HONG KONG (CINA) – Secondo il GIA, l’Istituto di Gemmologia Americano, il diamante puro che finirà all’asta il prossimo 7 ottobre a Hong Kong è il più grande diamante puro di forma ovale mai classificato.
Si tratta del Magnificent Oval Diamond of Supreme Importance e vanta 118.28 carati. La pietra è pura e perfetta e grezza aveva un peso di 299 carati. L’asta dovrebbe portare nelle casse di Sotheby’s una cifra che si aggira tra i 28 e i 35 milioni di dollari, cifra che probabilmente porterà a stabilire un nuovo record di vendita per un diamante (LaPresse)
A rare 7.59 carat blue diamond is displayed at a media opportunity at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. The vivid blue diamond is estimated to achieve 12 million pounds ($18.8 million/14.3 million euro) when it is auctioned in the Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite sale on Oct. 7 in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A rare 7.59 carat blue diamond is displayed in a ring setting at a media opportunity at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. The vivid blue diamond is estimated to achieve 12 million pounds ($18.8 million/14.3 million euro) when it is auctioned in the Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite sale on Oct. 7 in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A large diamond is displayed at a media opportunity at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. The oval white diamond is estimated to achieve 17.86 million pounds ($28 million, 21.2 million euro) when it is auctioned in the Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite sale on Oct. 7 in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A large diamond is displayed at a media opportunity at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. The oval white diamond is estimated to achieve 17.86 million pounds ($28 million, 21.2 million euro) when it is auctioned in the Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite sale on Oct. 7 in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A rare 7.59 carat blue diamond is displayed in a ring setting at a media opportunity at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. The vivid blue diamond is estimated to achieve 12 million pounds ($18.8 million/14.3 million euro) when it is auctioned in the Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite sale on Oct. 7 in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
