‘The Rock’ white diamond could fetch $20-30 million — or more
GENEVA: “The Rock”, the biggest white diamond ever to be sold at auction, will go under the hammer in Geneva on Wednesday and could fetch up to $30 million — or more.
The 228.31-carat stone, larger than a golf ball, is “a truly exceptional pear-shaped diamond”, said Max Fawcett, head of the jewels department at Christie’s auction house in Geneva.
It is “the largest white diamond ever to be offered at auction”, he told AFP at a preview.
The Magnificent Jewels auction at the luxury Hotel des Bergues in Geneva begins at 1400 GMT.
The Rock, currently in the hands of an unnamed owner from North America, is lot 26 in the sale and could break records at the…
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