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2355 white and cognac-colored dia-
monds - sparkling stars on a beautiful golden net, Harlequin pattern. A 16- carats heart shaped diamond, desig-
ned by Damiani the famous Italian jewellery company. ‘Victoria’s Secret’ unveiled its 2.2 Mio. €, Fantasy Bra’.
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Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot unveils the world’s first $5 million diamond watch. The timepiece is covered with 1,282 diamonds. It took 17 people 14 months to set the more than 140 carats of diamonds. The diamond watch is put on show at BaselWorld, the world’s most important watch and jewelry fair. [...]
Estimated to be worth millions - the ‘Argyle Pink Jubilee’: A mining company in Australia says it has found the largest rough pink diamond in the country - a 12.76-carat light pink diamond. The rare diamond was unearthed in Western Australia’s East Kimberly region at Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine. [...]
Are diamonds invading gold’s sparkling bastion? Over the past years, diamonds indeed have been steadily becoming sought-after ‘investing gems’ around the world thanks to the diamonds spectacular performance, especially among high net-worth individuals, [...]
The Star of Africa, a pear shaped diamond weighing 530.20 carats, aka the Cullinan I. It measures 58.9 × 45.4 × 27.7 mm, and has 76 facets (counting the culet and the table). It is called the Cullinan I because it's the largest of the 9 large stones cut from the Cullinan Diamond, and the Cullinan II is the massive 317.40-carat cushion shaped diamond in the center-front of the Imperial State Crown of Great Britain. The Crown also features the Black Prince's Ruby, as well as St. Edward's Sapphire, and the Stuart Sapphire. All the stones in the crown seem to have a history. The Star of Africa holds the place of 2nd largest cut diamond in the world and is on display with the other Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.
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