World Auction Record per Carat for a Ruby World Auction Record. Christie’s Hong Kong sale of Magnificent Jewels realised HK$747,894,000 / US$96,904,062, selling 80% by lot and 83% by value. The Crimson Flame, an exceptionally rare Burmese ruby, sold for HK$142 million / US$18 million, setting a world auction record per carat of US$1.2 million. […]
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Biggest Diamond in More Than a Century Unearthed A 1,111 carat gem-quality diamond, second in size only to the Cullinan diamond cut into the British Crown jewels, has been unearthed by Lucara Diamond Corp. in Botswana. The Type-IIa stone, just smaller than a tennis ball, is the biggest diamond discovery for more than 100 years, […]
Bangkok Gem Scam Bangkok Gem Scam – Police say they have raided several jewelry stores and arrested 21 people in connection with a notorious tourist scam in Bangkok. According to Pol.Lt.Gen. Thitirat Nonghanpitak, commander of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), police officers with search warrants raided three gem stores in Dusit district earlier this week and […]
The Royal Opal Black Opal which was in possesion by Bobby, an australian miner, for 14 years, will make its debut later this month at the Couture show for high-end jewelry at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. It is expected to reach $3 million. Called the Royal One, the 306 carat, gem quality black […]
De Beers lowers prices De Beers lowers prices. The difficult profitability in the diamond polished market continues to be the main topic of concern in the industry. Rough prices have been too high for manufacturers to be profitable. The polished has not kept up and as we experienced softening polished prices by a few percent, […]
Thanks to Mr Jayesh Patel for visiting our lab, we had a very nice time together. Thanks for the gift. The elephant will be the new mascot of the Gemological Institute of Cambodia
What a nice surprise to see the GEMIC LAB gemstones reports at 55th Bangkok Gems and Jewellery Fair on February 24-28, 2015!
