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Surely there’s an insurer somewhere willing to underwrite this.

Put “insuring diamonds“ into your favorite search engine. More holes in those policies than Swiss cheese.

I mean, the owner also gets the upside. I'm sure they could sell it to a gem cutter who would then assume the risk - but also the profit.

Sell as is with repair discount, but the smart buyer would know the discount would need to include the risk as well