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- Ocean Dream Sells for a Record $17.3m
on 17 May 2026 at 12:00 pmThe Ocean Dream, a 5.50-carat fancy vivid blue-green diamond, sold for a record $17.3 million at Christie's Geneva. It was a record price for a stone of its color and intensity - way above $9 million to $13 million pre-sale estimate and double the $8.65 million...
- Sporting First: Relay Athletes Win Diamond Medalson 14 May 2026 at 11:00 am
Medals awarded to the 120 winners at the World Athletics Relays in Botswana were all embedded with a locally-sourced diamond. It was the first time in the event's history that traditional gold, silver, and bronze medals were set with a diamond. The gems...
- Price Surge for Investment-Grade Diamondson 14 May 2026 at 6:00 am
The investment-grade colorless diamonds that increased most in value over the last three months were 5-carat, H-color, VS1-clarity. Average per-carat price for such stones rose by 8.4%, from $20,600 to $22,400, according to global data collated by Alrosa...
- 6.03-ct Fancy Vivid Blue Fails to Find Buyeron 13 May 2026 at 12:00 am
An internally flawless, 6.03-carat fancy vivid blue diamond with a high estimate of CHF 9.6 million ($12.3 million) failed to find a buyer at Sotheby's Geneva yesterday (12 May) The cushion-modified brilliant Type IIb gem, from South Africa's Cullinan mine...
- A Treasured History: The "Two Matilda" Saleon 11 May 2026 at 8:00 am
A vast family-owned collection of almost 400 jewelry and other items, many by Faberge, Cartier and Tiffany, is expected to sell for tens of millions of dollars when it is auctioned by Christie's New York next month. The Stream Family Collection was assembled...