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Diamonds

A triangular blue-green diamond set in a silver ring with a surround of many white diamonds

Why a Single 5.51-Carat Diamond Commanded $17.3 Million in Geneva

The triangular-cut blue-green stone has a color so improbable that, as the Gemological Institute of America notes in its materials, some might assume it's been artificially enhanced.
By Christa Terry
Model wearing a large pale pink kite-shaped diamond ring with white diamond accents.

Luxury Auctions Surged Last Year, With Jewelry, Ferrari and Hermès Driving Record Results

From a $14 million diamond to a $10.1 million Hermès Birkin and a $25 million McLaren F1, luxury has become the auction market's most powerful engine of demographic and geographic expansion.
By Elisa Carollo
Frida Kahlo’s 1940 painting El sueño (La cama) depicting the artist sleeping under a skeletal figure on a canopy bed.

Sotheby’s Bets Big On Abu Dhabi With a $150 Million Preview and Luxury Collectors’ Week

The auction house's strategy in the Gulf dovetails with a broader push to expand beyond traditional auctions, positioning the brand as a full-scale luxury destination in its own right.
By Elisa Carollo
Elizabeth Doyle with jewelry from her personal collection. (Photo: Melody Melamed for New York Observer)

Sifting Through the Vintage Treasures of Elizabeth Doyle’s Jewelry Box

By Alanna Martinez
Sotheby's "Blue Moon" diamond sold for $48.5 million in Geneva on November 11, 2015. (Photo: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

‘Blue Moon’ Gem Shatters Record for World’s Priciest Diamond at $48.5M

By Alanna Martinez
Hollie Bonneville Barden. (Photo courtesy Ms. Barden)

Meet the 29-Year-Old Head Designer Behind De Beers’ Diamond Jewelry

By Jordyn Taylor
Jennifer Lawrence in the Double Diamond Lariat, $850, EFCollection.com (Photo: Courtesy)

A-List Actresses Are Obsessed With These Diamond Necklaces

By Dena Silver

Damien Hirst Lends His Quirky Touch to This 127-Year-Old Glass Company

By Dena Silver
An extremely rare 5-carat vivid blue diamond ring, valued between $20 million and $30 million. The ring is being offered by Graff Diamonds at the 2015 European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF). (Photo: Alanna Martinez)

I Tried on a $30 Million Diamond, and This Is What it Felt Like

By Alanna Martinez
The 100-carat Emerald-cut perfect diamond is one of only five similar stones to be sold at auction. (Courtesy Sotheby's)

Sotheby’s Perfect 100-Carat Emerald-Cut Diamond Could Fetch $25 Million

By Alanna Martinez
Matte, but never dull.

I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness

By Jenna Sauers

Buy A Diamond For The Person You Love Most — Yourself

By Meghan O'Keefe

Other Things You Can Spend $1,000 On Besides a Chocolate Egg

By Drew Grant
(Photo: Wikipedia)

Nearby Planet Has Mantle Made of Motherf*cking Diamonds

By Jessica Roy

Fashion Week Crowd Skips Proenza Schouler in Pursuit of Diamonds

By Chloe Malle

Anonymous Salt-and-Pepper Lothario Buys Bernie Madoff Diamond

By Mike Taylor
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