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When these exceptional diamonds do adjust hands, the sale often becomes international news. In March 1997, jewelry from the estate of Hollywood legend Claudette Colbert was auctioned at Christie’s, Los Angeles. An important fancy intense yellow and close to clear colorless diamond pendant, initially estimated at $60,000 – $80,000 was sold for $277,500. The prior record of $202,000 per carat had been set in London in 1990 for an intense yellow diamond. The stone measures 15.62 × 14.49 × 9.37 mm, and weighs 20.65 carats. Blood diamonds are consistently mined applying the unpaid labour of guys, ladies, and even kids,...