The most expensive rare "pink diamond star" in the world !!

in #colorchallenge6 years ago

the Precious stones have always fascinated the hummain throughout history. In some ancient cultures, several precious stones have been considered magical artifacts that contain healing properties as well as other powers like the amulets and charms of the old. gems were considered a symbol of the lineage and a sign of the right to rule, such as gems placed in crowns and scepters.

Pink diamonds are the rarest diamonds of all colored diamonds. It is estimated that only one diamond per 100,000 extracts can be classified as pink.

And only a handful of these can be classified as Fancy Intense or Fancy Vivid. This and the craze of collectors and celebrities for pink stone explains that rose diamond prices have soared recently to beat all records at auctions.

"pink diamond star" boasts of being the most expensive gemstone ever sold at an auction. Discovered in 1999 in South Africa.

The color of a pink diamond can vary in intensity, greatly affecting the value of the stone. More pronounced will be the pink color and more expensive will be the stone. In the case of pink diamonds, color is the most important criterion influencing the price of it, more important in particular than the estimate of its degree of purity.

"pink diamond star" color with mysterious origins

This will surprise you, but scientists are not yet sure to fully understand the origin of the color of the pink diamond. If the blue diamond gets its color because of Bore atoms present in its atomic structure, the pink diamond seems to get its color from the constraints imposed on its atomic structure during the formation of the crystal.

It is the extreme conditions of temperature and pressure of its environment that induce plastic deformations to the carbon crystal, generating the absorption of certain wavelengths, and thus influencing the color of the light transmitted by the diamond.

The conditions required for its formation are so rare, that the diamond mines allowing the discovery of pink diamonds are extremely rare. In fact, 90% of the world's rose diamond production comes from the Argyle mine in Australia.

Special feature of pink diamond, its hardness

Because of its particular training mechanism, pink diamond is harder to work than conventional white diamonds. So it takes 3-4 times longer to polish them than other diamonds.

THE PINK DIAMOND STAR BEATS A WORLD RECORD IN FIVE MINUTES!

A pink diamond as big as a plum, the "Pink Star", broke the world record for a stone sold at auction, reaching $ 71.2 million in Hong Kong. The 59.60 carat diamond is the largest diamond in its class ever certified by the American Institute of Gemology (GIA).

The auction started at about $ 56 million. The sale lasted five minutes before the winning bid was presented over the phone by a buyer, prompting applause. The "Pink Star" is a sparkling oval from a 132.5 carat diamond discovered by De Beers in Africa in 1999. It measures 2.69 cm by 2.06 cm and weighs 11.92 grams.

According to Sotheby's, it was "carved with the greatest care: it took almost two years to reveal this magnificent diamond". It had already been auctioned by Sotheby's in 2013 in Geneva for $ 83 million but the buyer, the New York diamond dealer Isaac Wolf, had defaulted.

'Pink Star' Diamond Sells For Record $71 M

source: http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/04/luxury/pink-star-diamond-auction-sothebys/index.html

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