Colored diamonds

Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered one of the largest pink diamonds in history: a 170-carat stone from the Lulo mine in Angola. The type IIa rough, named the Lulo Rose, is “believed to be the [...]

A Kashmir sapphire led Wednesday’s Bonhams Hong Kong Jewels and Jadeite auction, selling for more than $400,000. The ring, featuring the unheated cushion-shaped, 6.99-carat sapphire with a [...]

A rare 5.09-carat, blue Paraiba tourmaline and diamond ring will be the star of the upcoming Hong Kong Jewels and Jadeite sale at Bonhams. The piece, which carries a high estimate of HKD 3.8 [...]

An emerald ring set with pink diamonds from Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine has raked in $1.1 million at auction. The piece, named Majestique, was part of a collaboration between Muzo and Argyle Pink [...]

Burgundy Diamond Mines has discovered a “significant” area bearing fancy-color orange and yellow diamonds at its Naujaat diamond project in Canada. The Australian miner completed testing on 70% [...]

A record blue diamond co-owned by De Beers far outstripped its presale estimate in a stand-alone sale at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, garnering HKD 450.9 million ($57.5 million). The step-cut, [...]

The world’s biggest rough ruby stone – weighing 2.8 kg and 8,400 carats – could sell for up to $120 million, if its owners get what they’re going for. According to IDEX Online, the stone, known [...]

The Fuchsia Rose diamond surpassed its presale estimate at Christie’s New York on Wednesday, achieving $6.78 million in the Magnificent Jewels auction. The 8.82-carat, fancy-intense-purple-pink, [...]

A fancy yellow stone was cut as a 1.13-carat iDiamond; in other words, someone cut a diamond in the shape of the iconic Apple logo, according to an IDEX Online report. The gem was submitted to [...]

A record blue diamond co-owned by De Beers will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in April, carrying a price estimate of $48 million. The step-cut, 15.10-carat, fancy-vivid-blue, internally [...]