Antiques: When a rock is not just a rock
Mike Rivkin
Putting a rock on her finger, as the song goes, is supposed to be a harbinger of marital bliss. Sometimes it works exactly that way and, sadly, sometimes not so much. Perhaps it has something to do with the type, color and size of the rock. While I wouldn t bet on it, here are a few things you might want to know about the world s most expensive colored rocks if you re in the market for one.
Let s start with diamonds.
First of all, adjectives matter. Colored diamonds are typically graded as either fancy or vivid with colors parsed down to the nth degree. There are at least eight types of recognized blue diamonds, including faint blue, fancy blue, fancy vivid blue and more. And they re not cheap. An upcoming Christie’s auction later this month will feature a 2.13 carat fancy blue diamond with a supporting cast of lesser stones with a pre-sale estimate of $2-3 million. That s a lot of green.
An Auctioneer Who Can Sell Almost Anything, at Record Prices
Rahul Kadakia of Christie’s has sold the most expensive wristwatch, the priciest blue diamond and even, early on, a salad.
Rahul Kadakia has been at Christie’s since 1996. Credit.Christie’s
By Kathleen Beckett
April 6, 2021, 5:06 a.m. ET
Rahul Kadakia may have brought the hammer down on the auction world’s priciest wristwatch sale 31 million Swiss francs ($33 million) for a Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime but an early career experience was far less lofty.
“Sell me this salad,” François Curiel, then Christie’s global head of jewelry and chairman of its European operations, instructed a 24-year-old Mr. Kadakia one day at lunch in Geneva.
SWA Diamonds launch solitaire- aims at 1000 stores by 2023 ANI | Updated: Apr 05, 2021 14:29 IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 5 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Kerala-based SWA Diamonds launched its solitaire at the glittering function in Kochi. Brand ambassador Poornima Indrajith did the launch.
SWA Diamonds is a brand owned by Capestone, South India s one of the largest manufacturers of gold, diamond, and platinum ornaments based out of Malappuram in Kerala. It supplies gold, diamond and platinum ornaments to almost all leading jewellers in South India and is known for its exquisite craftsmanship.
The launch of solitaire is aimed at making diamonds an investment opportunity like gold. The fear of loss of value when one sells the diamonds is the main concern that prevents customers from investing in high-value diamonds.
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