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Recent interest in the proliferation of Lab-Grown Diamonds (LGDs) factories in India has left many diamond lovers wondering whether they could one day oust the natural rocks from the jewellery market. These man-made beauties display the same physical, chemical and optical characteristics as diamonds found deep in the earth. Put simply, are they here to stay?



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Surprisingly, synthetic diamonds have been sparkling among us for decades. There are two ways to make LGDs: one is High-Pressure High Temperature (HPHT), involving a seed placed within pure graphite carbon and exposed to temperatures of about 1500°C; another is Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD), which involves putting a seed in a sealed container filled with carbon-rich gas and heating to 800°C. HPHT diamonds have been around since the 1960s, but the real game changer, according to Roi Sheinfeld, Managing Partner of diamond manufacturer M&amp;B Group, has been the more recent introduction of CVD-made LGDs. “This is a much more efficient and cost-friendly process. Also, the size of the reactor in the HPHD process is the size of a room, the CBD reactor is the size of a table,” he says.


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Questions of quality Of course, those interested in buying a diamond will naturally want to know whether the quality of LGDs can compare to those of natural diamonds. Sheinfeld affirms that, at the top of the scale, they are indistinguishable. “If you are taking a very high-quality growth and you are putting it next to a natural diamond, and both of them would be high-colour and high-clarity stones, the chance that me, as a professional diamond dealer and manufacturer, will notice if it is an LGD or a natural diamond is basically zero,” he says.



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However, he suggests quality can vary from one factory to another and buyers will need to be careful. Trustworthy sources are essential when procuring diamonds.



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He compared LGDs grown under professional and less expert hands: “There is a very wide spectrum of quality. I am not saying that the end product is not the same crystal or hardness level as a natural diamond. In terms of quality, usually, lowend growth you see the certificate will be F colour like a better quality LGD, but it will not be lucid as the better quality LGD diamond,” he says.



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He then adds: ”A high-end growth of lab diamond will shine and sparkle exactly like a good quality natural diamond.”



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Sheinfeld sees this embryonic industry from all angles as his company is heavily involved in both natural and LGDs. A big part of their business is rough diamond sourcing, polishing and manufacturing, including polishing very expensive and unique stones. In the LGD sector, they are one of the biggest contract holders with Diamond Foundry, a US-based factory that makes huge quantities of cultured diamonds.


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Compare &amp; contrast M&amp;B Group is soon to open a retail outlet in Hong Kong where discerning shoppers can compare the two types of diamonds in the same space. “It is going to be the first shop that combines natural and lab-grown diamonds in the same space together. You can see LGDs and natural diamonds together and compare and hear everything that we have to say and decide for yourself.”



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Price differential The million-dollar question is how the proliferation in the supply of LGDs is going to affect the pricing structure within the industry. Sheinfeld has noticed that some major clients who bought huge quantities of natural diamonds are now switching to LGDs for the less expensive section of the market.



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“It is an amazing product; it opens a whole new market,” he says. “We have clients coming in and saying for the very small stone, like those in a tennis bracelet, we don’t want to spend money on a natural diamond because, at the end of the day, there is no value for those stones when they are already set in a tennis bracelet.”


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According to Roi, a two-carat natural diamond that costs in a shop around US$30-32k will cost around US$4500-5000 for an LGD with the same specs. Fun jewellery items like tennis bracelets and eternity rings, once the stones are set within the jewellery, lose much of their resale value. “If we were to try to take all of the stones out, probably you are going to damage some of the stones, or you cannot resell those five points that you took out of the tennis bracelet. I think in this segment, a lot of the people that are buying natural would move to buy lab-grown.



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He also notes that lower-grade natural diamonds usually come without certificates so this could be a further incentive to consider LGDs.



No resale value One of the main issues concerning LGDs is whether they hold value. On this issue, Sheinfeld is unequivocal. “It is very important to say that for the LGD there is no resale value whatsoever,” he declares, adding that this is the main advantage and disadvantage between the two products, as natural diamonds do usually hold some resale value.



