Petra Diamonds reported op selling "exclusive" 121.26 carat colorless diamond mines Cullinan (Cullinan) in South Africa for $ 6.0 million, or $ 49,480 per carat.
The diamond was sold in June in the framework of the tender procedure in Johannesburg.
As reported by Petra, bought the diamond joint venture Nemesis International Company and Golden Yellow Diamonds, the two leading diamond manufacturer specializing in cutting large diamonds.
Cullinan mines known as a source of large diamonds often are mined stones weighing more than 10 carats.
At the mine during its existence of more than 800 diamonds have been mined weighing more than 100 carats, 140 diamonds weighing over 200 carats, and roughly a quarter of the world's diamonds weighing more than 400 carats.
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Rapaport Auctions Company opened the largest in its history, an auction, which offered over 125 000 carats class "chalk" diamonds. At the auction exhibited lots, consisting of recycled and perfectly sorted premium quality diamonds of all shapes, sizes and quality, received from retailers, from pawnshops and refining plants from around the world, according to a company press release.
ReplyDeleteViewing of lots was held in the New York office Rapaport 22-26 of February. In addition, it will be held on the Asia World-Expo exhibition in Hong Kong on 1-4 March.
"We are delighted to auction a record number of diamonds and give our suppliers the opportunity to sell their diamonds to the one of the largest jewelry exhibitions in the world. In the context of a large deficit in the market at the moment the secondary sector is an important source of replacement in the diamond sector. At this crucial moment, we are proud to offer the industry as an important platform for trade diamonds at fair market value, "- said director of global trade Rapaport Group Eyzies Rapaport (Ezi Rapaport).