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20.02.2012
Industrial-use diamonds are the future of the diamond industry
Nevsky Brilliant has been engaged in making polished diamonds of all categories for more than three years and mostly established itself as a manufacturer of large stones, second only to the largest diamond cutting company in Russia, Smolensk-based Krystal. The company’s international team of professional diamond cutters and manufacturing engineers made it possible to turn Nevsky Brilliant into a pace-setting leader in the Western Region of Russia not only in diamond manufacturing, but also in terms of turnover by value. Aneli Irakli, CEO of Nevsky Brilliant, told our correspondent about his company.

13.02.2012
Antwerp’s Governor Cathy Berx: It is really like a win-win if governments, as well as the sector and the broader community just collaborate, work together, have good cross pollination to make sure that that aim is obtained
A strategic long-term plan paving way for further development of Belgium's diamond industry was unveiled recently by Governor Cathy Berx during the ceremony to inaugurate the Diamond Pavilion at the Museum aan de Stroom (MAS). Our correspondent in Belgium caught up with Ms. Berx to hear her comments on the event.

08.02.2012
Indian and Belgian buyers displayed keen interest in Yakut diamonds at JUNWEX Petersburg 2012
The JUNWEX Petersburg 2012 jewelry show closed in St. Petersburg with many participants saying that the event produced better results this year compared to 2011. Rough&Polished asked Olga Mironova, who is heading the administration of the exhibition and media holding Restek JUNWEX, to comment on the outcome of this show.

The world's largest diamond was extracted 107 years ago

27.01.2012

January 26 marked 107 years since the day when prospector Thomas Powell (Thomas Powell) extracted from the quarry Big Hole, located in the area of the South African city of Kimberley, the largest so far recovered in the world diamond. His weight reached 3106 carats (621 grams)!
Thomas Cullinan, mine owner for whom Powell worked for, two years later sold the diamond for 150 thousand dollars to the Government of the Republic of Transvaal. After losing the war for independence from England the government of Transvaal sent diamond "Cullinan" as a gift to King Edward VII on the day of his 66th birthday.
It is noteworthy that the diamond giant was transferred to London as a mail load.
The gift was presented to the monarch November 9, 1907. After much thought Edward VII decided to split the diamond and make from it a few diamonds. This honor was awarded the cutter from Amsterdam Joseph Asscher. After several months of hard work, he returned to the English king nine large and 105 small diamonds.
The largest - weighing 530 carats and named "Star of Africa" was mounted in the scepter of the king. The next largest polished stone weighing 317 carats - "The Second Star of Africa" - adorned the royal crown.
Diamonds made from the legendary diamond "Cullinan" are stored in the Tower of London.

Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished

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