30 Carat Monster Diamond in Antwerp

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I find it difficult to take my eyes off the 30 carat monster, but for the people grading the diamonds it's another day at the office, and music from a radio drones on in the background.

We're told later by a diamond dealer that the stone should fetch up to $5m (£3m), and that's wholesale.

Antwerp has certainly secured its place as capital of the diamond trade - 80% of the world's rough diamonds and 50% of all polished stones pass through the city. But these are hard times for diamonds.

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