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The 88.22-carat D color, flawless, type Ila oval-cut diamond scheduled to go on auction at Sothebyβs in Hong Kong on April 2. (Photo courtesy of Sothebyβs.)
PRACTICALLY PERFECT BY ALL CRITERIA
But it is not only lucky numbers that have the auctioneers excited. According to Sothebyβs, the stone is βperfectβ just about in every way, meaning that it received the highest grade possible for βcolor, clarity, cut, polish and symmetry.
In a statement released by the auction house, the company noted that only a handful of diamonds more than 50 carats have been ever offered for public sale with all these qualities, and it is one of only three oval-shaped diamonds of more 50 carats to go on the block.
According to David Bennett, worldwide chairman of Sothebyβs International Jewelry Division, βbarely any diamonds of this weight are known to possess the same exceptional qualities of purity and perfection as this remarkable stone which is so full of fire and blinding brilliance.β
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SHAPE SELECTED TO PRESERVE MAXIMUM WEIGHT
The 88.22-carat stone was from a 242-carat rough stone that was discovered in the Jwaneng mine in Botswana, owned by Debswana, which is jointly owned by De Beers and the countryβs government.
The stone was cut and polished over a period of several months. According to Sothebyβs, the elongated shape of the rough the oval shape was selected in order to preserve the greatest amount of weight.
βWhen you think that one ton of mined earth yields less than a carat of diamond, and that high-quality diamonds over 10 carats are a rarity, the discovery of a 242-carat rough, of gem quality and exceptional size, is nothing short of a miracle,β said Patti Wong, chairman of Sothebyβs Asia. βThe perfect 88.22-carat diamond is a summary of everything: a wonder of nature, a masterpiece resulting from manβs ability to shape the hardest material on earth into an object of ultimate beauty and the most concentrated form of wealth.β