Christie’s has announced the sale of the largest fancy blue diamond ever to appear at auction, further strengthening interest in rare colored diamonds among global collectors and investors. The exceptional gemstone, named the Azure Blue, weighs 31.62 carats and will headline the auction house’s Magnificent Jewels sale scheduled to take place in New York on […]

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A stunning 10.3-carat fancy vivid blue diamond, named The Mediterranean Blue, sold for an impressive $21.5 million at Sotheby’s High Jewelry auction in Geneva, becoming one of the most talked-about sales of the season. Originally discovered in 2023 at South Africa’s legendary Cullinan mine, the gem was cut from a 31.94-carat rough diamond. Its transformation […]

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The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) recently put out a report stating that in Q3 2019, prices of Fancy Color diamonds largely remained stable. “The Fancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI) for Q3 2019 showed a decrease of 0.5% in overall Fancy Color prices, driven by a 1.5% decline in the prices of Yellow diamonds,” the […]

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Hong Kong—A 5-carat fancy vivid blue diamond ring will be the highlight of Sotheby’s upcoming jewelry auction in Hong Kong. Named the “Ai” diamond after the Chinese word for love, the stone is expected to sell for between $12.5 and $15.3 million when it hits the block next month. It is the leading lot in […]

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