The 8.41 ct Fancy Vivid Yellow That Should Never Have Existed

The 8.41 ct Fancy Vivid Yellow That Should Never Have Existed

In 2024, the entire diamond industry produced fewer than twelve Fancy Vivid Yellows above 5 carats that were both clean and saturated enough to keep the full Vivid grade after fashioning. This 8.41 ct radiant should not be one of them. The rough was a 38 ct Type IIa crystal from our DTC Botswana allocation…

The Last Unheated Sapphire Parcel From Kashmir: 41.8 Carats Total, November 2025

The Last Unheated Sapphire Parcel From Kashmir: 41.8 Carats Total, November 2025

In 2024, the entire diamond industry produced fewer than twelve Fancy Vivid Yellows above 5 carats that were both clean and saturated enough to keep the full Vivid grade after fashioning. This 8.41 ct radiant should not be one of them. The rough was a 38 ct Type IIa crystal from our DTC Botswana allocation…

Botswana Type IIa Is No Longer “Just Another White Diamond” – Here’s the Data
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Botswana Type IIa Is No Longer “Just Another White Diamond” – Here’s the Data

For years the trade treated Type IIa the same as any other high-color white stone. That changed forever in 2024. Internal sight-holder data (never published) shows the following for D-flawless / IF Type IIa stones above 10 carats originating from Botswana Orapa & Jwaneng: That is not a bubble. That is the permanent disappearance of…

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