Recent record breakers: Pink diamond sold for $37 million Posted June 03, 2021 | By Arabella Roden ⢠Editor Auction house Christie’s has recorded several outstanding results in its recent ‘Magnificent Jewels’ sale in Hong Kong, including the Sakura Diamond, which became the largest purple-pink flawless diamond ever sold at auction.
The 15.81-carat fancy vivid stone sold to a telephone bidder for $HK226 million ($AU37.7 million), not including commission – slightly above the low estimate for its final sale price. We are very excited to have marked another important chapter in jewellery auction history today
Vickie Sek, Christie s Asia Pacific
It was named ‘Sakura’, the Japanese word for a cherry blossom, due to its delicate hue.
From birth to timeless legacy: The complete story of Argyle pink diamonds Posted April 22, 2021 | By Arabella Roden • Editor As the era of the Argyle Mine draws to a close, ARABELLA RODEN explores the compelling history and enduring legacy of the world’s premier source of pink diamonds.
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Chart source: Jeweller analysis, GIA, excludes Petite Suites and Pink Everlastings is no way to discuss the pink diamond category without the Argyle Mine. Discovered in 1979 and operational since the mid-1980s, the Rio Tinto owned-and-operated site – located 550km southwest of Darwin, in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia – produced 90 to 95 per cent of the world’s pink and red diamonds before its closure in November 2020.
New collection of prestigious Argyle pink diamonds released in Australia Posted February 23, 2021 | By Arabella Roden ⢠Editor John Glajz, a Singapore-based Argyle Pink Diamond Authorised partner and regional ambassador for the Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA), has created a second limited-edition curated collection of 1,000 Argyle pink diamonds, following the success of the original collection in 2017.
Like the 2017 collection, the 2021 stones will each be independently certified by the International Gemological Institute (IGI) and come with reports and security seals to prove their authenticity.
Glajz said, “Having seen the production volumes of these rare diamonds dwindle and their prices increase over a 25-year period, I wanted to create a collection that was independently graded in accordance to international gemmological standards and also independently security-sealed in order to make the diamonds attainable for the broader market.”