness of the great scarcity of blue diamonds around the world.”
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Graff High Jewelry Collection
COLLECTIONSAPR 21, 2022 See the ‘Graffabulous’ High Jewelry Collection Graff has shared the first of its six-part 2022 high jewelry array. Ashley DavisAshley.Davis@nationaljeweler.com Necklaces are the main attraction in the first released segment of Graff’s...
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Largest White Diamond in Auction History
Largest White Diamond in Auction History Expected to Fetch $30 Million at Christie’s in May, Joins Long List of Awe-Inspiring Auction Gems April 7, 2022 by Walter Yeates Christie’s, the legendary English auction house founded by James Christie in 1766,...
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Rarer than diamonds
These gemstones are rarer than diamonds BY PYUSHA CHATTERJEE 28 MAR 2022 Style These gemstones are rarer than diamonds SHARE It is often said that women love diamonds. In fact, many opt for a solitaire as an engagement ring instead of...
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Best New Timepieces at Watches & Wonders 2022
MARCH 30, 2022 From Cartier to Vacheron Constantin, the Best New Timepieces at Watches & Wonders 2022 Here's what's in store this year from some of the world's finest watchmakers. By PAIGE REDDINGER, VICTORIA GOMELSKY, CAROL BESLER, OREN...
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‘Rarest of the Rare’ Blue Diamond
‘Rarest of the Rare’ Blue Diamond Expected to Top $48M at Auction The 15.10-carat fancy vivid blue, mined by Petra last spring and purchased by De Beers and Diacore, heads to Sotheby’s in April. Brecken Branstratorbrecken.branstrator@nationaljeweler.com Sotheby’s will...
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New Royal Oak “Jumbo” Watch
$10,000+ AUDEMARS PIGUET OPINIONSJANUARY 30, 2022 Royal Oak “Jumbo” 16202 Designed by Gerald Genta in 1972, 50 years later the Royal Oak “Jumbo” is still one of the most recognizable and imitated timepieces ever created. Arguably Genta’s...
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Chanel Red Watch Collection
STYLE / WORLD OF WATCHES (WOW) Chanel Red Edition Collection: Uncompromising Elegance Chanel delivers a new J12 X-Ray Red Edition Rouge, and two Boy.Friend watches, all united by a bold colour and exceptional clarity. Image: Chanel Red may well be the next colour to...
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Boucheron’s ‘New Maharajahs’ High Jewelry Collection
JAN 26, 2022 See Boucheron’s ‘New Maharajahs’ High Jewelry Collection The French jeweler’s illustrious archives inspired the collection. Ashley DavisAshley.Davis@nationaljeweler.com The “New Maharani Necklace,” set with a 4.08-carat cushion-cut diamond in 18-karat...
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Jaw-Dropping Phillips Auction Of The Tiffany & Co Double-Signed Patek Philippe Nautilus
Jaw-Dropping Phillips Auction Of The Tiffany & Co Double-Signed Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-018: Some Deep Thoughts And Wider Implications, Plus Auction Video by Brendan Cunningham Confession: I’ve arrived...
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