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THE OPPENHEIMER BLUE DIAMOND - $ 57.5 MILLION
THE BLUE MOON $ 48.5 MILLION
GRAFF DIAMOND $ 46 MILLION
Described as one of the ‘ rarest diamonds in the World ’ the Oppenheimer Blue is the largest Fancy Vivid Blue diamond ever sold at auction . This rare rectangular-cut stone , which weighs 14.62 carats , previously belonged to Sir Philip Oppenheimer , who hails from the opulent De Beers family and sold within 25 minutes – a record time for any jewel sold at auction . Blue diamonds of this type are extremely rare and are formed when boron becomes trapped within the lump of compressed carbon .
Discovered in the De Beers South African Cullinan mine in 2014 , this 12.03 carat cushion-shaped flawless blue diamond was originally named the ‘ Blue Moon ’ diamond . Described as “ internally flawless ” by the Gemological Institute of America , it took New York jeweller Cora International six months to painstakingly cut and polish the raw stone . Sold at Sotheby ’ s , Geneva on it was purchased by Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau , who went on to rename it “ The Blue Moon of Josephine ” in honour of his seven-year old daughter .
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PRINCIE DIAMOND - $ 39.3MILLION
This 24.78-carat , emerald-cut diamond was owned by Harry Winston , beautifully mounted on a platinum ring this Fancy Intense Pink stone was sold at auction in 2010 and purchased by Laurence Graff the legendary diamond collector known as the “ King of Bling . Upon purchasing it Graff unveiled major plans to make this already beautiful ring even more beautiful . After weeks of meticulous work and repolishing , the Graff Pink Diamond was unveiled , slightly reduced in carat size to 23.88 carat the stone was upgraded as an Internally Flawless Vivid Pink Diamond and is now classed as priceless
In April 2013 , when Christie ’ s New York City sold this rare pink diamond to an anonymous buyer , its lofty price made it the second-most expensive jewel ever sold at auction . Discovered some 300 years ago in India ’ s Golconda mines , the 34.65-carat stone once belonged to an Indian prince in Hyderabad . It was named “ Princie ” centuries later , after a young European guest at a Van Cleef & Arpels party in Paris in 1960 .
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ORANGE DIAMOND - $ 35.5 MILLION
Thought to be the largest fancy-vivid orange diamond ever to exist , ‘ The Orange ’ as it is known is an extremely rare 14.82-carat pear-shaped stone which sold at auction Christies Geneva in 2013 to an unnamed bidder . Pure orange diamonds , also known as “ fire diamonds ,” are exceptionally rare in nature to put this into perspective ‘ The Orange ’ is more than double the weight of any Fancy Vivid Orange diamond that has come to auction in modern times . The previous orange diamond record holder , “ The Pumpkin Diamond ,” a 5.54-carat modified cushion-cut gem sold for $ 1.3 million in 1997 .
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