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Fashion

Apr 11, 20172 min read

Pink Star diamond sells for record $553 million

Hong Kong jewellery company Chow Tai Fook has paid a record HK$553 million (US$71.2 million), including fees, for the illustrious Pink Star diamond. This makes the diamond the most expensive precious stone sold at auction. The sale relieves auction house…

Fashion

Sep 27, 20165 min read

Auction houses lose Hong Kong watch department heads as sales collapse

After five years of exceptional watch sales at auction houses in Hong Kong, a recent sharp downturn has coincided with resignations and job moves, leaving Sotheby’s and Christie’s without permanent department heads and Bonhams with no regional department at…