At the opening of World Diamond Congress in Tel Aviv, the outgoing president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses said the problem of conflict diamonds was "practically over".
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"It is a world record for a Golconda diamond and a world record price per carat for a colourless diamond, " Francois Curiel, director of the international jewellery department at Christie's, told reporters.
Instead of the outright ban on Zimbabwe diamond sales recommended by the World Diamond Council last year, the Kimberley Process decided in November simply to suspend sales for six months to give the government another chance to comply with its standards and to withdraw all troops from the area.
Some 34, 000 jobs in the city are connected to the diamond trade, according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre, from mining company representatives to dealers to the craftsmen who polish the stones.
Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer, which leaves Ascorp controlling more than 10% of the world's rough diamond supply.
Reduced sales could adversely affect "all of Africa", the World Diamond Council (WDC) told Reuters news agency.
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They, together with the World Diamond Council, are asking international diamond traders not to touch Marange diamonds.
For De Beers, it confirms that the company's Central Selling Organisation will still control the world diamond trade.
The size of a duck's egg, with 184 carats, the seventh largest diamond in the world was used as a paperweight.
Cullinan I was the largest diamond in the world until 1987.
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Christie's say that the Princie Diamond is believed to be the third largest pink diamond in the world and was found 300 years ago in the Golconda mines.
Antwerp is the hub of the world diamond trade - about 150m euros' worth of stones move in and out of the city every day, the spokeswoman added.
The spokesman for the Antwerp World Diamond Centre said it was aware of reports that gold and platinum were stolen along with the diamonds, but he said he could not confirm that information.
The result was an agreement by the United Nations, European Union, the governments of 74 countries, the World Diamond Council -- representing the industry -- and a number of interest groups such as Global Witness.
Over on the diamond, the World Series Champion Chicago White Sox captured their first title since 1917 without their best player, cranky Frank Thomas, who they are looking to ax because they realize that team chemistry is more important than talent.
"America is the most important diamond market in the world, " says Andrew Coxon, the president of De Beers Institute of Diamonds and its top diamond buyer.
The area has the earliest known diamond mines in the world, producing the stones as early as 800BC.
Over that period sales from the Core Zone represented approximately 6 percent of world rough diamond supply by value.
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Then it takes the valued goods to the Brussels airport to be flown to diamond centers around the world.
At the time of the 1937 and 1939 World's Fairs, the diamond was said to have belonged to one of the world's wealthiest maharajas, who loaned it to the events.
America, where half the world's diamond jewelry is bought, was Graff's next big move.
Antwerp, the city known as the world's diamond-cutting capital, lies only about 25 miles away from Brussels.
For a century De Beers mines or those in contract to the company controlled 80% of the world's diamond production.
Forevermark invited designers from around the world to create diamond jewelry that reflects and is inspired by the word: Promise.
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Exclusion means Congo cannot trade diamonds with the process' 43 member states, which account for over 98% of the world's diamond trade.
Discovered in 2004 by Rio Tinto, the Bunder deposit is estimated at 37 million tons of ore containing 27.4 million carats, a volume that would place Madhya Pradesh in the top 10 diamond producing regions of the world.
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In a decade long career, the 2001 National League Rookie of the Year has won six Silver Slugger Awards, appeared on the All Star team nine times and is the proud owner of a diamond and ruby encrusted 2006 World Series ring.
But his true skill is being one of the best and most knowledgeable diamond and gemstone dealers in the world.
The deal raises Anglo's stake in the world's largest diamond distributor to 85%, with the remainder owned by the Botswana government.
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it will launch "Diamond Vision OLED, " the world's first, large-scale display system in the 100-inch and above range that uses organic light emitting diode (OLED) as its light source.
ENGADGET: Mitsubishi's huge, modular OLED display set to go on sale worldwide on September 21
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