(IDEX Online) – Christian Dior yesterday unveiled an 88.88-carat cushion-cut yellow diamond – worth an estimated $50m – at the re-opening of its flagship store in Paris.
The fancy intense VVS2 stone was recovered as a 150-carat rough gem at the Kimberley mine, South Africa, owned by Ekapa.
Dior acquired it for an undisclosed sum and insisted on cutting it to exactly 88.88-carats, reflecting its belief in eight as a lucky number. Click here to read more. http://www.idexonline.com/FullArticle?Id=47456#:~:text=(IDEX%20Online)%20%2D%20Christian%20Dior,South%20Africa%2C%20owned%20by%20Ekapa.
