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Argyle pink diamonds
Posted by Beth on July 13, 2019, 10:59 am
The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) has just posted an item about a stunning collection of the very rare Argyle pink and red diamonds which will be offered for tender. They are among the last of these diamonds from the mine in the East Kimberley, Western Australia.
For non-Australian readers the reference to the collection being "launched on Country" means that the launch is in/on land where the Gelganyem people are the traditional owners.
Even tiny pink Argyle diamonds are worth obscene amounts of money. For their size I've never thought them worth buying though I'm sure others will disagree with me.
Interesting Kat Max! I am sure that you, like me, would have seen any number of Argyle pink diamonds in jewellery shop windows since the 1980s when they hit out local market.
Initially, I was intrigued by the colour, but felt that pink sapphires and pale coloured rubies were more attractive. At the time, I didn't appreciate the phenomenon of pink diamonds. (Oh! my ignorance at the time!) To this day I am not a fan of those which have brown overtones.
Last year, a jeweller I know told me of a commission he was doing for an engagement ring. The lady, in true Australian style, didn't want a ring which was ostentatious, but she had a significantly sized pink diamond set under the diamond superstructre. Amazing! but very Australian, in that she did not want anyone to know how expensive her ring was.
I quite like some coloured diamonds. I do appreciate them as rare stones but what they charge for anything even mildly pink and truly tiny....there are better ways to spend my money I think.
I don't actually see a lot of antique jewellery worn in the city any more. I do see some big bling rings on some fingers but they stand out I think because they aren't really that common.
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Last year, a jeweller I know told me of a commission he was doing for an engagement ring. The lady, in true Australian style, didn't want a ring which was ostentatious, but she had a significantly sized pink diamond set under the diamond superstructre. Amazing! but very Australian, in that she did not want anyone to know how expensive her ring was.
Funny how present day royals and members of noble families are rarely seen or known to own coloured diamonds. HM QE2 was gifted the Williamson pink diamond and the defunct Iranian royals had maybe half a dozen pink diamonds. The Tsars had a famous red diamond and one or two pink ones and the Hope blue was I believe in the French royal house. Are any other coloured diamonds owned or was seen on HM QE2? I believe yes, as she had debut a large floral brooch on her last visit to France but maybe the stones were semiprecious and not fully diamonds. I think in a previous post Queen Max of the Netherlands had worn stones of a pink hue colour. I saw some pictures with Melina Trump in some pink coloured diamonds. I wondered if she actually owned them or was just using same as a loan or for some charity event as the loaning of jewels seems on the rise again.
Regards,
Dave.
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Even tiny pink Argyle diamonds are worth obscene amounts of money. For their size I've never thought them worth buying though I'm sure others will disagree with me.
There is actually an investment fund here in Australia that used to buy pink diamonds. They were advertising recently that this was the last opportunity to buy into the fund due to diamond shortage . I presume they are going to start to sell out the remaining stones and wind the fund up.
The next big one is probably Tanzanite. It is only found in one mine or area I believe and the stones are becoming increasingly rare.
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The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) has just posted an item about a stunning collection of the very rare Argyle pink and red diamonds which will be offered for tender. They are among the last of these diamonds from the mine in the East Kimberley, Western Australia.
For non-Australian readers the reference to the collection being "launched on Country" means that the launch is in/on land where the Gelganyem people are the traditional owners.
on July 13, 2019, 10:59 am
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