A 5 -carat cushion cut pink diamond ring was sold for a record breaking $10.8 million. The Christie’s auction where the sale took place was held on the 1st of December at Hong Kong. The diamond, a potentially flawless diamond is considered near perfect. The accompanied report by the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) states […]
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A new gem testing certificate was launched by the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) on the 8th of December 2009 at the premises of the NGJA laboratory. Photos Courtesy NGJA Click to enlarge
The National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) organized a lecture on the 25th November 2009. The topic of the lecture was Gemstone and Mineral Resources of Tanzania. Photo courtesy, the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) The lecture was delivered by Dr Gamini Zoysa a Geologist and Consultant Gemologist. He is also the present International […]
The National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA), Sri Lanka is calling for applications to issue dealers and lapidary licenses for 2010. The following should be taken into consideration when applying for Dealers and lapidary licences for 2010: 1) Licenses will be issued according to the value of the maximum stock expected to be maintained during […]
The Nature of Diamonds Exhibit which started on Friday, Oct. 23, will continue till March 28th at the Chicago Field Museum. According to the website of the Field Museum Chicago, diamonds are born from billions of years of crushing force and no other gemstone has captured the world’s imagination like diamonds. The exhibit which contains over 1000 […]
32- Carat Emerald Cut Diamond Sold For U.S $ 7.7 Million at Christie’s New York A 32.01-carat emerald cut internally flawless diamond set in a ring was sold for USD 7.7 million at Christie’s New York. Leonore Annenberg, the late billionaire and philanthropist bought the ring for her 90th birthday. She died at the age […]
According to the Financial Times (FT) De Beers says that the diamond market is stabilizing. The chief executive of De Beers in Botswana, Sheila Khama told the Financial Times “Consumption has not improved to anywhere near the levels that we are accustomed to . . . but the abrupt rate at which it [consumption] was […]
An 8.74 carat blue diamond was sold for 5.7 million U.S dollars at Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong on Wednesday the 7th of October 2009. The diamond was emerald cut fancy intense blue with VVS1 grade (which is the third best grade). The stone was bought by an anonymous phone bidder. Four rivals were also bidding seriously […]
The Hong Kong Gem and Jewellery Fair which is one of the worlds most famous jewellery fairs held its 2009 Fair. Click to enlarge Buyers at the Sri Lanka Pavilion Hong Kong Gem and Jewellery Fair 2009 Photos courtesy NGJA It is also considered among the top 3 fine jewellery fairs of the world. It is the […]
A large 507.55 carat diamond was discovered at the Cullinan Diamond Mine on Thursday the 24th September 2009. This makes it one of the largest rough diamonds ever found. This is the 18th largest rough diamond discovered in the world so far. The Cullinan Diamond with a weight of 3106 carats is the largest rough […]