Sotheby's Hong Kong hosted the autumn auctioning, where a rare vivid blue diamond ring was sold for US $7.98 million. Most strikingly, it set a new per carat record price for any gemstone sold at auction.
Shaped in an emerald cut, which is set aside only for the purest diamond in the world, the gleaming blue ring weighs nearly 6.04 carat.
London based Mrs Aliza Moussaief of Moussaief Jewellers was the lucky bidder to take the piece home.
The ring was on offer since 2004 and comprises the largest and the most unique blue diamond. So much so, that the last record made by any gemstone weighing in equal carats was about 20 years ago.
With the rising demand for colored diamonds among fashionistas, pink diamonds and other colored stones are monopolizing the jewel market.
Shaped in an emerald cut, which is set aside only for the purest diamond in the world, the gleaming blue ring weighs nearly 6.04 carat.
London based Mrs Aliza Moussaief of Moussaief Jewellers was the lucky bidder to take the piece home.
The ring was on offer since 2004 and comprises the largest and the most unique blue diamond. So much so, that the last record made by any gemstone weighing in equal carats was about 20 years ago.
With the rising demand for colored diamonds among fashionistas, pink diamonds and other colored stones are monopolizing the jewel market.
