A 35.60 carat diamond heads to the Tower of London

Michael Allan McCrae | June 3, 2012 | 9:58 pm Precious Metals Europe Diamond Gold 

It took six months to cut into shape and now it is on display today in the Tower of London to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, a fancy pink-brown colour 35.60 carat diamond.

Named the Steinmetz Forevermark Jubilee Pink Diamond, the stone is unique considering its colour and size.

“As is fitting for such a unique diamond, it will form the centrepiece of a new display, charting its journey from the mine, through to cutting and polishing, and finally to the Martin Tower in the Tower of London,” states Forevermark in its news release.

“Specialist tools and rough and polished diamonds, will also be used to illustrate the master craftsmanship necessary to unleash the beauty of this remarkable gem. The experts at Steinmetz Diamonds took six months to perfect the cut of the diamond, crafting the beautiful cushion cut from the original 179.96 carat rough diamond.”

 

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4 Comments

  • John tymon

    I know very little about diamonds, and now a lot more wary, in the absence of a strong rebuttal of the allegation regarding The Givati Brifgade, which is a pity as my wife was looking forward to “something special” for her diamond Anniversary next year. What makes me worried about spending a great deal of money on a suitable diamond is that she would be really upset if I unwittingly bought one of these alleged blood diamonds. She would simply never forgive me. Can anyone advise me on how to tell the difference between the genuine article and a Steinmetz ? I would really appreciate some tips from the industry, as all I hear outsifde the industry is that even an expert CANNOT tell the difference, which will leave me very vulnerable when I walk into a jewellers. I have provided my email address and would welcome any assistance, or safeguards to avoid the bloody diamonds. I could I suppose avoid ALL Israeli Diamonds, but then how can I distinguish an Israeli diamond from other diamonds. Help and tips in this regard would be really appreciated.

  • John tymon

    When I passed there last Sunday there was a demonstration with banners etc saying that the Diamond you speak of is a Blood Diamond and the had a letter addressed to the Queen of England asking her to remove it, alleging Steinnmetz who cut and polished the diamond sponsored the Givati Brigade who killed 29 members of the Samouni family in a single night.by the Givati Brigade which was sponsored by Steinmetz. If this allegation is not successfully rebutted it will gain momentum and adversely effect the whole industry. Someone should respond to this allegation without delay. This is the allegation
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmEncqLqaVY

  • JakeH

    Is anyone in a position to confirm that comment regarding Blood Diamonds? I like to think I buy ethically but with diamonds one never really knows these days…the market can get rather confusing. It does sound rather nasty if true…
    Is it always possible to tell from which countries these diamonds are sourced and polished? I would have thought jewellers are required by law to reveal their diamond’s provenance.

  • http://www.adiamor.com

    This is great and will be appreciated by the tourists too.

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