Biggest White Diamond Ever ‘The Rock’ Sold For $18.8 Million

Biggest White Diamond Ever ‘The Rock’ Sold For $18.8 Million

• The Rock, the world’s largest white diamond, was auctioned for 18.6 million Swiss francs ($18.8 million), significantly less than the previous record for such a gem. Christie’s auction house in Geneva sold the 228.31-carat stone, which was larger than a golf ball. The Rock had high aspirations of breaking the global record for a white diamond, which stands at $33.7 million for a 163.41-carat rock sold in the Swiss city in 2017.
• The huge diamond was discovered in a South African mine in the early 2000s and has been on display in Dubai, Taipei, and New York before being sold in Geneva.
• An historic bright yellow diamond associated for more than a century with the Red Cross will be auctioned off later in the Magnificent Jewel auction.
• The Red Cross Diamond is a 205.07-carat cushion-shaped canary diamond.
• The Red Cross Diamond is a cushion-shaped, 205.07-carat canary yellow gem with a price range of $7.09 to $10.13 million Swiss francs.

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Published date : 13 May 2022 05:36PM