That explains the listed price, it doesn't explain the disparity to the transcript. Given the comments, I presume he said a different figure in the audio track than the transcript (and therefore subtitles) says?
Yes, he said $192 375
How much was the stone he started with?
700 carats
I meant in $
ohhh. never mentioned.
I’m guessing that uncut stone was around $40,000, but he never says because he clearly doesn’t want to reveal his margins.
I'd have thought that the bigger the gem, the larger the markup.