Blue Diamond Breaks World Record in HK Sale

[oshinbreez]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071008/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_hongkong_diamond

 

[Skippy123]

A thread was started in hangout this morning and they posted a pic too.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/rare-blue-diamond-sold-most-expensive-ever.70285/

 

[Ninama]

Lot 1128 : SUPERB AND RARE FANCY VIVID BLUE DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING , SRG DI


Pre-Auction Price Estimate:
HKD35,000,000 - HKD48,000,000


Title:

SUPERB AND RARE FANCY VIVID BLUE DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING , SRG DI

Description:

Simply set with an emerald-cut fancy vivid blue diamond weighing 6.04 carats, flanked on each side with an emerald-cut diamond, mounted in platinum, photographed unmounted (

).

Notes:

PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

Ring size: 6

Accompanied by two GIA reports both numbered 10838933, dated 20 August 2007 and 21 September 1999, stating that the 6.04 carat diamond is natural, Fancy Vivid Blue colour, Internally Flawless clarity; also accompanied by a classification report, stating that the diamond has been determined to be a type IIb diamond. Diamonds of this type and colour, as well as possessing a superior quality, are very rare in nature (usually less than one half of one percent) and contain small amounts of boron that can give rise to a blue or gray coloration.