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Diamond Registry in The Washington Post

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The 5 C's on CNBC

Diamond Registry on National Public Radio

Record $350,000 Internet Diamond Sale

Diamond Registry in The New York Times

Our Policy On "Conflict Diamonds"

GIA interviews Diamond Registry Founder

From failed Shirley blue diamond sale to exceeded selling price for new Harry Winston top lot of 15.52-carat. Every week is interesting in the diamond industry, definitely if there were exciting auctions. One of the unexpected updates was that the Shirley blue diamond failed to sell... Continue Reading.

Mom, mama or mommy, no matter what you call her- today is all about her! Every year, on this very special day, our minds will be focused on paying tribute to our mothers who sat by our bed when we were sick, woke up 6 times a night, loved us from the moment we were there, celebrated our success, gave the best advice when needed and much more. ... Continue Reading.

This spring, 3 rare blue diamonds dominate the diamond industry of 2016.The headlines of the news in the diamond industry, as you might have noticed, have been filled with blue diamond sales or announcements. A trio of blue diamonds with very rare diamond characteristics is mainly dominating the news and will be fighting for a place in the record books... Continue Reading.

The “Aurora Green” of 5.03-carat is very valuable and estimated to reach $3.18 - $3.98 million per diamond carat! The “Aurora Green” of 5.03-carat is very valuable and estimated to reach $3.18 - $3.98 million per diamond carat! After the amazing blue diamonds at the auctions, Christie’s in Hong Kong will be presenting the largest fancy vivid green diamond for auction at the Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Auction... Continue Reading.

The Unique Pink is the largest of its diamond shape ever offered at an auction. The rare and remarkable “The Unique Pink” is soon going to be auctioned by auction house Sotheby’s in Geneva on Magnificent jewels and Noble Jewels sale. This pink colored diamond will be the largest of its diamond shape to be offered at an auction as it weighs 15.38-carat!... Continue Reading.

“De Beers Millenium Jewel 4” a blue colored diamond fetched highest price ever paid in an auction in Asia. An internally flawless, vivid blue diamond of 10.10-carat has smashed the auction records after setting a new Asia auction price record... Continue Reading.

Which diamond ring style was trending in 1910 & which one now? Recently Mode’s released a very interesting video that went viral regarding engagement rings of the last 100 years. In the video you will go back to the diamond ring styles of 1910 and in 3 minutes see ring styles to 2015. Watch the 3-minute video... Continue Reading.

Auction house Christie's presents possible 8 to 12 million dollar colored diamond in New York coming April. The latest big and finest blue diamond going up for sale is the 14.62-carat “Oppenheimer Blue”. Since blue diamonds are considered the rarest gemstones in the world, this exceptional blue diamond could fetch a world record diamond price.... Continue Reading.

Auction house Christie's presents possible 8 to 12 million dollar colored diamond in New York coming April. The pink diamond ring that appreciated up to 400 percent in less than a decade is going up for auction in April.... Continue Reading.

The Sotheby’s in Hong Kong is going to present an extremely rare and superb 10.10 carat IF Fancy vivid blue diamond upcoming April auction. The rare colored oval cut diamond is one among twelve rare diamonds out of the renowned De Beers Millennium Jewels collection and is already estimated to fetch up to 30-35 million USD... Continue Reading.

The loose diamond finding of the century on road show before going up for sale this spring. Have you been wondering what is the next step of the 2nd largest rough diamond? Well the largest loose diamond in the century that is about the size of a tennis ball shall soon go out on a road show before it hits the Sotheby’s auction in spring ... Continue Reading.

Royal princess Margaret owned the spectacular diamond brooch since 1948 until she passed away aged 71. Very soon you are able to purchase the former queen’s diamond and sapphire brooch at the auction. Princess Margaret owned this diamond and sapphire brooch since 1948 when ... Continue Reading.

Sparkling diamonds and white metals were the favorite of the 88th Academy Awards red carpet jewelry presentation. The 88th Academy Awards last Sunday sparkled great diamond jewelry on the red carpet which many of us would like to wear just once in a lifetime... Continue Reading.

Recently Hollywood gained another bride to be, 47 year old Kylie Minogue flashed an amazing diamond engagement ring at the NME Awards. First it was not clear if it was an engagement ring but actor Joshua Sasse (28) confirmed... Continue Reading.

Sparkling diamond rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings that shall soon be trending!Each year when it is time for the Grammys the celebrities will look outstanding on the red carpet with the perfect outfit and diamond jewelry. Continue Reading.

Diamond jewelry trends are different every year and in 2016 the predictions definitely contain colored diamonds. Trends for any activity or product come and go, also for diamond jewelry. The diamond jewelry trends that are predicted for 2016 definitely contain colored diamonds, as last year was full with colored gemstones. Continue Reading.

