Paul and Lin Ming accompanied the two auction house staff into the living room, and after introducing themselves, the two staff members verified the payment voucher given by Jenny, and then used the two keys to open the portable safe. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Mr. Allen, this is 'incomparable', the world's largest finished cut yellow diamond and the second largest in the world, after the 530.2 carats of the Star of Africa, which is set in the British King's Sceptre. ”

As soon as the staff opened the box, it revealed a slightly low-key wooden box inside: when the lid was opened again, the huge, brilliant giant yellow diamond appeared in front of Zhang Nan's eyes.

The man motioned to Mr. Allen to be free, it already belonged to Zhang Nan.

Not in a hurry to pick it up and admire, Zhang Nan glanced at a middle-aged white man in his 40s next to him, "Mr. Brown." ”

Mr. Brown is a well-known diamond grader hired by Nicole, who also serves Tiffany & Co., and is also a jewelry consultant for many famous and wealthy people in New York.

The Mr. Brown put on white gloves and spread out his whole set of tools on the table: electronic scales, magnifying glasses...

For an average diamond, a magnifying glass is sufficient, but now faced with the world's second-largest polished diamond, Mr. Brown has to take it seriously: the cost of identification is $10,000, and he will be held legally responsible.

After a while, Brown finished the test, put the diamond back in the box and said to Zhang Nan: "Mr. Allen, Miss Nicole, Miss Jenny, it is my honor to be able to identify this incomparable diamond, and I can say responsibly: this diamond is completely fine."

Weighing 407.08 carats and achieving the highest clarity grade of FL, this diamond is clean under 10x gem magnification, with no inclusions inside or outside. In terms of cut, I give the ideal cut, Mr. Rawls in Anderwerp is absolutely the best in the world, and the cut of this diamond can be called an elegant art.

As for the color, I would rate this diamond the same as its Antwerp counterpart, FancyVividYellow, the highest grade of Fancy Vivid Yellow. ”

Speaking of this, Brown paused, and then added, "According to the unwritten rules of the diamond industry, Mr. Allen, you can rename this incomparable diamond if you want." ”

Zhang Nan smiled, didn't say much, shook Mr. Brown's hand and said, "Thank you." ”

This means that you have nothing to do, just collect the money and leave.

Brown wrote down the data on an appraisal he had written, signed his name, and left with two people from the auction house.

"Alan, it's bigger than I thought!"

When the others left, Nicole held the diamond in the palm of her hand, and like Jenny, her eyes were about to fall into the diamond and she couldn't pull it out!

407.08 carats, more than 81 grams, that is, one two six - the specific gravity of a diamond is 3.52, and an egg weighs 50 to 60 grams: the specific gravity of an egg is a little more than 1, you can imagine how big this pear-shaped diamond is!

"What do you think we call it?"

As soon as she heard Zhang Nan's words, Nicole and Jenny were entangled, and immediately began to think about it.

"A diamond of more than 5 pulls can be called a 'pigeon egg', and this giant yellow diamond weighs about the same as a larger duck egg, so how about we call it a 'big duck egg'?"

Two beauties almost squirted out a mouthful of old blood - big duck eggs?!

"You can figure it out!"

Seeing the embarrassment of the two, Zhang Nan laughed!

"Let's call it the star, the incomparable star!"

Zhang Nan said nothing about this matter, and since then "incomparable" has changed his name to "Xingchen".

Just now, Nicole and Jenny were choked enough by Zhang Nan, and I was really afraid that I, a man who sometimes doesn't play cards according to common sense, will name it "Big Duck Egg": Zhang Nan can really do this, and when the time comes, after it is designed into finished jewelry, will Nicole and Jenny wear it out to show off?

A little while later, Tiffany's designers were about to arrive, and coincidentally, an old movie was playing on the TV in the living room: "Tiffany's Breakfast" starring goddess Audrey Hepburn, released in 1961.

Audrey Hepburn has a huge diamond ribbon around her neck, and the huge yellow diamond in the middle is unusually conspicuous.

"Jenny, is this the 'Tiffany Legendary Yellow Diamond'?"

