Amid everyone's warm applause and great expectations, a beautiful woman in cheongsam came up with a tray in her hand. The tray was completely covered by red cloth, so that no one could see what was inside.
After the beauty placed the tray steadily on the auction table, the auctioneer walked to the front of the tray with a smile.
The auctioneer said very calmly: "Everyone, after our Longfeng Investment Company discovered this huge diamond mine, we encountered many difficulties. Now, the successful opening of this auction proves that those young people will always
Unable to get on the stage.
Our auction house will definitely be able to protect what belongs to us, and our confidence is as eternal and firm as a diamond. Now, let us reveal the true face of the first lot."
As he spoke, the auctioneer gently opened the red cloth, and immediately, on the tray lined with black cloth, a crystal clear diamond was displayed in front of everyone.
Although its edges and corners are not smooth and irregular, it is full of the natural beauty of rough diamonds. Even without any carving, it still appears bright and eye-catching under the several projection lights on the auction stage.
Due to the large number of participants in this auction, the auction house still chose to install a projection screen behind the auction table, exactly like the one in the square, to show all the conditions of the items on the auction table.
"This rough diamond weighs 120 carats, and its purity has reached the VVS level. It is a diamond of excellent quality. Now it is just a rough diamond without any cutting, but it can show such brilliant light.
, one can imagine that after being divided and polished by a master, it will become even more beautiful."
The auctioneer put on white gloves and gently picked up the diamond on the tray so that everyone could see the diamond clearly from every direction.
The ten diamonds Han Kongque selected this time were based on quality as the primary selection criterion and weight as the secondary selection criteria. Even if one diamond reached 180 carats and its purity was not as high as this diamond, it would not be the same.
will be eliminated.
In addition to the weight being the decisive factor in the value of a diamond, the more important factor is the quality, which plays a decisive role in the value. No matter how heavy a diamond is, if it can only be used in industry, its value will be
Not very high, quality is the primary factor that determines the value of a diamond.
The identification of diamonds is not only based on purity, but also on many factors such as color, cut, polish, symmetry, fluorescence reaction, etc. Each factor has a corresponding level.
What they are auctioning now is a rough diamond that has not been subjected to any action. Its cut, polish, and symmetry naturally do not need to be identified, and fluorescence reaction is the standard for judging whether a diamond contains variegated colors. There is no fluorescence reaction.
Diamonds are generally more expensive than diamonds with fluorescent reactions.
The purity of diamonds is divided into LC, VVS, VS, SI.P, five major grades and ten minor grades. Among them, LC grade is the highest grade of diamond clarity, flawless grade, which means there are no flaws.
Below the LC grade is the VVS grade that this diamond has, which is a very slight flaw grade and is divided into two small grades. VVS1 and VVS2. As for these two small grades, they are the size and number of flaws.
, and its position to determine its grade. This diamond has not been cut and polished. Naturally, it does not fall within the scope of detailed grading.
VS, slightly flawed grade. SI small flaws grade, P floret grade, P grade is a diamond with very poor purity. You can easily detect large and numerous flaws on the diamond with the naked eye. Generally speaking, SI grade is the price-performance ratio.
The tallest diamond.
After the auctioneer explained in detail the basic information about the rough diamond, everyone at the scene couldn't help but feel shocked.
It is not that they have never seen a rough diamond of 120 carats, but they did not expect that at this auction, the first diamond to be put up for auction would be as high as 120 carats, and its purity was second only to Flawless
Level VVS level.
Not talking about the purity, just talking about the rough diamond of 120 carats, this is a very rare large diamond. It should not be called a rough diamond at all, but should be called a piece.
Although this diamond is just a rough stone, after design and processing, even if it only weighs less than half, it is still a very rare top-quality diamond.
Of course, such a thing will never happen. There are many top diamond designers. Some people must be tempted to buy such a big diamond. And such a master must have a way to cut it as perfectly as possible, so this piece
Diamonds can definitely exceed one hundred carats.
Even rough diamonds of more than one hundred carats are quite rare, let alone cut diamonds of more than one hundred carats.
Humans have mined and utilized diamonds for more than a thousand years, but diamonds over 20 carats have been extremely rare since ancient times, and diamonds over 100 carats are considered national treasures.
