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Rare 10-Carat Blue Diamond Wows Visitors at $100M Exhibit in Abu Dhabi
Diamond World
|March - April 2025
A dazzling 10-carat blue diamond captured global attention recently as it took centre stage at a $100mn diamond exhibition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Sotheby's, the renowned auction house behind the high-profile exhibit, unveiled eight of the world's rarest diamonds a stunning collection totalling more than 700 carats with colours ranging from vibrant reds and yellows to delicate pinks and flawless colourless stones.
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But it was the deep Mediterranean Blue diamond, unearthed in South Africa, that truly stole the spotlight. "This is one of the most important blue diamonds ever discovered," Sotheby's head of jewels for North America, Europe and the Middle East, Quig Bruning, said, adding, "We are
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