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Before the auction it was anonymously owned and its current owner is also unknown.

Small engagement rings. The pink star formerly known as the steinmetz pink is a diamond weighing 5960 carat 1192 g rated in color as fancy vivid pink by the gemological institute of americathe pink star was mined by de beers in 1999 in south africa and weighed 1325 carat in the rough. The diamond measures 269cm by 206cm 106 inches by 081 inches and is set on a. The pink star diamond ring was initially expected to sell for 61 million but it proved to be a desirable piece of stone resulting in a bidding war that eventually made it the most expensive ring in the world.

On 4 april 2017 in hong kong sothebys set a new record for any diamond or jewel when the pink star a 5960 carat oval mixed cut fancy vivid pink internally flawless diamond sold for hk553 million us712 million to renowned jeweller chow tai fook who has renamed the stone ctf pink star. Set on a ladys ring with a unique oval shaped gold mounted diamond surround this pink stone was the star lot of christies magnificent jewels sale in may 2015 in geneva. When the pink star was presented and sold in genevas annual jewelry sale it became the star of the evening and the most famous diamond ever.

The estimated initial value of the pink star diamond was of 61 million dollars but the expectations were far exceeded. The sale fell through after the buyer new york based diamond cutter isaac wolf defaulted. Weighing in at 5960 carats and graded as fancy vivid the pink star is twice the size.

The current world auction record for a pink diamond is the graff pink a superb 2478 carat diamond which sold at sothebys geneva in november 2010 for us4616 million. The initial rough diamond from which the pink star was polished had 1325 karats. A diamond known as the pink star has sold for 83m 52m at auction in geneva a record price for a gemstone.

The pink star a 5960 carat diamond just sold in hk for hk553mus712m a new record for any diamond or jewel at auction sothebys atsothebys april 4 2017 the most important diamond. As a result of this exceptional rarity the beny. In 2013 pink star was sold at a sothebys auction in geneva for a much higher price.

Not only was the price more than double the previous record for a fancy vivid pink diamond but. The pink star a remarkable 5960 carat oval cut pink diamond sold at sothebys in hong kong last week for a cool 712 million to chow tai fook a chinese jeweler. Wittelsbach graff diamond ring 80 million.