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Pulled from the Depths of the Earth: A $20M Diamond Weighing 404 Carats

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8 years ago

February 19, 2016

INSTORE Staff

It’s the 27th-largest diamond in the world.

Australian mining firm Lucapa Diamond Company has dug up a diamond in Angola that weighs 404.2 carats, Fortune reports. Lucapa chairman Miles Kennedy told the business publication that the diamond is worth about $20 million and is the 27th-largest in the world. According to the article, it’s the largest diamond ever found in the country, nearly doubling the size of the previous record-setter, dubbed the “Angolan Star.” Kennedy plans to sell the diamond to fund an expansion in the area.

She Wanted to Spend More Time with Her Kids. She Called Wilkerson.

Your children are precious. More precious than gold? Absolutely! Just ask Lesley Ann Davis, owner of Lesley Ann Jewels, an independent jewelry store that — until the end of 2023 — had quite a following in Houston, Texas. To spend more time with her four sons, all in high school, she decided to close her store. Luckily, she was familiar with Wilkerson and called them as soon as she knew she wanted to move on to bigger, better and more family-focused things. Was she happy with her decision? Yes, she was. Says Davis, “Any owner looking to make that life change, looking to retire, looking to close, looking for a pause in their career, I would recommend Wilkerson. Hands down!”