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October 17, 2006
Labelled as the most expensive wedding cake in the world, the gilttery 20 million diamond-studded extravaganzy will be showcased on Rodeo Drive then displayed during the Luxury Brands Bridal Show. It was created by Mimi So Jewellers with cake designer Nahid La Patisserie Artistique.
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October 10, 2006
A diamond, the Lesotho Promise, has been sold for $12. 4 million. The uncut 603-carat white gem weighing 4. 2 oz. was found in Lesotho on August 22. It is described as being "about the size of a golf ball. "The diamond is said to be the 15th largest ever discovered. Experts say it will be cut into one large stone and then several smaller stones.
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October 9, 2006
A 603-carat diamond was sold for more than $12 million at an auction in Antwerp, Belgium. The South African Diamond Corporation, which owns Graff jewelers, purchased the diamond. It was named the "Lesotho Promise," after the African mountain kingdom where it was discovered.
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October 4, 2006
The world's biggest diamond in 13 years went on sale on Wednesday in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The successful bidder, for the gem that was mined in Lesotho, shall be named by the Antwerp Diamond Centre on Monday. Dubbed "Lesotho Promise," the owners found it hard to give the monetary value of the piece. To get the price of a diamond rock, traders need to know how many cuts can be made out of it. The 605-carat diamond is about a third bigger than the size of a golf ball.
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September 22, 2006
After her husband said she would not have any luck gem hunting, a Tennessee woman discovered a 1. 30-carat diamond in Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park - the world's only publicly operated diamond site where regardless of their value, the public is allowed to search and keep any gems found. Melissa Lacey of Knoxville said, "I wasn't expecting to find anything and was just picking up pretty rocks. "
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