L.J. West Diamonds buys a 6-Carat Pink-Purple Diamond from Alrosa

By Michelle Graff
michelle.graff@nationaljeweler.com

Moscow—Alrosa announced Tuesday that Larry West, owner of L.J. West Diamonds, bought a 6.21-carat fancy intense pink-purple diamond directly from Alrosa. Alrosa cut and polished the diamond from a 20.18-carat stone found in Yakutia, a region in northeastern Siberia, in August 2018.

Larry West is one of the largest collectors for natural color diamonds worldwide. With notable stones in his collection such as the 2.83-carat “Argyle Violet,” a purple diamond from Argyle, and a 16.78-carat vivid yellow diamond, and he’s loaned portions of his collection to museums for exhibitions on colored diamonds in the past.

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