101.73-Carat diamond set to be auctioned for over 20 mln dollars

13:10, 1 May 2013

GENEVA. May 1. KAZINFORM A pear-shaped colorless diamond weighing 101.73 was presented here in Geneva on Tuesday by Christie's and expected to achieve more than 20 million U.S. dollars at an auction on 15 May.

According to Jean-Marc Lunel, senior specialist at Jewellery Department of Christie's, this gemstone not only one of the largest pear-shaped diamond known to date, it also combines perfect color-D and best clarity-Flawless, according to Xinhua.

"It is certainly an exceptional treasure, and most probably one of the perfect things that could be found on earth," Lunel told Xinhua.

The Gemological Institute of America estimated that there are no more than 600 diamond crystals that finish as polished stones between one and two carats with perfect color and flawless clarity, which means this is a grand event in the world of gems and jewellery.

The current auction record for a colorless diamond was set by the 76.02 carats cushion-shaped Archduke Joseph Diamond when it was sold for 21.5 million U.S. dollars at Christie's Geneva last November.

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