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He does not think this will change in the foreseeable future either. “Basically, you have endless production of something; I do not think it will ever be an investment per se.”



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Luxury arousal Despite these considerations, the luxury sector has been dipping its toes into LGDs. Last year LVMH Luxury Ventures, an investment arm within French luxury conglomerate LVMH Group, announced they had joined a US$90 million investment round in Lusix, an Israeli LGD factory. Industry rumours suggest other big conglomerates are entering the field.



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“You are going to see more and more high-end fashion conglomerates getting into the field for sure. It is definitely here to stay,” says Sheinfeld.


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Man-made diamonds offer luxury houses certain advantages: “I think using LGDs gives better precision and better quality control for a big brand that wants to do a big line of jewellery. It is easier to do it with LGDs than with natural diamonds.”



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According to Sheinfeld, this potentially could have two effects on market pricing: the LGDs will become accessible, but will also ramp up the prestige factor of certain lines made of natural diamonds as discerning consumers will understand the complexities of their manufacture.



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“Investment-grade diamonds that are appreciating over time are usually very large and very well-cut fancy shapes of high colour and high clarity,” he says.



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Profit or loss? Naresh Jain, CEO of Belgium-based Sanket BV, who is involved in fine jewellery, wonders whether labgrown diamonds can be profitable. “As production is increasing, the price for LGDs is getting lower and lower,” he says. “The value of LGD stock is depreciating at the end of each year due to surplus goods. I wonder how it can be a profitable business or an investment.”



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“LGDs will be like silver [jewellery] or freshwater pearls. You need big volumes to sustain [their production], and on the other hand, a long-term high turnover is not easy. Falling prices and lesser acceptance will be the main hurdles,” he says.



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Jain suggests industry players are trying to keep one foot in the LGD market, but nevertheless have no real confidence in their future. Despite this, he is certain that man-made diamonds will have a bearing on the price of their earthly counterparts in the long run.

Jewel Identity: Lab-grown gems vs properly-provenanced stones as the divide in the diamond market grows

In times of challenges, Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide (FEW), together&nbsp;with Gafencu and De Beers, worked together to interview several&nbsp;influential women who can inspire us to shine bright, no matter how dark&nbsp;the shadows sometimes seem. We believe that the strength of a&nbsp;woman&#8217;s spirit is as resilient as that of a natural diamond itself, born&nbsp;through hard work and under intense pressure.
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<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-alison-chan-el-azar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alison Chan El Azar</a> 
HK Influencer
Alison didn’t always know what she wanted in life, but&nbsp;she knows that she can do something big, something&nbsp;important. She is always working to be a better version&nbsp;of herself &#8211; just like a natural diamond &#8211; when it&#8217;s&nbsp;polished and incorporated into a piece of jewellery, it&nbsp;will transform into a truly one-of-a-kind piece.
Read more <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-alison-chan-el-azar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;
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<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-victoria-tang-owen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria&nbsp;Tang-Owen</a> 
Founder of Thirty30&nbsp;Creative &amp; Victoria Tang Studio
Victoria understands that “starting a business is tough,&nbsp;especially being a women-owned business. It takes&nbsp;courage and discipline.” I like the touch and feel of&nbsp;rough diamonds, understated yet powerful. Just like in&nbsp;life, some things do not have to be polished or perfect.&nbsp;
Read more <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-victoria-tang-owen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;
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<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-ruth-chao/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Chao</a> 
Founder of RCS
&#8220;We are what we think. We become what we do. Creating&nbsp;for businesses with positive impact and meaningful&nbsp;causes is what fuels my fire of creativity.&#8221; The strength of&nbsp;Ruth is like the stunning diamond jewellery she is&nbsp;wearing &#8211; rare, finite, and extremely difficult to find.&#8221;
Read more <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-ruth-chao/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;
<figure id="attachment_68022" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68022" style="width: 466px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-68022 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou.png" alt="Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu total circle diana chou" width="466" height="600" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou.png 466w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou-450x579.png 450w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou-217x280.png 217w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou-120x155.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou-200x258.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-diana-chou-400x515.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68022" class="wp-caption-text">Diana Chou wears De Beers Jewellers&#8217; Portraits of Nature High Jewellery Collection</figcaption></figure>
<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-mentorship-ruth-chao-how-to-10-tips-find-a-mentor/">Diana Chou</a> 
Chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group (DGA)
Diana Chou, the founder and Chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group, (DGA), has over time been a strong leader and mentor for up and coming female entrepreneurs.&nbsp;“When you see a natural diamond, you don’t know its brilliance until you have to shape it, polish it, before it will shine. This is just like a woman going through life, and they need to be polished before they can shine”.
Read more <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-mentorship-ruth-chao-how-to-10-tips-find-a-mentor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.&nbsp;

