Precious Gems Photos - ABC News. World's Most Expensive Rough Diamond on Display. Jewelry company de Grisogono displays the Constellation rough diamond, measuring over 6 centimeters wide during a news conference in Paris, Sept. De Grisogono purchased the rock for $6. The Constellation weighs 8. Canadian company, Lucara Diamond, at its Karowe mine in Botswana in November 2. Charles Platiau/Reuters.
A Rare Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond. During a press preview by Christies's auction house it shows the 'Oppenheimer Blue,' a rare fancy vivid blue diamond weighing 1. Geneva, May 1. 2, 2. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images. Tennis Ball Sized Diamond Could Fetch More Than $7. Million. A Sotherby's employee holds Lesedi La Rona Diamond on May 3, 2.
New York. The diamond, which is the size of a tennis ball, is the largest discovered in more than a century and could sell at auction for more than $7. Sotheby's says it will offer the Lesedi la Rona diamond in London on June 2. Donald Bowers/Getty Images for Sotheby's/APSotheby's Unveils 1. Carat Diamond. An employee holds a 1. Sotheby's auction house, Feb. Forming part of the Magnificent Jewels sale in New York, April 2.
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M< p>. Sotheby's Hong Kong sold an 8. Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Autumn Sale 2. Oct. 7, 2. 01. 4 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. The gem, estimated to be worth $1.
The auction house also achieved the world auction record price per carat for any sapphire ($2. Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring sold for $4. Sotheby's Hong Kong. Four Rare Fancy Red Diamonds < p>. Four rare red diamonds from the 2. Rio Tinto Diamonds Tender collection were up for auction until October 8, 2.
The largest of the four & quot; Fancy Red& quot; diamonds is the Argyle Cardinal, second left, a radiant cut 1. North American bird. The Argyle Cardinal was sold for an undisclosed amount.& nbsp; < /p>. Rio Tinto'Exceptional' 1. Carat Blue Diamond Unearthed. A rare 1. 22. 5 carat blue diamond, which could be the most valuable ever found, has been unearthed at Cullinan mine in South Africa.
The mine is owned by a London- based company Petra Diamonds Limited. In the photo, CEO Johan Dippenaar holds the . On June 1. 3, 2. 01.
Petra said in a statement that it is evaluating the diamond. The highest price on record paid for a rough diamond was about $3. February 2. 01. 0 for a 5.
Cullinan, according to the Telegraph. Petra Diamonds. Christie's Auctions 'The Blue'Christie's auctioned a 1. Geneva, Switzerland, on May 1. The previous record for a vivid blue diamond was the $1. BVLGARI Blue, a two- stone fancy vivid blue triangular- cut diamond of 1. Christie's New York in Oct.
Swiss watchmaker Swatch, which bought Harry Winston last year, is renaming the diamond The Winston Blue. Christie's. 10. 0- Carat Yellow Diamond. A Sotheby's employee shows The Graff Vivid Yellow at 1. Geneva, Switzerland, May 1. Martial Trezzini/Keystone/AP Photo$5. Million Watch. Graff Diamonds unveils the $5.
It was introduced at the 2. Baselworld watch and jewelry fair and is for sale. Graff Diamonds. Babe Ruth Watch Auctioned. Babe Ruth's 1. 92. World Series Championship watch, for the Yankees' first championship win, sold for $7.
Feb. As Ruth's cancer progressed, he asked his friend Charlie Schwefel if he wanted anything from his collection. The Manhattan hotelier asked for the watch.
It remained in his possession for two years before his wife gave it to her nephew, Lewis Fern. Heritage Auctions. Babe Ruth's Watch Auctioned. Babe Ruth's 1. 92. World Series watch, given to all his New York Yankees teammates after they beat the crosstown rival New York Giants in six games, represented the first franchise World Series victory of 2. Heritage Auctions said it sold three other watches awarded to other players, but . Petra said it's a vivid blue with .
On the same day, Christie's set a record with an orange diamond that sold for $3. Toby Melville/Reuters'The Orange' Sells for $3. Million. 1. 3, 2. Christie's said. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images. World's Largest White Diamond Up for Auction.
A 1. 18. 2. 8- carat white diamond sold in Hong Kong, Oct. HK$2. 38. 6. 8 million, the most paid for a white diamond. It is the biggest diamond ever sold at auction. The previous record price for a white diamond was $2.
The largest D- color flawless type IIA diamond was mined in South Africa in 2. Sotheby's didn't disclose the buyer and seller. Vincent Yu/AP Photo. World's Largest Round- Cut Diamond for Sale. The world's largest round- cut diamond was set to fetch over $1. Sotheby's auction block in Hong Kong on Oct.
Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Autumn Sale 2. But it remained unsold.
The very rare 7. 5. Premier Blue, is internally flawless and is the largest round fancy vivid blue diamond graded by the Gemological Institute of America. Courtesy Sotheby's.
U. S. Marshals Service Auctions Jewelry, Gold. This image provided by Gaston & Sheehan Auctioneers shows a platinum Rolex watch with oyster and diamonds, one of the items auctioned off June 1, 2. Las Vegas. The auction features precious metals, gems and jewelry confiscated by U. S. Marshals during federal criminal cases. Bidding for the watch began at $9. Gaston & Sheehan Auctioneers/APLargest D Color Flawless Diamond Ever Offered For Sale. A D color . It sold for $2.
Christie's auction house in Geneva, Switzerland. The largest pear- shaped color flawless diamond, the highlight of the .
It was expected to reach $3. The 3. 4. 6. 5- carat diamond had the second- highest auction price ever for a jewel. An anonymous buyer won it from Christie's on April 1. It belonged once to Nizam of Hyderabad, an Indian prince, but the name comes from the son of Maharani Sita Devi, said the AP.
Christie's/AP Photo. Carat Butterfly Brooch.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History are displaying a 7. March 6, 2. 01. 3. Officials say it's worth $6.
Taiwanese jewelry artist Cindy Chao created it in 2. Taiwanese- designed item in the National Gem Collection.
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History/AP Photo'Archduke Joseph' Diamond Sold for $2. Million. Christie's auctioned the . It was expected to reach between $1.
Geneva on Nov. The diamond is about the size of a quail's egg and is named after the Archduke Joseph August of Austria. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty. Images$7. 0 Million All- Diamond Ring. Shawish Jewelry of Switzerland has introduced a 1. The jeweler calls the dazzler the . It was found on June 2. Courtesy of WPLGExpensive Items.
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