De Beers shines light on budding jewellery designers

Diamond giant De Beers will this year conduct its bi-annual Shining Light Awards jewellery design competition. De Beers beneficiation manager Kagiso Fredericks told Rough & Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview they set aside 4.5 carats...

22 july 2024

DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club mulls diamond safari tours in southern Africa

DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club (DDC) is set to organise diamond safari tours in southern Africa, home to major diamond-producing countries. DDC founder Agnes Abdulahu told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa that the launch of the first diamond safari...

15 july 2024

Vladislav Zhdanov: Questions of efficiency and investment potential of diamond mining versus diamond growing pique keen interest

Vladislav Zhdanov is Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). He told Rough&Polished about new researches into the effectiveness of diamond production methods.

02 july 2024

Why it's expensive to cut and polish diamonds in Africa? ADMA president António Oliveira has the answer

The African Diamond Manufacturers Association (ADMA) president António Oliveira told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that the lack of a robust infrastructure in Africa fails to accelerate and encourage manufacturing...

24 june 2024

Edahn Golan: IPO feasible but not Anglo’s preferred way to sell De Beers

Edahn Golan, owner of the eponymous Edahn Golan Diamond Research and Data, told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that while an IPO of De Beers is “feasible,"  he does not think this is a route Anglo American...

17 june 2024

Christie’s Hong Kong presents largest fancy intense pink diamond to be put on auction in November

09 october 2023

Christie’s Hong Kong presented the The Pink Supreme, the largest fancy intense pink internally flawless diamond to ever appear at auction.

The Pink Supreme is a phenomenal 15.48 carat fancy intense pink internally flawless Type IIa diamond ring. A true rarity, The Pink Supreme’s sensational ‘Fancy Intense’ pink hue is a distinction only a fraction of pink diamonds achieve from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), and its Type IIa classification represents less than a mere 2% of all gem diamonds.

Impressive in size, graded Internally Flawless and cut and design with expert craftsmanship, this is a pink diamond of unparalleled beauty and a true optical masterpiece. The price estimate of the piece is valued at $9,000,000 – $12,000,000.

Christie’s preview ran from 4 - 7 October in Hong Kong, while the live auction is scheduled to take place on 27 November, at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Aruna Gaitonde, Editor in Chief of the Asian Bureau, Rough & Polished