Video: One of the largest diamonds named after a 12-year-old girl
2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00
Diamonds, as Marilyn Monroe wittily pointed out, are girls' best friends. And the age of the girl does not matter when it comes to one of the largest gems in the world. A unique diamond weighing 84.37 carats for $ 16.2 million was sold at Sotheby's in Geneva yesterday, which the lucky buyer named after his 12-year-old daughter.
One of the founders of the fashion company Guess became the buyer of the jewelry? Inc. - George Marciano. According to the established tradition, the name of the stone is given by its first buyer. This diamond became the second most expensive gemstone ever put up for auction. Each carat of this stone cost the buyer $ 191,980, which is an absolute record for colorless diamonds.
The record for the price of a carat for gemstones as a whole - $ 1.3 million - belongs to a blue diamond, also sold at Sotheby's in early October 2007. And the most expensive stone in the world is considered to be the "Star of the Season" of 100.1 carats, sold in 1995 for 16.5 million dollars.
At the auction, the precious lot was described as "a diamond of the purest water" and "absolute perfection". It belongs to category D - flawless clarity plus perfect cut.
"The lot was purchased by Mr. Marciano, - reported in Sotheby's. - He named it after his daughter Chloe. The girl is only 12 years old, so she still has time to become as shiny as this stone."
What frame will decorate this pebble? According to a Sotheby's spokeswoman, this could be a massive ring, but completely impractical. The diamond is too big for a ring. It is more suitable for a pendant or a tiara, a good option for a bracelet so that the owner can also admire the beauty of his property.
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