London Diamond Bourse hosts first ‘successful’ Tender event

The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) hosted its first-ever ‘Tender’ event in May/June of this year, which the group said was “successful”.

Attendees were invited by the LDB to view a range of rough diamonds that were presented for a trade sale with closed bids from 29 May – 12 June 2018.

The collection included gem quality rough items with one stone of over 100 carats and a variety of high quality rough stones from 8gr to 9ct. There was also a selection of polished diamonds and several parcels of industrial diamonds.

This was the very first time that the LDB had hosted such an event, and the group said the results “spoke for themselves”.

Paul Kopelman of LDB said: “The Tender was a great success and it is hoped that the LDB will be able to secure more tenders like this in the near future. Our close relationship with the government diamond office also allowed us to apply for the necessary Kimberley Process Certificates for any stones that needed to be exported as well as letters of Attestation proving the goods were legally acquired at a public auction.”