Top 10 high class diamonds in 2016

16 Jul 21

2016 was a good year for diamond auctions at Christie's and Sotheby's. These ten legendary stones got a new owner for breathtaking prices.

1. Constellation: The Constellation diamond sold for $ 63 million in May. The stone weighs 813 carats and was found in Botswana in November 2015.

2. Oppenheimer: The Oppenheimer Blue Diamond was sold for $ 57.5 million at Christie's in Geneva in May. The 14.62 ct diamond was presented in a ring. The stone belonged to the collection of the famous London diamond dealer Sir Philip Oppenheimer, who controlled the diamond market internationally through the De Beers company. The stone was found in South Africa.

3. Unique Pink: this rare pink diamond was auctioned at Sotheby's in Geneva in May for $ 31.5 million. The 15.38 ct diamond is set in a ring and cut pear-shaped. This unique diamond shape and pink color make this diamond extremely rare.

4. Cullinan Dream: The blue diamond was sold at Christie's in New York in June for $ 25.4 million. This rectangular diamond is the largest of the four gemstones cut from the Cullinan rough diamond found in 2014

5. A 17.07-carat Fancy Intense Pink diamond set in a ring sold for $ 20.77 million at Sotheby's in November.

6. Light of Memory: also in November, the pear-shaped pink diamond of 9.14 ct was sold for 18.1 million dollars in Geneva. The stone was bought from a private collector from Asia.

7. Miroir d'Amour: these pear-shaped diamonds were set in earrings and sold for $ 17.16 million in November. The earrings were designed by Parisian Maison Haute Joaillerie, the recently opened boutique by Boehmer and Bassenge.

8. $ 17.11 million was paid in May for a 7.32ct Fancy Vivid Blue diamond.

9. Sky Blue Diamond: This blue square cut diamond, set in a Cartier ring, was auctioned in Geneva in November for $ 17.07 million. The stone was classified by the GIA as a Fancy Vivid Blue with VVS1 - almost perfect - purity level.

10. The top 10 is completed with the Aurora Fancy Vivid Green Diamond, which was sold for $ 16.81 million at Christie's in Hong Kong.

You don't have to expect such amounts for every investment diamond. BNT Diamonds will provide you with professional advice on the price of diamonds.

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BNT Diamonds Antwerp

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With this article, BNT Diamonds strives to inform you thoroughly about investing in diamonds. No investment can be guaranteed to be without risk or fully according to your expectations. That is why we recommend to research the risks and aspects of investing in diamond properly to ensure that you make the right choice for your portfolio.