History of the Mouawad Mondera:
The Mouawad-Mondera is a superb flawless pear-shaped diamond weighing 60.19 carats. This breathtaking diamond is both unique in colour and clarity with excellent finish and proportions, ranking it a world-class gem.
Robert Mouawad purchased the Mouawad Mondera, the latest in his impressive collection, on 16th November 2000. He named it Mondera, to represent both the traditional world of the family jeweller and the new face represented by Mondera.com, the jewellery e-tailers founded by his sons. Read More……
History of the Ahmedabad:
This is the sole instance of Tavernier supplying drawings of both the rough and polished states of a diamond. This briolette-shaped diamond was presumably cut in Ahmedabad–after that, its history is uncertain.Read More……
History of the Excelsior:
The gem reappeared for sale in May 1991 when the GIA certified it as “G” color (rare white), and again in May 1996, when it was bought by Robert Mouawad. Read More……
History of the Mouawad Magic:
It was in the early 1970s that Robert Mouawad first arrived on the jewelery auction scene. Soon his very presence in the sale-room was enough to send pulses racing when it was realized that a new, significant player had appeared. Read More……
History of the Queen of Holland:
There are differing opinions concerning the origin of this 135.92-carat cushion-cut diamond. The Dutch firm F. Friedman & Co. cut it into its present shape in 1904. They owned it for several years, exhibiting it at the 1925 Paris Exhibition of Arts and Industry. Read More……
History of the Premier Rose:
In March 1978 the Premier mine in South Africa a yielded yet another remarkable diamond, a triangular-shaped cleavage of the finest color, weighing 353.9 carats. Like an earlier gem found at the Premier, Read More……
History of the Jubilee:
This magnificent colorless, cushion-cut diamond with a weight of 245.35 carats ranks as the sixth largest in the world. The original rough stone, in shape an irregular octahedron without definite faces, weighed 650.80 (metric) carats;Read More……
History of the Mouawad Splendour:
It was in the early 1970s that Robert Mouawad first arrived on the jewelery auction scene. Soon his very presence in the sale-room was enough to send pulses racing when it was realized that a new, significant player had appeared.Read More……
History of the Taylor Burton:
By far the best known of Richard Burton’s purchases was the 69.42-carat pear shape, later to be called the Taylor-Burton diamond. It was cut from a rough stone weighing 240.80 carats found in the Premier mine in 1966 and subsequently bought by Harry Winston.Read More……
History of the Indore Pears:
In 1976 Winston bought the Indore Pears yet again before selling them to a member of a royal family. Finally Christie’s auctioned them in Geneva, in November 1980, and again in November 1987. Robert Mouawad is the present owner.Read More……
History of the Mouawad Blue:
In less than a minute the bidding reached 6.5 million Swiss francs, far in excess of Christie’s most optimistic estimate. Finally the auctioneer brought down the hammer in favor of a bidder from the back rows of the room, who shouted 10 million Swiss francs. this bidder was none other than the world renowned Lebanese diamond dealer Robert Mouawad, head of the international jewelry empire , Mouawad Jewelers,Read More……
History of the Mouawad Lilac:
The diamond first made it’s appearance on 5th June 1976, at a Sotheby’s auction in Zurich, Switzerland, and after a successful bidding was purchased by Robert Mouawad for 2.700,000 Swiss francs, equivalent to US $ 1, 088,710. The current estimated value of the stone is US $ 20 million.Read More……
History of the Mouawad Pink:
The Mouawad Pink diamond like all other Mouawad eponymous diamonds, gets its name from the internationally renowned jeweler and entrepreneur Robert Mouawad, who is the head of the international jewelry empire Mouawad Jewelers, a name synonymous with exceptional quality, beauty, and excellent craftsmanship in fine jewelry.Read More……
History of the Vargas:
The 48.26-carat President Vargas diamond was purchased by the wife of Robert W. Windfohr of Fort Worth, Texas, in 1944, with whom it remained until 1958. Harry Winston re-purchased the diamond in 1958, and got it slightly re-cut to 44.17 carats, elevating the stone to internally flawless clarity grade. Presently the diamond is owned by Robert Mouawad,Read More……
Mondera by Mouawad 