“The Art of de GRISOGONO - Creation I” to be auctioned in November

17 Oct, 2017
Geneva-based jeweller and watchmaker, de GRISOGONO and British auction house, Christie’s presented “The Art of de Grisogono, Creation 1”, a high-end jewellery necklace featuring a 163.41-carat Flawless D-Colour diamond. The emerald-cut diamond is the largest ever to be presented at auction and will be sold at Christie’s in Geneva on 14th November, 2017.
The announcement was made in a press conference during the Dubai Diamond Conference hosted by Dubai Multi Commodities Centre.
In February 2016, Nemesis International acquired a 404-carat rough diamond, later termed ‘4 de Fevereiro,’ of exceptional quality from the Lulo Mine in Angola. Nemesis International entrusted de GRISOGONO with the marketing of the stone and also the responsibility of guiding the cutting and polishing process.
The mapping, cleaving, laser-cutting and polishing of the 404-carat rough by experts in New York resulted in a 163.41ct diamond, later categorized by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), as D color and flawless.
“Creation I” is the result of 9 months, 50 different design options and 1,700 hours of work in de GRISOGONO Geneva atelier.