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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 ...
Blue Diamond is the site of Cottonwood Spring (formerly known as Ojo de Cayetana, or Pearl Spring), a watering place and camp site on the Old Spanish Trail and the later Mormon Road between Mountain Springs and Las Vegas Springs.
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.
This segment of SR 159 is known on maps and signs as Blue Diamond Road (assuming the name from SR 160), but is also referred to as Red Rock Canyon Road. As SR 159 enters the city of Las Vegas, it transitions into Charleston Boulevard, a major east–west section line arterial bisecting the Las Vegas Valley.
begin Blue Diamond Road – end Windmill Lane: 0.490: 0.789: I-15 to I-215 east / CC 215 west – Los Angeles, Salt Lake City: Interchange: Decatur Boulevard: 4.333: 6.973: Rainbow Boulevard: Former SR 595 north: Blue Diamond: 11.005: 17.711: SR 159 east (Blue Diamond Road) / Erskine Junction Way – Blue Diamond, Red Rock: Begin Pahrump Valley ...
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 southern section began at Tropicana Avenue and ran north along Jones Boulevard 3.061 miles (4.926 km) to the Las Vegas city limits at Sahara Avenue. The northern section resumed at Charleston Boulevard ( SR 159 ) and continued 3.026 miles (4.870 km) north to its terminus at Smoke Ranch Road.