Who bought the De Beers blue diamond?

De Beers Cullinan Blue rough stone
Some of the most valuable diamonds were acquired by Hong Kong real estate tycoon, Joseph Lau. In 2014, Lau spent US$32.6 million dollars on a 9.75 carat Fancy Vivid Blue diamond at Sotheby's New York. He named it The Zoe Diamond after his daughter.
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How much is the De Beers diamond worth?

The De Beers Blue, the largest vivid blue diamond ever to appear at auction, fetched more than $57.4 million and approximately $3.8 million per carat, making it one of the highest prices ever achieved for a diamond at auction.
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What is a blue diamond worth?

Blue Diamond Price

The price of a 0.5 carat light blue diamond is $26,280 on average. Deep blue and vivid blue diamonds cost much more—around $75,000 for a 0.25 carat diamond. As you increase in color intensity and carat weight, blue diamond prices extend beyond $100,000, $200,000, and more.
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Where is blue diamond's gem?

Her gemstone is located on her chest above her sternum, and she wears a long navy blue cloak that touches the ground. Underneath the upper part of her cloak, she wears a navy blue hood. Her height is similar to Yellow Diamond, only obscured by her hunched posture making her look shorter.
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Who did blue diamond shatter?

This is first seen when Blue Diamond sentenced Ruby to be shattered just for fusing with Sapphire out of a desire to save her life, demonstrating her ruthlessness towards these situations. Even after 5,000 years, her attitude towards these situations has not changed.
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De Beers Cullinan - the rarest blue diamond at auction in Hong Kong - LUXE.TV



Why did blue diamond take Greg?

Blue Diamond cares deeply about protecting Pink Diamond's legacy, causing her to take Greg to Pink Diamond's Human Zoo in space so that one more human can be saved before the Cluster destroys the Earth.
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Are blue diamonds A Good Investment?

Prices rise, and supply is limited, making these diamonds especially desirable. Many people wish to invest in a blue diamond, which motivates many jewelers to enter the business, pushing prices up even more. The blue diamond market has always been strong, stable, and worthy of investment.
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How old is the Hope Diamond?

The Hope Diamond was formed deep within the Earth approximately 1.1 billion years ago. Like all diamonds, it was formed when carbon atoms formed strong bonds with each other. The Hope Diamond was originally embedded in kimberlite and was later extracted and refined to form the current gem.
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Why is blue diamond so expensive?

Well, they are very rare to be found in nature, especially the ones very intense in color. Blue diamonds are also said to be rare and, therefore, quite expensive – though not as much as pink diamonds. In fact, blue diamonds are so rare that only a few jewelers had an opportunity to see one.
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Where is the Cullinan diamond now?

Today, the diamond is located in the Tower of London in the British Sovereign's Royal Scepter.
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Who will inherit Queen Elizabeth Jewelry?

The Royal collection will be inherited first by Prince Charles (and will be available for Camilla as Queen Consort) and then William and Kate. Jewellery expert Ella Kay told the Express that these are “regalia used in ceremonies of state, like corporations” — and they are “owned by the sovereign in a trust.”
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Who owns the most diamonds in the world?

De Beers S.A., South African company that is the world's largest producer and distributor of diamonds. Through its many subsidiaries and brands, De Beers participates in most facets of the diamond industry, including mining, trading, and retail.
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Will diamond prices come back down?

Consumer demand for diamond jewelry is at a record high. As a result, in 2021, diamond prices went up 11 times, and we'll see pricing increases continue for natural diamonds, at least for the first half of the year.
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What happened to the owners of the Hope Diamond?

According to the legend, a curse attends the owner of the Hope diamond, a curse that first befell the large, blue gem when it was plucked (i.e. stolen) from an idol in India—a curse that foretold bad luck and death not only for the owner of the diamond but for all who touched it.
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Who owns the Hope Diamond 2021?

The Hope Diamond remains in the safe of Joseph Frankel and Sons for six years. The Walsh family moves into a mansion on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, DC. Evalyn Walsh marries Edward (Ned) McLean, heir to the Washington Post newspaper fortune.
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Who owns the Heart of the Ocean necklace?

The necklace was shown in a Titanic display in Belfast for some years. When Ellen Mary Walker fell into hard times in the 1990s, she sold it to a lady in Florida who still possesses the Heart of the Ocean.
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How can you tell if a blue diamond is real?

Hold the blue diamond stone between two fingers and breathe on it with a puff of air. A light layer of fog will form on the diamond because of the heat in your breath. If the fog disappears right away, it's real.
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How many blue diamonds are there in the world?

That institute has studied millions of diamonds from around the world. Only a small share of them — about two in every 10,000 — are blue. And only a few blue diamonds have tiny bits of non-diamond material, called mineral inclusions, inside their crystal structure.
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Is it better to invest in gold or diamonds?

Gold tends to be a safe investment since it is known to withstand inflation and has a reliable return. In certain parts of the world, gold is considered a form of currency, which is not true for diamonds. In this sense, gold could be worth more than diamonds.
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Did rose like Greg?

Rose eventually got into a romantic relationship with a human, Greg Universe, before giving up her physical form in order to give birth to their son, Steven, who inherited her gemstone.
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Did Greg and Amethyst have a relationship?

Initially, I thought Amethyst had repressed romantic feelings towards Greg and was slightly jealous of Rose's and Greg's relationship, but I see now that this isn't the case. Pearl said that Amethyst and Greg would be gone for days. This would indicate that Amethyst and Greg were really close at one point in time.
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Did Greg and Rose ever fuse?

They start dancing and Pearl fuses with Rose, in an effort to one-up Greg, into Rainbow Quartz, who dances for the remainder of the song and unfuses. Pearl then drops the mic, ending Greg's guitar solo. Rose tells an amazed Greg that Pearl told her to fuse so his video had "a little something extra".
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