Asscher cuts are supposed to be small. They are supposed to be safe. They are supposed to stay under 5 carats. This one never listened. 21.07 ct D Internally Flawless Type IIa, chemically pure Hand-cut in Antwerp by the last cutter alive who still does every facet by hand and eye GIA: “Exceptional symmetry and…
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 modern brilliant cut was designed for one thing: maximum sparkle under electric light. The Old-Mine Portuguese cut was designed for candlelight, firelight, and daylight – and it has never been surpassed. In 2024–2025 we are witnessing the fastest appreciation of any diamond category in the past twenty years: hand-cut, pre-1950s Portuguese and old-mine fancies….
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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