Blue Diamond Achieves Record Price at Sotheby’s
On Tuesday May 12, Sotheby’s realized $9,488,754 (CHF 10,498,500 / �7,024,336) for a fancy vivid blue, internally flawless cushion-shaped diamond weighing 7.03 carats. This is the highest price for a fancy vivid blue diamond sold at auction and the world-record price per carat for any gemstone sold at auction – $1,349,752. The sale was held in Geneva, and the price topped the pre-sale estimate of $5.8-8.5 million. The diamond, which was cut from a 26.58 carat rough, was discovered in 2008 at Petra Diamonds' historic Cullinan diamond mine in South Africa, the world's most consistently reliable source of blue diamonds. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) graded the stone as fancy vivid blue in color and internally flawless in clarity, the highest possible grading for a blue diamond. The winning bidder, who wishes to remain anonymous, has not yet exercised his or her privilege to name the stone.

Some Datora 785 18kt V72 pics
Hi guys, some pics of my recently acquired 1947 785 with my old 1946 785(on leather strap). Enjoy!

A Couple of New Additions
Zineb Isabel arrived 7 Dec, the Speedmaster First Omega in Space came home with us yesterday.DSC03833.jpg

Million dollar arm?
Quite incredible. All one collector.

Submariner Chromalight Lume question
Hi all,I managed to acquire my first Submariner this week from a Rolex AD in Essex. I'm pretty stoked with it as I've wanted a Sub for as long as I can remember.For reference I've purchased a Submariner with date in Black Model 116610LN in Stainless steel.I've noticed something though which I'm not sure is normal or not, so I thought Id'd ask here.When I look at the watch in the dark - after having given it some photons from a torch - I can see the blue Chroma light markers in action. They are bright for a depressingly short period then drop in output to very low. I know this is quite normal.My issue is that after having charged the markers I can clearly see that all are at the same level of brightness apart from the small dot on the second hand. The second hand marker is noticeable not quite as bright as ALL other chroma light markers on the watch. Is this normal?I know it seems like a monumentally trivial issue but I thought I'd ask anyway to see if others have the same issue? I'm ex