A replica of the Great Imperial Crown of the Russian Empire, created by Russia’s leading diamond manufacturer Kristall in honor of its 250th anniversary, will be exhibited at the sixth International Diamond Week in Israel in February.
The crown, which will be exhibited February 13 – 14, contains 11,352 polished diamonds, with a total weight of 1,180 carats. All of the polished diamonds are made from Alrosa rough. Its value has been estimated at $20 million.
During the week, Alrosa will display three massive huge and unusual rough diamonds of 83.59, 90.52 and 207.28 carats on the trading floor of the IDE, and they will not be offered for sale. Alrosa will also exhibit and offer for sale polished diamonds, including an 80.59-carat round, twin 10-carat fancy intense yellow radiants and a 22.45-carat round stone. During Alrosa’s auction, the Russian miner will offer 108 single rough diamonds of 11 to 199 carats and unique white and fancy color polished diamonds of 10 to over 80 carats.
IDWI will host three important tenders of polished and rough diamonds by Alrosa, I. Hennig and Koin. The visit of Alrosa President Andrey Zharkov, who will be a guest of honor at IDWI, is timed to coincide with the opening of a new International Tender Center at the Israel Diamond Exchange complex on February 14.
Last week, the organizers of IDWI announced that buyer registration has reached an all-time high, with hotel capacity stretched to the limit.
