Chapter 246 $175 million
The fat man who was talking nonsense was naturally cleaned up by Yang Jing and Lin Dan, and several bodyguards were watching the fun with their arms around.
After a fight, the fat man said, "Old Yang, how much are these eight gems worth?"
Yang Jing looked at Lin Dan. When Lin Dan just mentioned purple diamonds and pink diamonds, he showed his understanding of jewelry. It seems that this kid is not only familiar with mining, but also with luxury goods.
Feeling Yang Jing's gaze, Lin Dan cleared his throat and said, "We won't talk about this purple diamond, 50 million US dollars guaranteed. Well, look at this pink diamond, my God, Brother Yang, I really envy you, how can you just buy some top-quality things?"
Lin Dan said, pinched a colorless diamond rough stone and said, "Look at this colorless diamond, this color has definitely reached the top D level! As for clarity, I guess even if it is not the top FL level, it must be at least IF level!"
Diamonds have many natural glory, ranging from precious colorless (white after cutting and grinding), rare light blue, pink to slightly yellow. The brighter it is, the more colorless it is, the more colorful the white light can penetrate, and the refraction and dispersion are more colorful. Diamond Glory Grading is determined by technicians repeatedly comparing the diamond to be graded with the standard Glory Colorimetric Stone. The whitest diamond is determined as D, that is, starting from the first letter of Diamond, and divided into 11 levels, namely: D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N.
As for clarity, it is another important criterion for judging the preciousness of diamonds. The FL level that Lin Dan just mentioned just now, that is, the flawless level, refers to the professionals who observe under 10 times magnification conditions, without any flaws inside and outside. Among all clarity levels, this is the rarest and most precious.
Of course, Lin Dan only judged the level of this diamond by visually judging the level of the diamond. What level is actually? It also requires professional technicians to go through extremely complicated identification to give the most accurate answer.
However, Yang Jing knew the color level of these two colorless diamonds. The Holy Ring had given the "colorless" identification answer, that is, these two diamond rough stones are the most exquisite D-level colorless diamonds.
Lin Dan picked up another colorless diamond rough stone and looked at it and said, "There is no difference between this rough stone and that one. Except for the different sizes, this diamond rough stone is also a top-quality colorless diamond. Well, these two rough stones are almost over fifty carats. If you find a master to cut it, this small one can cut a 20 carat diamond, and this big one can cut a diamond of about 24 carats to about 25 carats. We all know that not to mention 20 carats, even diamonds with more than 10 carats are rare. These two diamonds are so big, and their purity and clarity are so good, so I guess it will cost at least 40 million US dollars for these two diamonds alone!"
Lin Dan put down the two colorless diamonds, picked up the pink diamond, shook his head with a wry smile and said, "This pink diamond is amazing, both in color and clarity, it is the best! If this pink diamond is cut, it will probably produce at least one pink diamond of about 15 carats. The Graf pink diamond I just mentioned was sold at Sotheby's auction, although the weight reached an amazing 25 carats, the diamond's clarity was only VVS2 level, which is a very flaw diamond. Although our pink diamond is not as big as the Graf pink diamond, I think our pink diamond has better clarity and more colorful color. Therefore, I guess that if this pink diamond is taken, it should not be worse than that Graf pink diamond! In other words, the conservativeness of this pink diamond should be $45 million!"
The fat man was calculating silently in his heart while listening. As soon as Lin Dan finished speaking, the fat man covered his forehead and said, "Little Linzi, according to your estimate, these four diamonds alone will be about 125 million yuan? I'm talking about US dollars!"
Lin Dan nodded and said, "This is my estimate! The main reason why the price is so high is that these four little guys are too big, and their color and clarity are so good! Any diamond rough stone that you can take out is the best, so it is naturally not surprising that you have such a high value. Of course, the real value of these four diamonds is still something that professionals have to listen to. But I think the real value of these four diamonds should be higher or less than what I said!"
After a pause, Lin Dan said with certainty: "Let's not talk about anything else, just that purple diamond. If Brother Yang is willing to get it at the auction, he will definitely be able to get a sky-high price! The ten-carat purple diamond, which has never appeared before, will definitely make most of the rich people in this world crazy!"
Yang Jing smiled and said, "I can't bear to take out such a precious purple diamond for auction! Anyway, I'm not short of money now, so I'm going to keep these two colorful diamonds for my wife to make jewelry!"
The fat man had seen the princess, and immediately gave Yang Jing a thumbs up when he heard this.
