Argyle Pink Diamonds – Pastor Geneve
Posted by Pastor Geneve on June 6th, 2009 filed in Argyle Pink Diamonds – Pastor GeneveArgyle Pink Diamond Tender
For the 24th consecutive year, Rio Tinto’s Pink Diamond Tender is once again one of the premier natural color diamond events, and the round-the-world preview exhibition of the 65 selected stones is already over. This year, the exhibitions took place in six locations: Perth, Australia, August 21 and 22; New York, September 2 to 5; London, September 9 to 11; Hong Kong, September 15 to 20; Tokyo, September 24 to 26 and back to Australia in Sydney, October 1 to 2.
Even though neither the names nor the winning offers submitted by the new owners of the 65 stones in this tender will be released, market specialists have no doubt that record prices will be reached, with an expected minimum of plus 30 percent and maximums in excess of 50 percent.
“The European market for Argyle pink diamonds is very important. For example, in the past year, we have seen such developments as the significant commitment by La Serlas, the renowned luxury Swiss jeweler to be the flagship for Argyle pink diamonds in Zurich; the luxury Danish jeweler Hartmanns’ use of Argyle pink diamonds in its signature Shambala bracelet; the international debut of luxury Australian jeweler Calleija with the opening of its new store in London.
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