{
  "id": 16756152,
  "title": "Rare 888.88-carat natural black diamond ‘Infinity’ unveiled in Dubai; here's its decades-long journey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/rare-888-88-carat-natural-black-diamond-infinity-unveiled-in-dubai",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:54:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/rare-888-88-carat-natural-black-diamond-infinity-unveiled-in-dubai-heres-its-decades-long-journey-11793109942630.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A rare 888.88-carat natural black diamond, named Infinity, has made its public debut at the Dubai Diamond Conference 2026. The stone, classified as 'Fancy Black', was unveiled by Diamond Trading NV and transported to the event with Brink's security and cash management company. Diamond Trading NV, based in Antwerp, Belgium, specializes in sourcing, trading, and distributing rough diamonds globally. The diamond, discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, weighed 1,138 carats in its rough state when it was acquired by Andrew Coxon on behalf of De Beers in 1975. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recorded the rough crystal as the largest single-crystal natural diamond it had examined in 2013. The rough stone underwent cutting and polishing between 2022 and 2024 to become the stunning 888.88-carat Infinity diamond currently owned by Diamond Trading NV.",
  "summary": "The diamond was discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and initially weighed 1,138 carats in its rough form. Andrew Coxon acquired the stone on behalf of De Beers in 1975.",
  "key_points": [
    "Rare 888.88-carat natural black diamond 'Infinity' unveiled in Dubai",
    "Diamond discovered in Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1975",
    "Cut and polished between 2022 and 2024 to reach current size"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The debut of this massive natural black diamond highlights the immense value and logistical complexity involved in bringing rare, decades-old geological treasures from discovery to the global luxury market.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}