Petra Diamonds managed to get a diamond weighing 121.26 carats, the Cullinan mine (Cullinan) in South Africa.
In a statement sent to Rough & Polished, it says that the stone belongs to type IIa and possesses "exceptional color and clarity."
In Petra also noted that the diamond is the sole example of a large and high-quality diamond, which is known Cullinan mine.
The company said that the diamond will be sold within the last tender in 2016 fiscal year, which is currently taking place in Johannesburg.
"This diamond, as well as a number of other high-quality stones will form part of the tender we managed to get a better proportion of rough diamonds in the last quarter of the 2016 fiscal year.", - concluded the Petra Diamonds.
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A new world auction record of value for any diamond of any color or any other gem was established on November 11, when a sensational 12.03-carat impeccable fancy bright blue diamond was sold to a private collector from Hong Kong for $ 48,468,158 (about $ 4 million per carat) At the auction Sotheby's in Geneva.
The buyer renamed the diamond "The Blue Moon" (The Blue Moon) in "The Blue Moon of Josephine" (The Blue Moon of Josephine).
Thus, the cost of this diamond became a new record at an auction for one carat.
The new price record surpassed last year's one-carat price record of "The Zoe Diamond" ($ 3.3 million per carat), as well as the record price of any other precious stone in history previously set by the diamond "
Pink Graff "(The Graff Pink), which was sold five years ago at the Sotheby's auction in Geneva for $ 46.2 million. " I am absolutely delighted with the record result of this evening. This fascinating diamond, undoubtedly, occurs only once in a lifetime. I'm also pleased to report that tonight the total revenue from our trades amounted to an unprecedented $ 300 million, after the record highs of May, "said David Bennett, head of Sotheby's international jewelry division. - The evening star, "Blue Moon of Josephine," was mined at the Cullinan deposit of Petra Diamonds. The diamond was cut by Cora International. Now he will take the place among the greatest diamonds of the world.
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