An “exceptional” 122.52-carat blue diamond was found at the Cullinan mine near Pretoria in South Africa. This announcement came from Petra Diamonds Ltd. (PDL), who discovered the stone. The Cullinan mine also held the world’s largest certified diamond – 3,106 carats! – found in 1905. It was cut to form the Great Star of Africa […]
What’s Better than a Diamond? A Pink Diamond!
Posted on June 12th, 2014 by Joe G
How much would you pay for a pink diamond? Would you pay $9.5 million? Someone paid this high amount at Christie’s auction in New York Tuesday. The 5.50-carat oval-cut fancy vivid pink diamond with VVS1 clarity was top lot, making over $2 million more than the pre-sale estimate. Also featured in the sale was a […]
The Great Bambino’s Gold Watch
Posted on June 10th, 2014 by Joe G
In 1948, baseball legend George Herman “Babe” Ruth was gifted a gold pocket watch in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Yankee Stadium. That same watch was put up for auction online mid May. The 14-karat gold Longines watch is the only significant artifact related to Ruth offered to the public by his family. It […]
A Highly “Revered” Piece
Posted on June 5th, 2014 by Joe G
A piece of American trivia: Do you remember who supposedly said the phrase “The British are coming!”? If you said Paul Revere, you must have paid attention during your high school American History class! But did you also know Paul Revere was a silversmith? Around the year 1805 he made a gold thimble with the […]
Two Diamonds Over 100 Carats Featured in Sotheby’s Auction
Posted on May 15th, 2014 by Joe G
Sotheby’s held an auction May 13 featuring two diamonds weighing in at over 100 carats. The “Graff Vivid Yellow” is a 100.9-carat yellow diamond, an extremely rare and bright gem that sold for $16.3 million. Another top lot to be featured is a 103.46 round white diamond, one of the largest brilliant-cut diamonds in the […]