The diamond engagement ring features a massive emerald cut diamond and two tapered baguettes. Thursday last week, billionaire boyfriend James Packer popped a gigantic yet gorgeous engagement ring to his fiancée Mariah Carey. The gigantic diamond engagement ring has been the hot topic of many conversations. Continue Reading.

Statement diamond necklaces, large diamond rings, colored diamond earrings and unique diamond bracelets. At the Golden Globe 2016 all kind of diamond jewelry pieces came together on that famous red carpet. The statement diamond necklace was definitely one of the diamond jewelries that was the hottest of the evening.  Continue Reading.

The diamond necklaces of 156.77-carat stole the show next to the 200 carat Jennifer Lopez rocked. The Golden Globe of 2016 was an evening where celebrities were seen with dazzling diamond jewelry, only this time the amount of diamond carats was very high. Continue Reading.

In Hollywood there is a new trend among the single ladies which can go against your fairy tail thoughts but its true, single celebrities are buying their own “engagement ring”. From Jennifer Lopez to Kylie Jenner, celebs are buying their own diamond ring breaking the rule “diamond rings are for the ones who are engaged”.
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Last year was full with colored diamonds & all 10 togetherresults in a total of $214 million USD! The year 2015 was just like years before full with expensive diamond jewelry, only this year there were remarkably many colored diamonds at auctions....
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Which carat size would the average Hong Kong woman prefer? Recently a survey of the Diamond Federation in Hong Kong showed that Hong Kong women do care about the diamond size. The poll has been carried out between November and December in Hong Kong...
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Christie’s New York broke several records with their sparkling diamond lots. On December 10, Christie’s Magnificent Jewelry auction was finally here, having the “Victory Diamond” as the top lot of the auction since it broke the record for highest diamond price per carat... Continue Reading.

Queen Nazli’s diamond necklace features 217-carat diamonds with a 6-carat round diamond in the center. This royal diamond necklace was at the Magnificent Jewels auction of Sotheby’s the highest profile lot....
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Fancy greyish- blue diamond fetched the highest auction price per carat in its category. In London on December 5, Bonham auction house sold a very unique 2.97-carat diamond ring for 2.2 million USD. The diamond ring includes a fancy greyish- blue diamond that was in the pre-sale estimated for $752.00 to $1.05 million... Continue Reading.

“The Williamson” 23.16 carat rough pink colored diamond is on its way to Antwerp to be sold. While the 1,111 carat rough colorless diamond can still not be valued due to its large size a giant rough pink diamond is found and up for auction. Colored diamonds are compared to colorless diamonds a lot more rare to find. Therefore this 23.16 carat rough pink colored diamond is a very unusual finding... Continue Reading.

Most important “Pigeon’s Blood” ruby realized more than $18 thousand USD. The “Crimson Flame” is a beautiful yet extraordinary combination of a ruby and colorless diamonds, is auctioned at Christie’s Hong Kong on December 1 2015. This “Pigeon’s Blood” (red) ruby was the most important ruby that has ever appeared at an action in Asia... Continue Reading.

A 217-carat bib style diamond necklace, with all kinds of diamond shapes at Sotheby’s Auction. On December 9 Sotheby will have its final fall season of “Magnificent Jewels” auction in New York where an Egyptian royal diamond necklace is one of the top lots. The 217-carat bib style diamond necklace, which contains all kinds of diamond shapes, belonged to Queen Nazli of Egypt... Continue Reading.

This shocking 1,111-carat rough diamond is second largest diamond in size. Again we are amazed by the work of Mother Nature, which created an extremely large colorless diamond. This colorless diamond, which has been found in Botswana, is a shocking size of 1,111-carat rough diamond... Continue Reading.

Hong Kong property tycoon bought two rare colored diamonds and named them “Blue Moon of Josephine” & “Sweet Josephine. A spectacular price of $28.5 million USD for this stamp sized pink diamond of 16.08 carat. This rare colored diamond has been bought and dubbed by Joseph Lau, a Hong Kong bidder... Continue Reading.

The 12.03 carat vivid blue diamond is the new record holder for blue diamonds! We have talked about this extremely rare blue diamond called “The Blue Moon” for weeks! Today this rare colored diamond was up for auction and fetched a record price of $48.26 million USD... Continue Reading.

The moment we’ve all Amazing estimated price of $55 million USD for extremely rare colored diamond at Sotheby’s November 11. We have talked about this extremely rare blue diamond called “The Blue Moon” for weeks! ... Continue Reading.

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is approaching, the sale of the largest pink diamond ring of 16+ carat. Do you remember that a month ago the diamond industry was amazed by the upcoming sale of the stamp sized pink diamond? Now the moment quite some people... Continue Reading.

