tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post5301906679097804003..comments2023-07-08T08:03:30.775-04:00Comments on GemWise Moved to http://www.thefrenchblue.com/rww_blog: Rocky Road II; Grading The ColorfulRichard W. Wisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-74439860952743879712009-05-03T02:25:00.000-04:002009-05-03T02:25:00.000-04:00I've always wondered which are the rarest diamond....I've always wondered which are the rarest diamond. Red, purple or violet?velnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-60531056095415434682007-01-20T08:23:00.000-05:002007-01-20T08:23:00.000-05:00And the winner is!!! Karim Moussally. Here is his...And the winner is!!! Karim Moussally. Here is his very well researched answer:<br /><br />The 1691 inventory lists "a very big violet diamond, thick, cut with facets on both sides in the shape of a heart with eight main sections or faces, clear and of a lively water, weighing 67 1/8 carats, set in a pin of gold with enamel back, and an estimated value of 400,000 livres."<br /><br />Assuming yourRichard W. Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.com