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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.
The "Star of the East" is a 94.78-carat, pear-shaped, D-color stone of VS2 clarity grade. [1] Its exact origin is unknown, but it likely originated from India. [1] The Star of the East diamond was part of the collection of jewels belonging to the Ottoman Sultan, Abdul Hamid II, who ruled between 1876 and 1909.
The polishing of the two main diamonds of 137.02 (Big Rose) and 31.48 (Little Rose) ct. was done by David du Plessis (who was also responsible for polishing The Golden Jubilee and was one of the main polishers of the Centenary Diamond), and the 2.11 carats (422 mg) Baby Rose was done by Mike Botha and Willem Joubert. The stones resulting from ...
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 ...
The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2] The city of Carlotta, California was up for auction on eBay in February 2003. [3] In September 2004, the Indiana Firebirds arena football team was auctioned off, first in a regular auction that failed to reach the reserve price, [4] and again as a "Buy it Now" item for ...
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]
It wasn’t until Brady’s first Super Bowl in 2002 that his collection really took off. Since then, he began acquiring watches to mark some of his biggest occasions.
Fred Mouawad has been co-guardian and head of the diamond division of the 120-year-old Mouawad family business, along with his younger brothers Alain and Pascal, since his father's retirement in 2010. The company designs, manufactures and sells jewelry and watches. [3] He established Mouawad shops in Rolls-Royce dealerships in Abu Dhabi and ...