According to the company Lucara Diamond, large diamonds, like the 1109-carat "Lesedi La Rona", it is not difficult to sell. The company observes the high interest in the diamond by a few buyers who are ready to buy the second largest diamond of gem quality in the world.
COO Lucara Pol Dey (Paul Day) told Rough & Polished on the sidelines of the conference "Botswana Resource Sector" in Gaborone on the sarcastic remarks of some diamond brokers, who said that the best thing they could have done with a diamond weighing 1,000 carats and more it is to split it with a hammer into smaller stones that will be easier to sell.
"We think that the situation is just the opposite ... (because) we are seeing high interest in sale of our diamonds, which are becoming larger with the progress of production", - said Day.
"We also believe that beginning to understand this market through continuous interest in stones with high value. As soon as we were able to get the largest diamond" Lesedi ", we received an offer to purchase from a number of individuals and organizations at a higher price" - he added.
Day also noted that interest in buying "Lesedi La Rona" showed not only the traditional diamantaires, but also private collectors of expensive and unique items.
"That's why we decided to organize an open auction the diamond instead of a closed tender, which usually attracts only (traditional diamond buyers)", - he concluded the Day.
"Lesedi La Rona" has exhibited in Asia, Dubai and the Middle East, as well as in New York and Antwerp, and is now on display in London.
Unique diamond auction held at the end of this month.
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Indian government company Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation (MMTC) announced the high sales of gold and silver coins via the Internet during the celebration of the Dunteras festival, media reported.
Such large online trading companies, like Amazon, Snapdeal and Flipkart, were betting on buyers of gold jewelry on their trading floors. In addition, combining efforts with large online platforms has repeatedly helped to increase sales to such retailers as Bluestone and Caratlane.
Some online sites reported a five-fold increase in visitors during the Duntheras festival. The revenue of some of them has grown almost 8 times. This may mean that buyers prefer more expensive jewelry. There are also signs that, That most of the purchases were made by regular visitors of online stores.
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