Every woman loves diamonds!, they possess a unique and unparalleled beauty, so they are able to steal the heart of any lady. There is a beautiful pink diamond of considerable size that was named the most expensive in history; below you will learn more about the history of this diamond.
The Pink Star diamond was named one of the most expensive diamonds in the world, auctioned in Geneva by the surprising amount of $ 83 million. According to information from the auction house Sotheby’s, this is the most expensive diamond ever auctioned.
This pink diamond weighs about 60 carats, where the price initially reached the sum of $ 60 million. With oval shape and free of any impurities, it’s the largest offered with these features, a real beauty in jewelry industry. The pink diamond has received the highest rating in its color and clarity by the Gemological Institute of America; it’s among the group of diamonds ” type II ”; it’s known that these are the purest and with a unique transparency, only a group of 2% possess these characteristics.
Known for being twice larger than the diamond Graff Pink, that has deep pink color and is about 24 carats, and had previously set the record by reaching the modest sum of 46 million dollars (34 million euros) in 2010.
David Bennet, highlighted the great importance of this gem, for their extraordinary color and size never before seen in the pink diamonds of royal, private and state, collections. It’s known that a 5-carat pink diamond is very hard to find, and this happen to be 60 carats, in the opinion of David, the greatest treasure given by our nature.
This rough diamond was discovered in Africa by De Beers in 1999; which he weighed about 123 carats; after which it was carved and polished carefully in the workshop Steinmetz for about two years and then be shown to the media. This gem was shown for first time in 2003, in the country of Monaco, city where it was bought by an unknown person in 2007.
In 2003, it was also shown at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, with 7 other diamonds of great rarity in the world. Before this diamond being sold, was shown in Hong Kong, New York, London and Zurich. Since the mines of India were discovered pink diamonds have been the most wanted and sought diamonds; some of the most important stones in history have been pink.
Having a pink diamond not only will make a privileged woman, but also fill you with beauty wherever you go, being the center of attention.
Its an amazing diamond, no wonder its price!