Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Wittelsbach diamond, before being recut by Graff. The original Wittelsbach Diamond, also known as Der Blaue Wittelsbacher, [3] was a 35.56-carat (7.112 g) fancy, deep, greyish-blue diamond with VS2 clarity that had been part of both the Austrian and the Bavarian Crown jewels. [4] Its colour and clarity had been compared to the Hope Diamond ...
The stone was cut by a team of 35 using computer-controlled lasers into 26 D-flawless diamonds totaling 223.35 carats (44.670 g), the highest yield from a single diamond. [17] [18] The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond is a 31.06-carat (6.212 g) fancy deep-blue diamond with internally flawless clarity purchased by Laurence Graff in 2008 for £16.4 million.
The nearby gypsum mine was purchased in 1923 by the Blue Diamond Corporation of California. [5] The company opened a wallboard manufacturing plant at the site in 1941, and then began building a company town in 1942. [6] [7] The village of Cottonwood became known as Blue Diamondville that year, when a post office opened under that name.
The Wittelsbach diamond before being recut In 2008, Graff purchased the Wittelsbach Diamond for £16.4 million, a considerable premium over the £9 million guide price. [ 9 ] Almost two years later, Graff revealed he had had three diamond cutters repolish the stone to eliminate the chips and improve the clarity, reducing the diamond from 35.52 ...
Sponsored Links London jeweler Laurence Graff bought the diamond and renamed. A 24.8-carat pink diamond was sold in an auction for a $46.2 million on Tuesday, the most money ever paid for a jewel ...
The Winston Blue; Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond This page was last edited on 17 November 2024, at 02:22 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The Winston Blue; Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond This page was last edited on 30 October 2021, at 08:40 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.