This story has been updated following the sale of The Eternal Pink. The pink diamond was purchased by Hong Kong jewelers Chow Tai Fook and renamed “CTF Pink Star.”Ī 11.15-carat pink diamond dubbed “Williamson Pink Star” meanwhile holds the record for the highest per-carat auction price, after it sold for 453.2 million Hong Kong dollars ($58 million) last year. The auction record for a pink diamond - or a polished diamond of any color - is currently held by a 59.6-carat stone that sold for $71.2 million at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in 2017. During the same sale in New York, the largest and most valuable ruby to ever come to auction, a 55.22-carat ‘pigeon’s blood’-hued gem called Estrela de Fura, matched the price of The Eternal Pink at $34.8 million. The stone was first unveiled in Hong Kong in March before exhibiting in several cities, including Dubai, Singapore and Geneva. The diamond's color has been designated 'fancy vivid,' the highest grade of intense color achieved by only 4% of pink diamonds. Its color has meanwhile been designated “fancy vivid,” the highest grade of intense color achieved by only 4% of pink diamonds. For the latter grading, the stone has been classed as “internally flawless,” meaning any blemishes are only visible under close magnification. The price of diamonds is largely determined by what gemology experts call the four “Cs”: carat, cut, color and clarity. The auction house’s head of jewelry for the Americas, Quig Bruning, said in a statement ahead of the sale that the stone was “joining the ranks of the most important diamonds in history.” Officially classed as “purplish pink” in color, it is the most valuable diamond of its shade ever to appear at auction, according to Sotheby’s. Weighing 10.57 carats and named The Eternal Pink, the “ultra-rare” gemstone went under the hammer at Sotheby’s auction house four years after South African firm De Beers discovered it at one of its mines in Botswana. If you are a pink lady who loves jewelry, loose pink gemstones make it possible to create your own unique designs.A pink diamond of “unparalleled color and brightness” sold for $34.8 million in New York on Thursday, just short of its high estimate of $35 million. Extremely rare and hard to come by, David Birnbaum / Rare 1 specializes in scoping the. With finished jewelry, the choice is more limited with regard to color and design. Some of the most valuable stones today are blue and pink diamonds. When shopping for loose gemstones, it is possible to find the exact color, shape and size that you desire and then design the perfect piece of jewelry to fit it. The Utah Geological Survey estimated that one crystal of red beryl is. In the entire world, crystals suitable for cutting gems have been found in only one location, the Ruby-Violet claims in the Wah Wah Mountains of Beaver County, Utah. Therefore, if you are looking for a deep-pink gem with a hint of purple, or a pure pink, then you will find it. Red beryl is an extremely rare variety of beryl that receives its red color from trace amounts of manganese. The beauty of natural gemstones is that each one is unique.

Untreated pink topaz does occur, but it is extremely rare.

Having said this, the coating is stable and will last well if cared for. A well-illustrated book for the beginner and contains essential reference material for anyone interested in gems.

It has about 100 pages of basic gem information and about 200 pages dedicated to photos and descriptions of over 100 gems and gem materials. This is why mystic topaz is sixth on our list of hot pink gems. It is one of the most popular gemstone books ever written - over one million copies sold. Since the coating is only on the surface of the gemstone, it is not permanent, so if the gem is recut or scratched, the coating can be compromised. Pink mystic topaz gems are extremely popular because of their color and affordability. The colors of mystic topaz can be rainbow colored, greenish, bluish, or a bright pink. However, it is actually colorless topaz which has been coated with an extremely thin film to produce a color alteration.

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