Rio Tinto Argyle Displaying Pink Diamonds Tender

The Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, featuring 64 rare pink, blue and red diamonds, has been put on display in Hong Kong.

The tender features three fancy red diamonds for the first time in the 30 years of the Argyle diamond mine.

The tender’s highlights include a 1.56-carat round gem, named the Argyle Phoenix™ in honor of the Argyle underground mine in Western Australia which went into production this year.

The three fancy red stones are joined by three blue diamonds and 58 pink gems in a large range of shades and hues.

The tender is also different this year since it features for the first time in eight years of the tender a diamond weighing more than three carats - the 3.02-carat radiant, fancy intense orangy pink diamond, called the Argyle Imperial™.

Meanwhile, a 0.71-carat blue heart-shaped diamond, named the Argyle Celestial™, is predicted to be sold together with a matching heart-shaped fancy pink diamond.

According to Josephine Johnson, “This year is one of the finest tenders we have seen with an extraordinary array of individual and special diamonds. Global interest has been intense and Hong Kong provides the final opportunity for investors, collectors and diamond connoisseurs to attend.”

Bids for the tender close on October 2.