“The best friends of girls are diamonds ...”- this is the opinion not only of the authors of the famous song, but also of millions of women around the world.
Although, in fairness, it should be noted that many men have a weakness for precious stones. And there are reasons for this.
Firstly, exclusive jewelry is a real passion for collectors, and secondly, such a purchase is considered a profitable investment, since diamonds will always be in price.
Many of the collectors are ready to part with a fortune, in order to purchase jewelry adorned with precious stones. Ordinary inhabitants cannot even imagine how much such a thing can cost.
But there is jewelry in the world, whose value reaches six-digit numbers (of course, in dollar terms), we’ll talk about the most expensive jewelry in the world, consider a photo of stunning works that were masterfully performed by real masters.
10. Perfectly Pink Diamond - $ 23.2 Million
Regarding the main features “Perfectly Pink Diamond” (size and purity of color) - a stone fully corresponds to its name.
The whole product was a ring created using pink and white gold, decorated on both sides with two colorless diamonds weighing 1.67 and 1.73 carats.
9. Blue Winston - $ 23.8 million
This jewelry was positioned and was bought as a wedding ring. Until 2014, only a few similar blue stones were sold under the hammer.
That's why when “Blue Winston” was put up as an auction lot, experts decided that it would be bought for at least 21 million. However, the result exceeded even their bold expectations.
The history of the origin of this incredibly beautiful stone is shrouded in mystery, although there is a widespread theory that this stone was most likely found in South Africa, where the bulk of blue diamonds are mined.
8. Watches from Shopar, weighing 201 carats - $ 25 million
Diamond watches from Shopar - this is, without exaggeration, the most expensive and beautiful creation of the famous Swiss jewelry brand. They are made in one copy and can really be called a masterpiece of jewelry.
The bracelet made of white gold contains 874 multi-colored gemstones, each of which has unique properties. In the center of the bracelet is a gold dial. Around it are three large diamonds cut in the shape of a heart.
According to the design decision, the precious stones on the watch together form a kind of floral arrangement, in which white diamonds are arranged in the form of petals, and yellow ones act as the core and stems.
7. Hatton-Mdivani jadeite necklace - $ 27.4 million
Hatton Mdivani Necklace It was bought in 2014 for $ 27.4 million. The product consists of 27 jadeite beads.
For a very long time this necklace belonged to famous people. For example, Barbara Hatton, the mistress of the necklace, was the heiress of trade magnate Frank Woolworth. It was rumored that Woolworth gave it to Barbara for a wedding with Georgian Prince Alexis Mdivani in 1933.
Then the old jadeite thread was transformed into a beautiful jewelry by Cartier jewelers. They developed for him a clasp decorated with ruby “princesses”.
6. Diamond bikini - $ 30 million
Susan Rosen, a well-known lingerie maker, whose sets are in great demand among Hollywood celebrities, has developed a swimsuit model that consists entirely of platinum and precious stones.
Diamond bikini, which includes a miniature sconce and thin panties, are more likely to beautify an ideal female body than to cover up nudity.
When creating a diamond bikini, no fabric was used, the product consists entirely of precious stones. The designers of the unique jewelry included 254 diamonds of different mass and shape.
By the way, especially for the manufacture of this unusual jewelry, Steinmetz Diamonds provided its creators with many unique stones.
5. Diamond Zoe - $ 32.6 million
This is a saturated blue stone weighing 9.75 carats. At first, experts predicted that it would be bought at auction for an amount equal to 15 million. However diamond zoe managed to sell for 32.6 million - a record mark was reached after half an hour of fierce confrontation between several potential buyers.
Thanks to this, the stone began to be called not only the most valuable blue diamond of the existing ones, but also the most expensive gem from the point of view of the ratio of cost to weight.
4. "Pink Graff" - $ 46.2 million
“Pink Graff” was sold in 2010 at Sotheby’s auction. Graff Diamonds jewelers removed and turned the stone into facets, bringing its weight to 23.88 carats. This procedure has significantly improved the diamond's performance.
It should be noted that stones of this kind are valued very highly, and very often are an unattainable dream of collectors around the world.
3. The matchless diamond necklace - $ 55 million
Incomparable Necklace It is famous for the fact that it is decorated with the largest diamond in the world with a perfect structure. In addition to the fabulous value, this jewelry surprises with its uniqueness and dazzling beauty.
The composition of this necklace consists of eighteen carat pink gold, on which there is 91 gemstone, their total weight in the jewelry is 637 carats.
Incredible seems the story of the discovery of this stone. He was accidentally found by a little girl in a pile of unusable kimberlite.
2. The Pink Star Diamond Ring - $ 72 million
The mass of this stone reaches 59.6 carats. Experts present at the sale of the product claim that its size and other characteristics are superior to all diamonds from the currently known.
Ring "Pink Star" was bought at auction for 83 million. However, very soon after the new owner of this gizmo lost all his property, the product returned to the auction, where it is located to this day and the approximate cost of the product now is approximately 72 million.
1. Diamond "Wittelsbach" - $ 80 million
Famous Diamond Wittelsbach 35.36 carats, which once adorned the Austrian and Bavarian royal families, was bought ten years ago by Lawrence Graff, the famous English jeweler. The purchase cost him $ 23.4 million.
The new owner had to cut a piece weighing about 4.5 carats from the diamond in order to reduce the number of stains on the stone and improve the clarity of the color. This fact outraged many reputable jewelers.
After his copyright additions to the appearance of the diamond, Graff decided to give a new name to his creation, naming it Wittelsbach Graff. A number of experts indignantly commented on the act of the jeweler who dared to amend the structure of the unique stone, whose age is more than three and a half hundred years.
By the way, having cut off a significant piece from the rarest stone, Graff only increased its value almost four times, since in 2010 the product was sold for $ 80 million.