Rio Tinto has unveiled the largest Vivid Pink diamond in the history of its Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, during a world exclusive preview in Sydney. The 3.14-carat polished emerald cut diamond, known as The Argyle Alpha\u2122, is part of the dazzling line-up of 63 rare pink, red and violet diamonds in the 2018 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender. Following viewings in Sydney, the collection will be showcased in Hong Kong and New York with bids closing on October 10th, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said, \u201cI am delighted to unveil this stunning Argyle Alpha\u2122 diamond, the largest vivid pink diamond presented since the Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender began in 1984. Rio Tinto\u2019s Argyle mine is the world\u2019s only source of these highly coveted pink, red and violet diamonds and we expect considerable interest in this year\u2019s collection. The combination of strong demand and extremely limited world supply continues to support significant value appreciation for Argyle pink diamonds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2018 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender is named \u2018Magnificent Argyle\u2019 in honour of Argyle\u2019s role in charting the history of the world\u2019s most coveted diamonds. The 63 diamonds in the Tender weigh a total of 51.48 carats, including five fancy red diamonds, two purplish red diamonds and three violet diamonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lot 1, the Argyle Muse\u2122, a 2.28-carat polished oval diamond, the dazzling centre piece of the collection, is the largest purplish red diamond ever offered at tender, and with an unrivalled potency of colour will be keenly sought after by collectors and connoisseurs from around the world. To add to its prestige, the Argyle Muse\u2122 originated from a 7.39-carat rough diamond that yielded a second purplish red diamond for inclusion in the 2018 Tender (Lot number 9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2018 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender collection comprises six \u2018hero\u2019 diamonds selected for their unique beauty and named to ensure there is a permanent record of their contribution to the history of the world\u2019s most important diamonds: Argyle Muse\u2122, a 2.28-carat oval-shaped fancy purplish red diamond; Argyle Alpha\u2122, a 3.14-carat emerald-shaped fancy vivid purplish pink diamond; Argyle Maestro\u2122, a 1.29-carat square radiantshaped fancy vivid purplish pink diamond; Argyle Alchemy\u2122, a 1.57-carat princess-shaped fancy dark grey-violet diamond; Argyle Odyssey\u2122, a 2.08-carat round brilliant-shaped fancy intense pink diamond; Argyle Mira\u2122, a 1.12-carat radiant-shaped fancy red diamond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rio Tinto has unveiled the largest Vivid Pink diamond in the history of its Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, during a world exclusive preview in Sydney. The 3.14-carat polished emerald cut diamond, known as The Argyle Alpha\u2122, is part of the dazzling line-up of 63 rare pink, red and violet diamonds in the 2018 Argyle Pink…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,100],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-7477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamonds","category-in-focus"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n