Of course, the fat man also knew Yang Jing’s current wealth. Although these diamonds are precious, Yang Jing would not take them out for auction. This guy has good things for his family and wife. He is not short of money and does not need to get money by auctioning these things.
Lin Dan picked up another sapphire stone and said, "Tsk tsk, this sapphire is so saury! It is definitely the best Sri Lankan starlight sapphire! Well, there are those two rubies, which are definitely the best pigeon blood-red ruby. I just don't know if it is made from Myanmar or Sri Lankan. Look at this color and look at this clarity, it is definitely the best! Especially with such a big size, it's amazing!"
The fat man asked, "Then you can estimate the price of these four red sapphires."
Lin Dan shook his head and said, "I won't estimate the red sapphire. I don't know as thoroughly as diamonds."
Yang Jing smiled and said, "Little Linzi, you're just missing these two sapphires."
"Hmm? Isn't this the top Sri Lankan starlight sapphire?"
Yang Jing shook his head and said, "If I read it correctly, these two sapphires are better than Sri Lankan Starlight Sapphire!"
Lin Dan was stunned when he heard this, then as if he had remembered something, he asked excitedly: "Brother Yang, may these two sapphires be the legendary Kashmir sapphire?"
Yang Jing nodded and said, "Yes, these two sapphire rough stones are the legendary Kashmir sapphires. Look at the colors of these two sapphires, the rich bright blue is purple, and it is as pure as the sky on the plateau. Such a pure color is incomparable to the sapphires produced elsewhere. Only the legendary Kashmir sapphires can have such pure blue!"
Although the fat man is not very proficient in gems, he has heard of the name of Kashmir sapphire. "Old Yang, if these two pieces are really Kashmir sapphires, then wouldn't we post them?"
Yang Jing smiled and said, "The price is not very good, but it is also very good. From 1979 to 2008, a total of 150 high-quality sapphires appeared in major auction venues around the world, of which 121 were identified as Kashmir sapphires. The auction price per Kashmir sapphire is about 39,000 to 135,000 US dollars. This price is already higher than most colorless diamonds, but it is still not as good as the best colorless diamonds and colored diamonds."
After a pause, Yang Jing continued: "However, given the number of Kashmir sapphires is too rare, especially the two pieces like ours, which are so big, if they are taken on the photo, the price may not be much lower."
Lin Dan also said: "Yes, red sapphires are different from diamonds. In addition to color and clarity, diamonds are also a very important measure. But the cutting of red sapphires is not that important. For red sapphires, color is the first priority, and clarity is second. As for cutting, haha..."
In order to make it easier for Chris and the others to understand, what Yang Jing and the others said were all spoken in English. So when Chris heard these words, he asked: "BOSS, I used to know that Sri Lanka's sapphires are the best, but if you say this, wouldn't Kashmir sapphires be much stronger than Sri Lanka's sapphires?"
"From the current situation, it is indeed the case." Yang Jing nodded, "Sri Lankan sapphires are also the best, but even the best Sri Lankan sapphires are far behind Kashmir sapphires in terms of value. Let me give you an example. At the 2014 Christie's Geneva auction, a top-quality Sri Lankan sapphire weighing 27.54 carats was sold at US$600,000, but at Christie's Hong Kong auction a year later, a Kashmir sapphire of about the same weight was sold at US$6.7 million."
When Chris heard this, he shook his head in surprise, "What a difference?"
"Well, the gap is so big. Myanmar also has sapphires. At the Sotheby's Geneva auction in November 2013, an uninlaid Burmese sapphire weighing 114.74 carats was sold for $7.2 million. At the Christie's Geneva auction in May 2015, a Kashmir sapphire bare stone weighing only 35 carats was sold for $7.35 million. One was a Burmese sapphire that was a circle bigger than an egg, and the other was a Kashmir sapphire that was about the size of a quail egg, but the price was similar. You know the difference between the two."
The fat man asked, "Old Yang, after all, you didn't say the price of these four red sapphires."
Yang Jing shook his head and said, "These four red sapphires are all the best among the best, and they are so big. Even if they are cut with the simplest bread mountain, the finished product cut can be almost as high as 40 carats, and the larger ones can even exceed 50 carats! Such a large red sapphire, especially such a large Kashmir sapphire, is so rare. Even if it is taken, I don't know how much it can be shot, and there is no reference in front of it. But I can be sure that the price of these four red sapphires is definitely not lower than that purple diamond!"
The fat man murmured to himself: "In addition to these four red and sapphires, these eight gems alone will be worth almost US$175 million?"
Chapter completed!