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It is the sixth-largest diamond in the world and originally named after Francis William Reitz who was the president of the Orange Free State at the time the diamond was discovered in the area. [18] The Jubilee is the largest diamond in the Mouawad collection. [19] The Mouawad Lilac is estimated to be worth $20M (USD) and weighs 24.44 carat.
Fred Mouawad (Arabic: فريد معوض; born 16 February 1969) is a Lebanese businessman from Zgharta, Lebanon and based in Bangkok, Thailand. [1] He has founded and is the CEO of seven companies. [1] In 2013, Wealth-X named Mouawad the eighth richest diamond owner in the world, with a net worth of $1.1 billion. [2]
The original rough diamond was found in 1966 in the Premier Mine in South Africa, weighing 241 carats (48.2 g). Harry Winston cut it into the shape of a pear weighing 69.42 carats (13.884 g). [1] At the time of sale in 1969, the diamond was set in a platinum ring with two smaller diamonds on either side. [2]
The collection consisted of a ring, a pendant necklace and a bracelet that was worth a lot more than she expected. The appraiser said, "The ring with the fine ruby and the very very white diamonds ...
Her Mouawad jewelry collection debuted on the cable shopping network QVC on 14 September 2006, and 14 of the 16 styles sold out after 36 minutes. [46] Klum's clothing line for Jordache launched on 30 April 2008. [47] Klum in September 2010. Klum has two fragrances, called "Heidi Klum" and "Me".
As a marketing strategy, the Zale brothers instituted a credit plan whereby customers could pay "a penny down and a dollar a week", making jewelry and other merchandise affordable for the average working American. The success of this credit policy led to the company expanding to a total of 12 stores in Oklahoma and Texas by 1941.
This is a partial list of the largest non-synthetic diamonds with a rough stone (uncut) weight of over 200 carats (40 grams). [1] The list is not intended to be complete—e.g., the Cullinan (formerly Premier) mine alone has produced 135 diamonds larger than 200 carats since mining commenced.
The Robert Mouawad Private Museum (Arabic: متحف روبير معوض الخاص) is a private residence in Beirut's Zokak el-Blat quarter that was turned into a museum by the Lebanese businessman Robert Mouawad. The palace was built in the neo-gothic style by the Lebanese politician and art collector Henri Philippe Pharaoun in 1891.