Women’s Resilience: As tough as natural diamond

Diana Chou is the founder and chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group (DGA) while Anna Wong and Ines Gafi are founders of Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide <a href="https://www.thefewgroup.com/">(FEW)</a>. Diana also sits on the board of directors of FEW from the early years and she&nbsp;always shared with them that&nbsp;sometimes we&nbsp; need to experience&nbsp;setbacks in order to learn and grow &#8211; it&#8217;s&nbsp;like a caterpillar that undergoes a&nbsp;transformational process to become a&nbsp;butterfly. 
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Anna: “Diana is a wonderful mentor&nbsp;because she shares her life, experiences,&nbsp;and struggles. She let me see how she&nbsp;manages the ups and downs in her life.&nbsp;She invites me to her business meetings&nbsp;and friends gatherings. She let me see&nbsp;how she runs things.&#8221;
Ines: &#8220;Diana is a great inspiration, as she&nbsp;inspires us to pay it forward and mentor&nbsp;other younger women. And we are&nbsp;constantly looking for more great&nbsp;business and corporate leaders to&nbsp;mentor our members.&#8221; 
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Also read: <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-hongkong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women&#8217;s Resilience: As tough as natural diamonds</a>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">10 Tips to invite successful people to be your mentor</h3>
<ol>
<li>Do not look like a helpless and miserable young woman.</li>
<li>Dress &#8220;one level up&#8221; &#8211; if you are just a manager, you could dress like a future director in the office; If you&#8217;re an entrepreneur, please dress&nbsp;like a successful entrepreneur.</li>
<li>Show them that you have the talent to do it through your work ethic&nbsp;and achievements.</li>
<li>Sell your passion and bring in positive energy to people&#8217;s life.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Demonstrate you&#8217;re doing something to drive a positive impact in&nbsp;society, as they want to give back to the society too.</li>
<li>Be genuine. You get to truly love the people you’re with. Try not to&nbsp;make friends with people because of their status or money.</li>
<li>Invite them to a coffee meeting. Tell them sincerely about what you&nbsp;admire about them and want to learn from them.</li>
<li>Join platforms like FEW or other business associations based on&nbsp;your needs.</li>
<li>Say thank you or send a gift for their guidance and trust in you.</li>
<li>No need to rush into any relationship. You also need to know that&nbsp;if you can work and communicate well with the person who’s goingto help guide you.</li>
</ol>
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Read more from other inspirational female entrepreneurs in Hong Kong&#8230;
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<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-alison-chan-el-azar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alison Chan El Azar, Hong Kong Influencer</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-victoria-tang-owen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria Tang-Owen, Founder of Thirty30&nbsp;Creative &amp; Victoria Tang Studio</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-ruth-chao/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Chao, Founder of RCS</a></li>
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10 Tips to invite successful people to be your mentor

