NewsBrief December 12, 2022 Pink Diamond Pulled from Christie’s Was Allegedly Stolen Property A 13.15-carat, fancy-vivid-pink diamond withdrawn from a recent Christie’s auction in New York was allegedly part of a scam involving approximately $90 million in jewelry. Blue Diamonds Strike Out at Sotheby’s Auction First three stones from eight-piece De Beers collection have failed to sell. De Beers to Offer More Rough to African Factories Sightholders expect greater allocation of smaller diamonds to Botswana units. Jewelry Sales See Second Consecutive Month of Decline Category down 3.9% year on year, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. News Digest Swiss Private Equity Firm Acquiring Majority Breitling Stake (Finews.com) NFTs Could Help Solve Diamond Certification Fraud (Cointelegraph) Modern Glow: Anne Baker’s Next-Generation Pearls (Jewelry Connoisseur) Events Rapaport Quarterly Pawnshop Auction December 12-20 New York & Dubai More Details Rapaport Melee Auction December 13-22 New York & Dubai More Details Rapaport Single Stone Auction December 20-28 New York & Israel More Details RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI™) Diamond Data Size Index Weekly Monthly Y2Y  0.30 ct 1472 0.25% 0.24% -7.65%  0.50 ct 2684 0.19% -1.03% -9.58%  1.00 ct 7611 -0.34% -2.05% -5.90%  3.00 ct 25077 -0.35% -1.53% 1.81% Rapaport Investment Grade Diamonds

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