Having a wedding that cost 31 million USD is for many of us unbelievable, but AngelaBaby (Angela Yeung) had it with an engagement ring that will blow your mind! Everything of the wedding was arranged and appeared beautiful just like the diamond ring with a five carat pear shape diamond... Continue Reading.

The vivid yellow diamond cushion cut diamond was top lot at Christie’s October 20 auction. In New York, Christie’s has sold the vivid yellow cushion cut diamond for more than 3.6 million USD. In the email that the auction house shared with the media this amazing amount for the cushion cut diamond... Continue Reading.

Magnificent 10.06 natural fancy blue diamond is one of the world’s rarest natural colored gemstone. We love this period of the year, many rare and magnificent diamond jewelry gets sold and auctioned just like this natural blue diamond ring combined with pink diamonds... Continue Reading.

Find out which colored diamonds or gemstones belongs to most expensive ones in the world? In the world we have all kind of glittering rare gemstones that are record breakers when they are sold at jewelry auctions. For every gemstone category there is one that holds the record of most expensive gemstone in their category... Continue Reading.

The over 8 carat pigeon blood Burmese ruby estimated 6 to 9 million USD! In Geneva we will soon see another stunning and historical diamond jewelry because the ruby diamond ring of Queen Maria-José is for auction. This time it will be an 8 carat ring from a former personal collection which is from the last Queen of Italy... Continue Reading.

The total sale including the fancy yellow diamond is estimated around 20 million USD! This yellow diamond is super rare due to its size and intense color. In nature colored diamonds are not found that easily, especially if it is this size. Therefore, experts are speculating that the cushion cut yellow diamond is already estimated for 3 – 4 million USD ... Continue Reading.

The stamp sized pink diamond is going to make history, but which 4 diamonds were before that? In the history of auction house Christie’s many unique diamonds were sold. In this brief recap we will look back at the 4 most exceptional diamonds besides the pink stamp sized diamond... Continue Reading.

In Los Angeles not very long ago, the 67th Emmy awards occurred and the biggest Hollywood stars celebrated their great performance by wearing beautiful diamond jewelry. As always the red carpet brings forward a very strong trend, which was this time diamonds, rings, diamond bracelets, diamond earrings... Continue Reading.

The 14 carat golden ring with a diamond claw crest, which is known among the Presley fans as Presley’s most prized possessions as it, was a gift from his father is up for sale! However, Presley gave it away together with a scarf to Tommy Milham after reading the interview that this super fan queued up for more than 20 hours to see him perform back in 1976... Continue Reading.

After the amazement of the blue diamond called ‘Blue Moon’ a stamp size pink diamond is up for auction coming November 10. Christie’s auction house is most probably going to set a record with this pink diamond ring, which contains a very rare 16.08 carat pink diamond. This will be the largest pink diamond of its kind that is going to be auctioned... Continue Reading.

Last September 24 and September 25 Sotheby’s is kicking off the important jewels season with notable provenance diamond jewelry. The auction was held in New York City and contained very exceptional diamonds but also emeralds... Continue Reading.

These days the diamond industry news headlines are mostly covered by the upcoming auction of an extremely rare blue diamond called ‘Blue Moon’. The loose diamond called Blue Moon is valued in between 33 to 55 million USD... Continue Reading.

Just like all things, tastes changes and therefore also the engagement ring styles are changing.  But which diamond cut, ring metal or design is nowadays the running trend for engagement rings? Well according to jewellers there is a significant increase for rose gold and classic ring designs... Continue Reading.

After 98 years this rare 50.13-spinel and diamond jewelry piece is up for auction.Very soon the so-called cousin of the famous Hope Diamond will be up for sale, shining with 22 colorless loose diamonds around the center spinel. This unique diamond jewelry piece has been in the Hope’s vast collection, which contained extraordinary diamonds ... Continue Reading.

At the MTV Video Music Awards the celebrities showed us amazing colored diamond jewelry. All kind of colored diamonds such as black diamonds dominated the red carpet in Los Angeles. Colored diamonds are very popular in the market at the moment and very rare to find in nature. Every year or better said every red carpet we are amazed on how the celebrities look like... Continue Reading.

Last week many impressive jewelry pieces gathered in Australia for the Sotheby Important jewels auction with diamonds as highlights. One of the major diamond jewelry highlights was the 10.94 fancy yellow colored diamond ring, which is sold for an amazing amount. Resulting in a total auction sale of 1.84 million USD. This result is a new record for Sotheby Australia since ... Continue Reading.

Measuring the True Price of Diamonds LONDON — St. Valentine’s Day, in many places, is a day for the enamored, or simply lustful, to communicate their affections, often anonymously, to the object of their yearnings. It is a day, too, of sometimes costly gifts .....
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