<figure id="attachment_68023" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68023" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-68023" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1.png" alt="Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu total circle ruth chao RCS" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1.png 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-450x300.png 450w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-600x399.png 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-421x280.png 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-120x80.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-500x333.png 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-200x133.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-ruth-chao-RCS-1-400x266.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68023" class="wp-caption-text">Ruth Chao, Founder of RCS, wears De Beers Jewellers&#8217; Ellesmere Treasure High Jewellery Collection</figcaption></figure>
<blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">“I&#8217;m fascinated by depth, creativity, love”</h3>
</blockquote>
The turning points that created the life I have Today:
<ul>
<li>When I quixotically applied to the art department of British Vogue 13 years 
ago that kickstarted my creative career.</li>
<li>When I co-founded my first company with Antonia Li at the age of 25 that 
began my entrepreneurial path.</li>
<li>When I founded my second company at the age of 30 to keep building the 
creative dream.</li>
<li>Each turning point in my life stemmed from moments of courage.</li>
</ul>
3 practical ways I improved my confidence:
<ul>
<li>Choose to believe in the positive.</li>
<li>Trust in the process.</li>
<li>Let myself to just simply be.</li>
</ul>
Top 3 things I do to motivate myself
<ul>
<li>Appreciate the past.</li>
<li>Daydream about the future.</li>
<li>Enjoy the present.</li>
</ul>
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Read more from other inspirational female entrepreneurs in Hong Kong&#8230;
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-alison-chan-el-azar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alison Chan El Azar, Hong Kong Influencer</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-victoria-tang-owen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria Tang-Owen, Founder of Thirty30&nbsp;Creative &amp; Victoria Tang Studio</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-mentorship-ruth-chao-how-to-10-tips-find-a-mentor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diana Chou, Chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group (DGA)</a></li>
</ul>
</blockquote>

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Women’s Resilience: As tough as natural diamond- Ruth Chao

<figure id="attachment_68026" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68026" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-68026" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen.png" alt="Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu total circle victoria tang owen" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen.png 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-450x300.png 450w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-600x399.png 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-421x280.png 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-120x80.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-500x333.png 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-200x133.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-victoria-tang-owen-400x266.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68026" class="wp-caption-text">Victoria Tang-Owen,&nbsp;Founder of Thirty30&nbsp;Creative &amp; Victoria Tang Studio, wears De Beers Jewellers&#8217; Enchanted Lotus High Jewellery Collection</figcaption></figure>
<blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">“I adapt very easily. I can be comfortable in any sort 
of situation you put me into”</h3>
</blockquote>
Two important men in my life&#8230;
<ul>
<li>I was working for my father and&nbsp;was always overshadowed by him,&nbsp;and not allowed to cry in front of&nbsp;him. He said: &#8220;Excuses are just&nbsp;excuses. Fix it. Face it.&#8221; I had to&nbsp;constantly prove my creative&nbsp;output to him. All of&nbsp; these make&nbsp;me stronger Today.</li>
<li>My husband is left-brained,&nbsp;strategic and business-minded — a great planner. We complement&nbsp;each other so well in each single&nbsp;aspect, which is beautiful.</li>
</ul>
Starting a business is tough, how I did it..
<ul>
<li>Have a genuine passion for what&nbsp;you do, not falling into habits of&nbsp;working simply to work.</li>
<li>Commit to it 100%. If you don&#8217;t&nbsp;believe in it, no one does. Stand on&nbsp;your own feet.</li>
<li>Find the right partner and people for&nbsp;you to work and surround yourself.</li>
<li>“You are what you give, not what&nbsp;you are given&#8221; is what I was told in&nbsp;my early adult life.</li>
</ul>
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</a>
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Read more from other inspirational female entrepreneurs in Hong Kong&#8230;
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<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-alison-chan-el-azar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alison Chan El Azar, Hong Kong Influencer</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-ruth-chao" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Chao, Founder of RCS</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-mentorship-ruth-chao-how-to-10-tips-find-a-mentor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diana Chou, Chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group (DGA)</a></li>
</ul>

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Women’s Resilience: As tough as natural diamond-  Victoria Tang-Owen

