The pink star formerly known as the steinmetz pink is a diamond weighing 59 60 carat 11 92 g rated in color as fancy vivid pink by the gemological institute of america the pink star was mined by de beers in 1999 in south africa and weighed 132 5 carat in the rough.
Flawless fancy vivid pink diamond.
The vivid pink set the record for the highest price per carat paid at auction in december 2009 christie s hong kong sold the vivid pink a 5 00 carat potentially flawless type iia fancy vivid pink diamond ring for us 10 78 million us 2 1 million per carat.
It s more than twice the size of the 24 78 carat graff pink which set the previous record price for a pink diamond when it sold for 46 2 million in 2010.
The pink star is the largest known diamond having been rated vivid pink.
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While most pink diamonds exhibit a colour modifier like purple orange brown or grey the pink legacy shows no trace of a secondary colour.
The pink star is the largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamond ever graded by the gemological institute of america.
As a result of this exceptional rarity the beny.
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It was therefore fitting that one of the largest flawless vivid blue diamonds in the world the blue a pear shaped diamond of 13 22 carats set in a platinum ring and flanked on either side by flawless pear shaped colourless diamonds of 1 carat and 0 96 carat respectively was the star on a record breaking night.
In this april 7 2016 file picture a model displays the unique pink the largest fancy vivid pink pear shaped diamond offered at auction at sotheby s auction rooms in london.
Its even colour distribution combined with a balanced saturation tone and straight pink hue qualify the 18 96 carat diamond for the coveted fancy vivid colour grading from the gemological institute of america gia.
View sotheby s hong kong sold an 8 41 carat pear shape internally flawless fancy vivid purple pink diamond as part of the magnificent jewels and jadeite autumn sale 2014 on oct.
The ctf pink star a 59 60 carat oval mixed cut pink diamond is the largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamond that the gemological institute of america gia has ever graded.