The Diamond Hunter

A raw world in glimpses

By Katerina Pitzner

Binding: hardcover

Height: 25 cm

Condition: perfect

Editor: Trine Wiese

©2013 muusmann'forlag, Copenhagen

Cover and design: Adco Design

Photographers: Steven Achiam and Guy Kleinblatt

Printed at Specialtrykkeriet Viborg

Printed in Denmark

1st edition, 1st printing, 2013

ISBN: 978-87-92746-22-1

The Diamond Hunter is an inspiring and personal story by the charismatic Danish businesswoman Katerina Pitzner, who is the world's only female diamond broker.

Charming and vivid, Katerina Pitzner invites the reader into the sparkling, unique world of diamonds. A diverse and fascinating gallery of characters lines up, from her friend - a Saudi Arabian princess - to the legendary Jewish diamond dealer Eddy Elzas, who owns The Rainbow Collection, a famous collection of 300 colored diamonds.

It provides a deep and nuanced insight into a closed world that only a few are privileged to encounter. Here the most incredible myths thrive, which can affect the price of diamonds. Katerina Pitzner tells with raw honesty and soberness about getting too close to a heated fraud case involving a priest in the Vatican.

The book's intro is the story of 'The Diamond in the Safe'. When Katerina Pitzner is 17 years old, her father Axel Pitzner shows her the family diamond. - It will be my life insurance. If all else fails, I have it, the patriarchal head of the family tells his daughter. Over a number of years, Katerina wrestles free from her father's dominance and finds her own path as a professional diamond dealer.

Her entire unusual story is unfolded without any pretense. From childhood to today, when she is a modern career woman and mother of four children.

The Danish diamond queen must go against the grain and constantly prove her worth in a world where you can only survive if you possess hardcore measurable knowledge about diamonds and have sharp negotiating skills.

In addition, the book focuses in depth on how to buy and sell diamonds, and it provides good advice and concrete knowledge about what exactly makes a given diamond particularly attractive.