WFDB (World Federation of Diamond Bourses, WFDB ) announced the launch of the initiative "Young diamantaires" (Young Diamantaires Initiative), which was launched at the recent Dubai World Diamond Congress.
This program is the result of discussions organized to promote the WFDB Committee, whose task is to facilitate continuous communication between young members of the industry and interaction with members of a federation of 30 diamond exchanges.
"Since our organizational meeting in Dubai, we feel a great interest in the program - said the elected recently chairman of the committee to promote the WFDB president of the Australian Diamond Dealers Club Rami Baron (Rami Baron) -. This shows a great desire of the younger generation members of the diamond industry to strengthen cooperation and learn each other to promote our business in the future. "
President of the Israel Diamond Exchange Yoram u'Dvash (Yoram Dvash) agreed at an early stage to help in video conferencing. Later, the group is likely to turn to other forms of constant interaction, for example, using WhatsApp.
According to the president of the WFDB Ernie Blom (Ernie Blom), you need to think for a new generation of diamond dealers mechanisms to promote new ideas and develop new business and technology opportunities.
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Sotheby's auction house sold a diamond "De Beers Millennium Jewel 4" for $ 31.8 million (HK $ 248.3 million) in Hong Kong. This is the highest price ever paid for a diamond at auction in Asia.
Fantasy bright blue diamond oval purity IF weighing 10.1 carats was sold for $ 3.2 million per carat, according to Sotheby's statement dated 5 April. Bidding took place against the backdrop of strong interest to the valuable colored diamonds -. Auction valuation of large stones in recent years reached $ 45 million
Stone entered the auction from a private Asian collection, and only had an oval shape among the 12 rare diamonds - eleven blue and one colorless - collection De Beers Millennium Jewels, issued in 2000 to mark the turn of the century.
In total, the auction conducted by Sotheby's "Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite» (Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite) April 5 jewelry sales totaled $ 73.3 million, or 65.7% of the number of lots, and 69.3% of their value. Diamond ring purity IF (22,4 carat, color D) has been sold for $ 3.7 million and four other object left for amounts in excess of $ 2 million including a ring of diamond and of jade and the corresponding pair of earrings, bright fancy orange diamond weighing 4.08 carats and diamond ring.
"Rare and important jewels of private Asian collections have become the leading force in the market, and prices for diamonds De Beers Millennium Jewel 4, fancy bright orange diamond and a string of natural pearls were exceptionally high," - said Kek Chin Yu (Quek Chin Yeow), Deputy head of Sotheby's in Asia and head of the International department of jewelry for Asia.
The previous record sale at auction of jewelry in Asia was set diamond purity IF oval (118.28 carat, color D), sold at Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong in October 2013 for $ 30.6 million.
Of Christie's plans to put a blue diamond Oppenheimer (the Oppenheimer blue) weighing 14.62 carats at auction in Geneva on May 18, the price of sale is estimated to range from $ 38 to $ 45 million. The ring with fancy deep blue diamond cushion cut diamonds (9.54 carats, color VVS2), once owned by the late actress and diplomat Shirley Temple, is expected to leave for auction Sotheby's in New York on April 19 for $ 25- $ 35 million.
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