<figure id="attachment_68025" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-68025" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-68025 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1.png" alt="Women's Resilience As tough as natural diamond gafencu total circle alison chan el azar" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1.png 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-450x300.png 450w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-600x399.png 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-421x280.png 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-120x80.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-500x333.png 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-200x133.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Womens-Resilience-As-tough-as-natural-diamond-gafencu-total-circle-alison-chan-el-azar-1-400x266.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-68025" class="wp-caption-text">Hong Kong Influencer Alison Chan El Azar wears Portraits of Nature by De Beers High Jewellery Collection</figcaption></figure>
<blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">“I&#8217;m adventurous, determined, and spontaneous”</h3>
Alison didn’t always know what she wanted in life, but she knows that she can do something big, something important. She is always working to be a better version of herself &#8211; just like a natural diamond &#8211; when it&#8217;s polished and incorporated into a piece of jewellery, it will transform into a truly one-of-a-kind piece.</blockquote>
My Struggles:
<ul>
<li>I was feeling dark and lost in my&nbsp;teenage years, as my parents got&nbsp;divorced&#8230;</li>
<li>Thinking how to transition to the&nbsp;next chapter in my life and conquer&nbsp;the fears.</li>
<li>Give up other aspects of my life for&nbsp;being a full-time mom and my kids.</li>
<li>Who am I outside of mom, outside&nbsp;of my kids?</li>
</ul>
How I conquer my hard times:
<ul>
<li>It’s okay to feel lost and have doubt&nbsp;in certain stages of your life.</li>
<li>Waking up every day feeling&nbsp;motivated is just unrealistic. Do not&nbsp;pretend everything is alright.</li>
<li>You don&#8217;t need to be perfect or a&nbsp;billionaire.</li>
<li>It’s all about accepting where&nbsp;you’re at.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Exercise and be grateful.</li>
</ul>
What I&#8217;m looking&nbsp;for now:
<ul>
<li>I believe I can do something.</li>
<li>I look for something on the side besides being a mom.</li>
<li>I want to live a happy and simple life with purpose.</li>
</ul>
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&nbsp;
Read more from other inspirational female entrepreneurs in Hong Kong&#8230;
<ul>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-victoria-tang-owen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria Tang-Owen, Founder of Thirty30&nbsp;Creative &amp; Victoria Tang Studio</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-womens-resilience-ruth-chao" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Chao, Founder of RCS</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.gafencushop.com/female-entrepreneurs-mentorship-ruth-chao-how-to-10-tips-find-a-mentor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diana Chou, Chairman of Dragon General Aviation Group (DGA)</a></li>
</ul>

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Women’s Resilience: as tough as natural diamond- Alison Chan El Azar

