Cloning Diamonds: An Art and Rare Skill

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Diamond cloning is said to be a vocation, an artform and a rare skill. New York artist John Hatleberg creates precise reproductions of famous diamonds, but one copy became his life's work – the Blue Diamond of the French Crown. Vladimir Lenski has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
Camera: Aleksandr Barash and Natalia Latukhina