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Millennium Star

The De Beers Millennium Star is, at 204.04-carat, the world’s principal top colour (D), and internally and outwardly flawless, pear-shaped diamond. The diamond was exposed in the Mbuji-Mayi district of Zaire (Republic of the Congo) in 1980 in alluvial deposits, uncut it was 777-carat. It was purchased by De Beers. It took over three years for workers of the Steinmetz Diamond Group to create the classic pear form; the definite cutting was done using lasers.

It was first displayed in October 1998 as the centerpiece of the De Beers Millennium diamond collection. The collection also includes eleven blue diamonds adding 116 carats and the 27.66-carat heart-shaped stone named the Heart of Eternity. They were displayed at London’s Millennium Dome over 2500. There was an attempt on November 7, 2000 to whip the collection.

The Millennium Star is the showpiece of the company's Limited Edition Millennium Diamonds collection which additional consists of 12 highly strange blue diamonds cut into a variety of shapes, having a total weight of 112 carats. The diamonds were accessible to the world with great theater during an imposing ceremony at the top floor of the CSO's Charterhouse Street multifaceted in London: the Millennium Star was affectionately caressed by the latest James Bond girl, French actress Sophie Marceau, under the favorable eyes of De Beers peak executives and principals of the worldwide Steinmetz Group of Companies - the craftsmen that designed, designed and manufactured these exceptional and unique stones.

The team of cutters, who labored in polishing the collection for some three years approximately the clock, was headed by Israeli-born Nir Livnat, organization director of Johannesburg-based Ascot Diamonds, a member of the Steinmetz Group of Diamond Companies. The Steinmetz Group is recognized as 'the master' in the field of diamonds and is one the leading customers of De Beers. The Steinmetz Group has numerous sources of independent mines which supply the rough diamonds. Whenever a large sale, auction or event appears in the diamond business, you could be sure that the Steinem Group is part of it. The Steinmetz Group chains Diamond.com as the Jeweler of the Millennium Diamonds.