Rare Pink Star Diamond Fetches Record Amount at Auction
A huge flawless pink diamond known as the “Pink Star” has sold for a record price at Sotheby’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels auction: an astonishing 76.3 million Swiss francs, £52 million. Mounted on a ring, the oval-shaped diamond measures 1.06 inches by 0.81 inches (2.69cm by 2.06cm). The rough diamond was originally mined by De Beers, the world’s leading diamond company, in 1999, somewhere in Africa, but no ...
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