Zhang Nan asked.

"Yes, I saw it some time ago, and I remember that it is 128.54 carats, which is also one of the largest and most dazzling yellow diamonds in the world, and so far two of them have worn it.

You see, Hepburn is really a good match. ”

Although that diamond is not as big as the "star", it has a breathtaking beauty in Audrey Hepburn's neck.

"At the time of filming, there were 40 security guards guarding the diamond. ”

Zhang Nan took a sip of water and said, "Who bought it in the end?"

Now Nicole laughed: Alan is finally back to being a bun!

"Nobody buys it, it's always been in the Tiffany showroom in New York, not for sale, no price tag.

And the diamond has only been sold once so far: Tiffany & Co. advertised in the New York Times in the '70s that the 'Tiffany Legendary Yellow Diamond' was sold for $5 million.

However, the news was only valid for 24 hours, perhaps due to financial reasons or questioning the authenticity of the information, and in the end, no buyer appeared, and the diamond is still owned by Tiffany & Co. ”

"It's expensive, it's almost the same price as our 'stars'. ”

Today, Americans earn more than twice and less than three times as much as they did in the early seventies, and $5 million is, of course, expensive.

"But it's really pretty, isn't it?"

Hearing Nicole say this, Zhang Nan smiled and asked, "Do you like it?" I think it's more suitable to stay on your neck." ”

"Of course!"

"Then you can find a way to talk to Tiffany yourself, and if you can transfer less than 20 million, it will be yours. Also, don't be stupid to come forward yourself, you will be doomed if you are a fool who collects diamonds like crazy, and others will kill you like a pig even if they can sell it!"

"Really?"

Nicole's eyes are full of little stars!

"Really, it's more real than gold, it's not braised anyway. ”

That's it, Nicole is as happy as a child who has gotten her favorite toy.

Jenny revealed a faint vinegar smell on the side, and said sourly, "What about me?"

Zhang Nan raised three fingers, "Three choices." First, let the entrusting company look for it.

Second..."

When he reached the second, Zhang Nan stopped, "By the way, what color diamond do you like?"

Jenny tilted her neck, "I like it all but black." ”

"Then the second and third are fine, but they all have to deal with the diamond giant of De Beers.

The second is that De Beers found a huge yellow rough diamond in South Africa two years ago, which should have been sent to Antwerp for processing, and the finished product may weigh more than the King's 'Star of Africa', so you can have people fight for it.

It's still less than 20 million, but even if you can buy it, it is estimated that it will be at least a year before you get the finished product. ”

"How do you know?"

De Beers is not a small company, the diamond Zhang Nan said does not seem to have been published in the newspaper, and the prediction of the finished product is an absolute trade secret.

"I can find clues to Hitler's treasures, what's so strange. Don't ink, tell me if you want to?"

Jenny was very cunning, and instead of saying it stupidly, she said, "What about the third?"

"Thirdly, I'll tell you in a few days, at least for a month or two. ”

"Then I'll ask you later. ”

Jenny thought it was a Nazi treasure, and that there might be huge diamonds there: it was supposed that the Nazis would keep the handy giant diamonds for private when they were defeated, but who knows.

Zhang Nan didn't say much, in fact, he had just reminded De Beers that this "third" was not a Nazi treasure at all, and Hitler's things should at least be ranked as the "fourth option": De Beers Diamond Company was founded in 1888, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, that is, on March 11, 1988, in South Africa's famous "Premir" kimberlite pipe, which is rich in gem-quality diamonds, workers found a 599-carat extra-high-quality gem-quality diamond, which was named "100 years".

This diamond is pure and flawless, the color is excellent, not Zhang Nan is pale rose, unusually beautiful, is a rare treasure: after three years of meticulous research, design, cutting and processing by senior professional cutters, it is cut and processed into a giant diamond weighing 273.85 carats, which is named the "century" diamond

The diamond had a total of 247 facets, giving the flawless diamond its brilliance: Zhang Nan had read a report before his rebirth, when the "century" diamond was still in the De Beers collection and was estimated to be worth more than $100 million.