Jewelry
January 26, 2018
The CTF Pink Star diamond sold at Sotheby's for $71.2 million. Image credit: Sotheby's
By Danny Parisi
While record-setting diamond sales dominated the headlines in 2017, it is colored gemstones' huge projected growth that will be of special interest to investors in 2018.
{"ct":"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","iv":"af633623d2b7ab6e681484e5bae0c79f","s":"d1a634805d84312b"}
Share your thoughts. Click here