A remarkable discovery of one of the largest and most valuable blue diamonds in the world was recently unearthed and will be gracing the auction block at Sotheby&#8217;s Hong Kong this month. With much excitement expected to ensue, the De Beers Cullinan Blue Diamond, mined in 2021 in the Cullinan Mine in South Africa (one of the few sources in the world for extremely rare blue diamonds), is expected to captivate the crowd with its astonishing colour, cut, clarity and carat.
<figure id="attachment_65359" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65359" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65359" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/The-DeBeers-Cullinan-Blu-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world.png" alt="The DeBeers Cullinan Blu The most beautiful and expensive blue diamonds in the world gafencu" width="700" height="466"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65359" class="wp-caption-text">The DeBeers Cullinan Blu, photo courtesy of Sotheby&#8217;s</figcaption></figure>
Weighing at 15.10-carat, the internally flawless, fancy vivid blue diamond will be presented to bidders on&nbsp;27 April as a single-lot auction with an estimated value of more than US$48 million (HK$380 million).&nbsp;In the spirit of admiring this scintillating azure hue, we look back at some of the most beautiful and expensive blue diamonds that have captured the attention and heart of collectors and the world over time.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hope Diamond (US$250 million)
<figure id="attachment_65354" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65354" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65354" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world.png" alt="Hope Diamond The most beautiful and expensive blue diamonds in the world gafencu" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world.png 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-450x300.png 450w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-600x399.png 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-421x280.png 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-120x80.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-500x333.png 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-200x133.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Hope-Diamond-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-400x266.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65354" class="wp-caption-text">Hope Diamond</figcaption></figure>
The Hope Diamond, which also goes by several aliases such as,&nbsp;Le Bijou du Roi (The King&#8217;s Jewel),&nbsp;Le bleu de France (The French Blue), and the Tavernier Blue, is one of the most famous jewels in the world.&nbsp;Its origin dates back almost four centuries – possibly from India – and is one of the earliest mentioned blue diamonds.
Weighing at an outstanding 45.52-carat, it is classified as a type IIb diamond with a fancy dark grayish-blue clarity. The diamond had several prominent owners – which explains its name nicknames – and was well travelled before finally settling in the hands of&nbsp;American luxury jeweller Harry Winston in 1949. Almost decade later, the New York-based jeweller donated the gem to&nbsp;the National Museum of Natural History in the United States, where it remains as a permanent exhibition for all to admire.
The Blue Heart Diamond (US$60million)
The Blue Heart is a 30.62-carat, heart shape, brilliant-cut, fancy deep blue diamond that was found at the Premier Mine in South Africa in 1908, and obtained by French jeweller Pierre Cartier. It is approximately two-thirds the size of the Hope Diamond and one of the most popular blue diamonds known to the world. After several exchange of hands, the stone was sold to American business woman, socialite and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather by previous owner American luxury jewellery Harry Winston. Merriweather was the last private owner of the diamond,&nbsp;who gifted the gem to the National Gem Collection in 1964.&nbsp;
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Oppenhiemer Blue Diamond (US$58million)
<figure id="attachment_65355" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65355" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65355" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2.png" alt="Oppenheimer Blue' Diamond Sells at Auction for $57.5 Million The most beautiful and expensive blue diamonds in the world gafencu" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2.png 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-450x300.png 450w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-600x399.png 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-421x280.png 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-120x80.png 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-500x333.png 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-200x133.png 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Oppenheimer-Blue-Diamond-Sells-at-Auction-for-57.5-Million-The-most-beautiful-and-expensive-blue-diamonds-in-the-world-2-400x266.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65355" class="wp-caption-text">Oppenheimer Blue Diamond, photo courtesy of Christie&#8217;s</figcaption></figure>
The Oppenheimer Blue Diamond is a sensational coloured diamond ring set with a 14.62-carat fancy vivid blue rectangular-cut diamond, flanked by a pair of trapeze-shaped diamond. In the summer of 2016, it broke the record of most expensive expensive blue diamond ever sold at auction after an intense budding war that consequently ended with the ring going under the hammer for a whopping US$58 million, setting a new auction record for he most expensive blue diamond. Its name derives in honor of Sir&nbsp;Philip Oppenheimer, the man who previously controlled the De Beers Mining Company.&nbsp; &nbsp;
The Blue moon of Josephine (US$48.5 million)
The Blue Moon of Josephine, previously known as the Blue Moon Diamond of South African origin, smashed records in 2015 for world auction price-per-carat for a diamond or gemstone at Sotheby’s Geneva. Selling for over US$4 million per carat, the cushion-shaped fancy vivid blue 12.03-carat diamond exchanged hands at a record-setting price of US$48.5 million. The winning bidder, none other than Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau, renamed the gem after his daughter, Josephine. The sale came just one day&nbsp;after the businessman purchased a rare 16.08-carat pink diamond for US$28.5 million.
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Apollo Blue Diamond (US$41.3 million)
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The Apollo Blue is a Fancy Vivid Blue, 14.54-carat, Internally Flawless, Type IIB diamond earring that arrived at the auction block of Sotheby&#8217;s Geneva in 2017 as a pair to the The Artemis Pink, a Fancy Intense Pink, 16.00-carat, VVS2 clarity, Type IIA earring. Together, they were billed as the most valuable pair of diamond earrings every to appear at auction. According to the auction house, both are amongst the purest of all diamonds, with &#8220;an alluring limpidity&#8221;. In 2017, an anonymous buyer outbid the crowd, exchanging the stones for US$42.1 million for the Apollo Blue and US$15.3 million for the Artemis Pink, and renamed them “The Memory of Autumn Leaves” and “The Dream of Autumn Leaves”.&nbsp;
Mouawad Blue Diamond (US$40 million)
Once known as the Tereshchenko diamond, named after the prominent Russian family of the same name that once owned this Fancy Blue 49.92-carat jewel. It is the largest blue diamond in the world, following the Hope Diamond. While the precise location and date of which it was mined remains unknown, it is&nbsp;believed to be of Indian origin. It was first sold in 1916 prior to the Russian revolution and last sold at Christie&#8217;s Geneva to Saudi-Arabian dealer Robert Mouawad for US4.6 million, the highest price ever paid for a diamond at auction. It was then that the stone was rechristened as the Mouawad Blue Diamond.
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Italian fashion maison <a href="https://www.prada.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prada</a> has pulled back the curtain on an all-new line of gold and white gold fine jewellery designs that deftly combine iconic creations with a wholly modern flourish. Sure to tempt any discerning haute joaillerie aficionado &#8211; <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/prada-new-scents-intense/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">both male and female</a> &#8211; the new collection is all sleek sophistication and grace. &nbsp;
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Crafted from 18K gold and diamonds, this bijouterie collection – consisting of earrings, bracelets, pendants and necklaces – features an array of outré motifs including rock guitars, robots, hearts, roses, rabbits and more. The brand’s triangular logo in gold and diamonds is also strongly in evidence.
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Perhaps even more importantly, the gold and diamonds used to make this fine jewellery line were sourced from suppliers who have a Responsible Jewellery Council certification, denoting that the aforementioned materials went through all the processes – from extracting to selling – in an ethical manner.
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Now available at select Prada stores worldwide &#8211; as well as via the Prada online store exclusively in Japan, USA and UAE &#8211; Hong Kong&#8217;s jewellery lovers can find them directly at the brand&#8217;s Alexandra House store in Central.
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While Marie Antoinette, the doomed French Queen, is most famously remembered for being beheaded in 1793 after offering particularly tactless dietary advice to her starving countrymen, she should also be recalled for the splendour and range of her personal jewellery collection.
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Indeed, so great was her love for her various baubles and beads that, as the royal family set about dodging detention in 1791, the queen packed away her jewels in a wooden chest and sent them off to her cousin, the Austrian Emperor, for safekeeping. While Marie Antoinette herself would never lay eyes on them again, it is that very same collection that’s set to resurface at Sotheby’s in Geneva this November – after being hidden from public eye for more than 200 years.
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Under the heading ‘Royal Jewels from the Bourbon-Parma Family’, the collection boasts an impressive ensemble of shiny valuables, including a pearl and diamond pendant, a necklace with 119 natural pearls and a ruby brooch – all of which have been passed down through generations of the illustrious Bourbon-Parma family, which counts Holy Roman Emperors, Popes and Emperors of France, Spain and Austria among its forbears. Posh or what.

