World’s rarest hit the block: orange carats, trifola d’Alba
A spectacular and rare orange diamond, the largest known gem of its kind, was on Tuesday auctioned for a record $35.54 million in Geneva. “It’s a world record price for an orange diamond, it’s a world record price per carat for any coloured diamond,” the Christie’s auction house said of the sale. The price works out at USD 2.4 million per carat, beating the previous record of USD 2.15 million for the Vivid Pink Diamond sold in Hong Kong in 2009. The man who made the purchase swiftly got up and left the room to a round of applause. Christie’s did not reveal his identity. The deep orange gemstone, found […]
MONEY TO BURN, LITERALLY
Giusto Manetti Battiloro, a renowned gold-leaf producer, has created 24K Gold Torpedo cigars with California-based humidor maker Daniel Marshall, priced at $200. The cigar is a Nicaraguan puro with full-bodied Jalapa filler blend, a milder Estelí binder, a rich Cuban-seed wrapper aged five years and topped with a 24K gold leaf wrapper. The blog the Rich Times points out that each Torpedo is “hand rolled in Nicaragua under the supervision of Manuel Quesada, using tobaccos grown by Nestor Plasencia.” Tasting notes: rich flavors exude coffee-cinnamon combination with a touch of citrus in the finish. While it might sound like a tasty Mexican coffee especially to a non-connoisseur, the Robb Report’s […]