Harsh Maheshwari’s inspired journey into the world of fancy colour diamonds has paved the way for many dazzling opportunities that ultimately led him to becoming a rising industry pillar.

If you’ve been following the diamond trade at all, you’d know that the last of the Argyle Pink Diamonds was just auctioned off at record-breaking prices in November. The last tender, comprising of 70 rare pink and red diamonds, represented the final diamonds mined in Western Australia before the mine closed for good in November 2020.

These natural color diamonds are beautiful, but what makes them simply extraordinary is their extreme rarity.

The second edition of the Swiss show this year enjoyed a jump in traffic, which bodes well for the top-tier gemstone and jewelry market.

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Named Once in a Blue Moon this Tender collection consists of 41 lots of carefully curated Argyle blue and violet diamonds. Just recently it was won by fancy coloured diamond specialist, Kunming Diamonds.

Harsh Maheshwari, executive director of Hong Kong-based diamond trading company Kunming Diamonds, says diamond mines have generally improved in terms of both environmental sustainability and labour practices in the years since the film Blood Diamond was released in 2006. Starring Leonardo Di Caprio, the film shocked the world with a graphic portrayal of the horrors of diamond mining in a war zone.

After securing a number of prized stones in the 2020 Argyle Tender, fancy colour diamond supplier Kunming Diamonds has shared details about one of the ‘Petite Suites’ it acquired.

Lot Number 1, the 2.24 carat Argyle Eternity™, the most valuable diamond in the collection and the most valuable Fancy Vivid diamond in the Tender’s 37 year history, was sold to Hong Kong fancy coloured diamond specialist, Kunming Diamonds.

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Kunming Diamonds, which specialises in natural colour diamonds, has been named an Argyle Pink Diamonds Authorised Partner by Rio Tinto, which operates the Argyle Mine in Western Australia – the world’s premier source of pink diamonds.

Kunming partners with Rio Tinto for Argyle diamonds

Hong Kong-based Kunming Diamonds will visit Perth, Sydney, the Gold Coast and Brisbane with a selection of pink diamonds from Western Australia's Argyle Mine and other natural fancy colour diamonds.

Pink diamonds, rare already, about to get more scarce as the biggest mine producing them closes