Long lost Marie Antoinette surfaces at auction

Headless Horde: Long lost Marie Antoinette diamonds sold at auction

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The record-breaking run of Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auctions has continued with The Cullinan Dream being one of the most recent items on offer. An exceptional jewel, the Dream is the largest and most expensive fancy intense blue diamond ever to be sold at auction. Taking it name from the Cullinan mine in South Africa – the site where it was first uncovered in 2014 &#8211; this 24.18 carat piece was originally part of a larger 122.52 carat blue diamond.
Following its discovery, this massive jewel was meticulously examined by a master cutter in order to determine the best yield. It was the cut into four substantial polished blue diamonds .These comprised a cushion-cut seven-carat diamond, a radiant-cut 10.3 carat diamond, a pear-shaped 11.3 carat diamond and the record breaking rectangular mixed-cut diamond.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, The Cullinan Dream is a fancy intense blue diamond, classified as Type IIB, These are exceedingly rare and account for less than half of one percent of all of the diamonds found in nature.
The Cullinan Dream sold for US$42.2 million. Mark Cullinan, an international jewellery dealer and great grandson of Sir Thomas Cullinan, the discoverer of the Petra’s Cullinan Diamond Mine in 1898, was there to witness the sale.
He commented: “It was a great pleasure to be in New York for this exciting auction and to see the fantastic price achieved by a diamond that has come to represent a new generation of discoveries from the Petra’s Cullinan Diamond Mine.”

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