2016 was a special year for precious diamonds, this year, there was a blue diamond that broke the world price record, now another diamond has come out, breaking the world record. size.
A giant blue diamond has just been auctioned in New York, reaching $25 million (more than 555 billion).The diamond is called Cullinan Dream.This stone was once part of a giant ɾօυɢҺ blue diamond found 2 years ago.
Now, the Cullinan Dream is the largest blue diamond ever publicly offered for sale.The original ɾօυɢҺ diamond found in 2014 was 122.52 carats in South Africa’s Cullinan diamond mine.
The giant ɾօυɢҺ was then handed over to a master diamondsmith, who cut the giant ɾօυɢҺ into four smaller stones ranging in size from 7 carats to 24.18 carats.
In which, the largest one is Cullinan Dream which has a rectangular shape with Fancy Intense Blue color.This stone was just auctioned in New York this week and reached more than 25 million dollars (more than 555 billion dong), making it one of the most expensive gems ever sold at auction.
The Cullinan Diamond Mine, located at the foot of South Africa’s Magaliesberg Mountains, is one of the world’s most valuable sources of diamonds.In 1905, two famous diamonds “Star of Africa” and “Second Star of Arica” were also found in this mine.
These two stones have been cut into smaller pieces and used for the setting of decorative stones on the heirlooms of the British Royal Family.This diamond mine was discovered by “South African diamond magnate” Thomas Cullinan in 1898, it is also an important mine supplying blue diamonds to the world.
Given the price paid for the Cullinan Dream, experts say buyers have found a bargain because blue diamonds are rarer than pink diamonds, while compared to a similar-sized 24-carat Graff Pink diamond. sold in November 2010, the price paid at that time amounted to $46.2 million, instead of just over $25 million like this time.
2016 is considered an exciting year for the most precious diamonds in the world.In the past May, the “Oppenheimer Blue” was also sold for more than 56.8 million Swiss francs (more than 1,280 billion VND) and became the most expensive diamond in the world ever sold at an auction. price.
