Rare pink diamond sold for record price
Rare pink diamond sold for record price

Video: Rare pink diamond sold for record price

Video: Rare pink diamond sold for record price
Video: Rare pink diamond sold for record breaking price 2024, March
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Hardly anyone doubts that "a girl's best friend is diamonds." But if the diamond is pink, then no one can resist it for sure. The day before in Hong Kong, a ring with a rare pink diamond weighing 5 carats was sold at an auction for a record $ 10.8 million.

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Set in a platinum and rose gold ring and framed by two clear diamonds, the "hot pink" gemstone was acquired by an anonymous telephone bidder.

By the way, the world's largest pink diamond (70, 39 carats) was acquired in 2003 by a Russian businessman. The cost of the stone was about $ 100 million. The classic teardrop-cut diamond on the diamond necklace differed from less expensive white and yellow stones and more expensive blue diamonds in a subtle pink tint. It is because of this natural feature that one carat of the stone was about 1.6 million dollars.

The stone set an absolute record for diamonds in terms of value per carat of weight, held since May 2009: then a blue diamond weighing 7.03 carats was sold for 10.5 million dollars.

“Never before has a gem sold more than $ 2 million per carat,” said François Curie, head of Christie's Europe. - We are used to a million per carat, but not more than two. This is an absolute record, which, I think, is unlikely to be broken in the near future."

Curiously, the diamond in the jewelry created by the famous Graff Diamonds is not entirely flawless. However, experts admire mainly not the purity of the stone, but its unusual shade. According to Curie, "This amazing pink diamond is probably one of the most unique stones I have ever seen."

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