Expensive Tastes

This month saw the discovery of a new world class diamond in Lesotho by Gem Diamonds.

The new discovery is type 11 D color, the highest grade for a white diamond and said to be “of outstanding clarity” and could potentially produce one of the largest flawless round D color polished diamonds ever. in its rough form it comes in at the 20th largest rough diamond yet. It comes from the same mine that has now been the source of four of the worlds 20 largest rough diamonds.

There won’t be a reliable estimate of value until it can be cut but it is likely to be in excess of $12m.

The UK Telegraph has an article with a pic

I love these diamond earrings I found on sale at Amazon, a little more affordable than the diamonds I previously spoke about and funnily enough my favorite this time is actually the least expensive, the Tanzanite and Diamond Earrings – a snip at under $15,000.

If you’re wondering about the tanzanite, its a beautiful crystal gemstone from Tanzania in Africa, the only place it seems to occur. First discovered in the 60′s, it has a sensational blue color with a hint of purple on larger stones. Cutters say it is difficult to work with so that fact combined with its single origin makes it a very desirable stone. If you are lucky enough to own it remember its not a very hard stone so don’t use acid based cleaners or ultrasonic cleaning.