There are nearly 2,000 diamonds over 100 carats discovered today. Although these are the weights of processed diamonds, this rare number alone shows how rare it is to have rough diamonds over 100 carats.
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And now, this is just the first auction item from Longfeng Auction House. It is conceivable that in the future, bigger and better rough diamonds will appear. How can everyone not be shocked in their hearts.
Ten rough diamonds weighing more than one hundred carats is simply unimaginable. If this is true, then Longfeng Auction House has really taken out the ten largest and best diamonds mined this time.
Nowadays, large-weight diamonds are still extremely rare. When Longfeng Auction House owns a jewelry company, it can still produce so many top-quality diamonds. Who can have such courage?
Not only were the people at the auction venue shocked, but the people outside watching the live broadcast in the square were even more shocked. The 120-carat rough diamond was simply unbelievable.
Is the quality of the diamonds produced by the diamond mine controlled by Longfeng Investment Company really that good?
If there really is the legendary quantity, and more than half of the diamonds are of good quality, it will definitely affect the world diamond price.
People from major jewelry companies naturally tried their best to sneak into the auction venue today. When they saw that the first diamond to be auctioned by Longfeng Auction House was so amazing, they couldn't help but feel resentful in their hearts.
Dragon Phoenix Investment Company was really desperate and auctioned off all the ten best diamonds mined this time at once. This was an extremely crazy move.
After the negotiation failed, they were unable to influence all the actions of Longfeng Investment Company, nor could they control their sales of diamonds. This made the senior management of Delbes, the actual controller of the world diamond trade, very angry, but at the same time
It is impossible to cut off the sales channels of Longfeng Investment Company.
Having a diamond mine as a backing, coupled with the support of domestic jewelry companies in China, will, to a certain extent, greatly increase the sales channels of Longfeng Company.
Dragon Phoenix Investment Company comes from China. Today, China can be said to be a huge market for jewelry and jade sales. The diamonds digested by China every year account for a large proportion of the world diamond trade.
And this market is precisely something that they, a large international company, cannot completely control. They used to be able to control it indirectly through the monopoly of diamonds, but now, they obviously can't.
China's politics are different from those in the West, and social factors are also different, which prevents them from affecting all jewelry companies in China. These jewelry companies will definitely establish sales networks with Longfeng Investment Company. They cannot stop or control them at all.
It is even more unfeasible through the political level. As a member of China, Longfeng Investment Company had the support of Chinese official forces in the early days of the discovery of diamond mines. Otherwise, Longfeng Investment Company would not have been able to mine diamonds so smoothly.
Then, after the news of the diamond mine spread, through some small actions, it influenced the world's public opinion and allowed the diamond mine to be successfully mined until now.
All of these are important reasons why Longfeng Investment Company is still prosperous until now.
Previously, scholars from the Chinese Jewelry and Jade Association came to inspect, which to a certain extent gave Longfeng Company more say.
The leaders of Delbes Company were not good at martial arts and writing, which made the leaders of Delbes Company almost go crazy. They hated them for not seizing the opportunity first to discover this diamond mine.
Now, they hate Longfeng Investment Company even more. Why were they able to establish a large security group in a short period of time to protect the diamond mine.
However, all this was in vain. It was already recognized that Han Peacock was cunning and he always did things without leakage, so those people were just in a hurry.
No matter how dissatisfied and angry they were, the auction went on smoothly.
"I announce that the starting price for this rough diamond weighing one hundred carats, with a purity of up to VVS level, and an IGI certificate certified by the International Gemological Institute, is US$2 million. Each increase in price shall not be less than US$100,000.
Start bidding now." The auctioneer shouted loudly.
One carat is less than 20,000 US dollars, which is very high for ordinary people, but for people in jewelry companies, it is really nothing.
What the jewelry company only cares about is the purity and weight of the diamond. Even if a lot of the rough diamond is wasted during cutting, at least fifty or sixty carats will be left.
Diamonds of this weight are rare in the entire world. A diamond of high weight and good quality plays a vital role in enhancing the reputation of their jewelry company.
"Fashion gold offers three million US dollars." A staff member from Huaxia Jewelry Company immediately raised the sign. (To be continued ~^~)