Alrosa has began an International Auction of Special Size Rough Diamonds 10+ carats, and a Polished Diamond Tender – both are being held now, according to Rough & Polished.
The auction sales is held in the run-up to the Second Eastern Economic Forum from August 23 to September 3, 2016 on the Russky Island in Vladivostok. 19 lots of rough diamonds with a total weight of 1,098 carats are put up for sale. The largest rough diamond to be sold at the auction weighs 401.97 carats.
The Polished Diamond Tender for 28 diamonds will be held at the same time. Five of these diamonds weigh over 5 carats. 18 diamonds are fancy colored. The largest round cut diamond is 40.25 carats in weight.
It’s the first time such auctions are held in Vladivostok. A total of 30 companies from Hong Kong, Israel, India, the US, Belgium and Russia will view the display, and the auctions’ results will be summed up on September 3 in an electronic format at www.dea.alrosa.ru.
