Here’s a fun parlor game: Count how many times the words fancy vivid appear in the list of high jewelry auctions noted below. That’s a lot of spectacular diamonds going on the block! What else would you expect from this season of magnificent jewelry sales? Rounding out the week: two buying shows and a topical podcast featuring one of JCK’s best and brightest.
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Paul Zimnisky Diamond Analytics Podcast (ongoing)
JCK news director Rob Bates recently made his ninth appearance on the Paul Zimnisky Diamond Analytics podcast. He addresses some of the feedback that his latest novel, Making a Killing in Diamonds, received. Paul discusses his own recent keynote presentation at the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Lab-Grown Diamond Symposium. The two then share their views on De Beers’ new Desert Diamonds “beacon” and whether the marketing push will yield success.
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Phillips’ Geneva Jewels Auction: Nov. 10, 9 a.m. ET (in person and online)
Phillips’ fifth Geneva Jewels auction opens at the Hotel President on Monday. In addition to a passel of rings set with spectacular gems—such as a 6.95 ct. fancy vivid purplish pink diamond, an 18.09 ct. Kashmir sapphire, and a 10.08 ct. very fine light pink brown diamond certified Type IIa, old-cut, and Golconda—the sale features 114 lots of rare jewels by Bulgari, Cartier, Chaumet. Schlumberger, Tiffany & Co., and Van Cleef & Arpels. And don’t miss the Geneva Jewels online auction, which closes Nov. 13.
Christie’s Magnificent Jewels, Geneva: Nov. 11, 9 a.m. ET (in person and online)
Christie’s sale at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva offers a curated selection of historic and modern jewelry from all periods, and from the most famous jewelry houses (think Harry Winston, Cartier, JAR, and Van Cleef & Arpels), but the undisputed highlight of the auction is the Mellon Blue. Estimated between $20 million and $30 million, the 9.51 ct. fancy vivid blue diamond, set in a serpentine diamond ring, belonged to American horticulturalist, philanthropist, and art collector Rachel Lambert “Bunny” Mellon (1910-2014).
Sotheby’s High Jewelry in Geneva: Nov. 12, noon ET (in person and online)
The top lot of Sotheby’s High Jewelry sale is the Glowing Rose, a 10.08 ct. fancy vivid pink diamond. Additional highlights include an exuberant pair of sapphire, tsavorite garnet, and diamond earclips by JAR, a velvety 7.69 ct. “Royal Blue” Kashmir sapphire mounted on a ring/pendant combination by Van Cleef & Arpels, and an important pair of fancy vivid yellow diamond earrings, weighing 38.66 and 38.88 cts.
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Jewellery, Gem & Technology in Dubai: Nov. 11–13 (in person)
Organized by the Italian Exhibition Group—which also runs the twice-yearly VicenzaOro show in Vicenza, Italy—the Jewellery, Gem & Technology Dubai (JGTD) show begins Tuesday at the exhibition center in Expo City.
Coconut Grove Jewelry & Watch Show in Miami: Nov. 14–16
Visit with a curated lineup of dealers of antique, vintage, and estate jewelry and timepieces—including Excalibur/ Beverly Hills Estate Jewelry, Matthew Bain, and Vock and Vintage—at the Coconut Grove Jewelry & Watch Show, opening Friday at the Hangar at Regatta Harbour in Miami’s historic Coconut Grove neighborhood.
Top: Return to the Sea necklace with blue topaz, diamonds, opal, citrines, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, coral, pearl, and 18k yellow gold, $39,750; Renato Cipullo
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