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Infinity: Rare 888.88-carat black diamond makes public debut in Dubai

The Infinity diamond was cut from a 1,138-carat rough stone over two years and is owned by Diamond Trading NV; no price was given.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN After Hours
Published 3:19 AM ET, Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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First reported by Hindustan Times: “Infinity: Rare 888.88-carat black diamond makes public debut in Dubai”, with reporting from Bazaar Times and DMCC.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 3:19 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.

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Hindustan TimesInfinity: Rare 888.88-carat black diamond makes public debut in Dubai
Bazaar Times888.88-Carat Black Diamond Infinity Debuts at Dubai Diamond Conference After 49-Year Journey - Bazaar Times October 27, 2026 · facts used on air
DMCCDMCC Convenes Global Diamond Industry in Dubai for Strategic Reset, Announces HRD Antwerp Partnership, Unveils 888.88-Carat Infinity Diamond and First-Ever Duba October 27, 2026 · facts used on air

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA black diamond weighing eight hundred eighty-eight point eight eight carats went on public display in Dubai this week.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt's called Infinity, and it was unveiled at the Dubai Diamond Conference.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt was cut from a rough stone of eleven hundred thirty-eight carats, bought in nineteen seventy-five on behalf of De Beers, and the stone comes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo it lost about two hundred fifty carats getting here.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCutting and polishing ran from twenty twenty-two to twenty twenty-four.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorForty-nine years from purchase to finished gem, which is longer than most treaties survive, and with fewer lawyers.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat's it worth?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOrganisers gave no clear valuation, and did not say whether it's for sale.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIts owner, Diamond Trading of Antwerp, says it carries features from an eruption that brought it up from a hundred fifty kilometres deep.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo a security firm drove it across town, and we can look but nobody will say what it costs. I've been to dinners like that.