Flawless diamond sells for record-breaking $27 million
The giant, 101-carat, flawless diamond got a record-breaking bid, and a new name, reports CNBC's Simon Hobbs.
Huge colorless diamond goes for record $27 million at auction
(Reuters) - A pear-shaped colorless diamond that is the largest ever offered at auction sold for a record of nearly $27 million in a Geneva auction, where records were also set for the prices of pearls and sapphires, auctioneer Christie's said. Full story
Woman flushes $22K diamond ring down drain
NBC’s Jenna Wolfe reports on a woman in Hampton, Virginia, who accidentally flushed her diamond ring, valued at $22,000, down the toilet. Luckily, crews were able to recover the sparkler after sifting through waste.
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Police bust new most amazing heist ever
Rachel Maddow tells the story of the former most amazing diamond heist ever before announcing a new, more recent diamond heist ever which has now resulted in police in three different countries arresting at least 31 people are recovering tens of millions in cash, diamonds and other luxury goods.
Engagement diamond found inside office printer
Four years after the diamond on an office worker’s engagement ring went missing, a coworker finds the stone jammed inside the company printer. WFIE’s Erin Meyer reports.
$90K donated to homeless man who returned diamond ring
When Billy Ray Harris gave back an engagement ring that was accidentally dropped in his cup, he didn’t know his action would touch so many. Donations have poured in since the story went viral, collected in a fund set up by the fiancé of the woman who dropped her ring. TODAY’s Jenna Wolfe reports.
In mere minutes, millions of diamonds stolen
The thieves targeted a diamond transfer at an airport in Brussels, cutting a hole in a security fence then making a beeline for a delivery van that was loading a plane with the diamonds. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports.
The Great Diamond Heist
Authorities in Belgium are looking for eight men who carried out one of the biggest diamond heists in recent memory, with Martin Rapaport, Rapaport Group; Karen Finney, The Hill; and John McLaughlin, Republican pollster.
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