Source: CCTV.com

04-22-2009 09:18

It is said that diamonds are a girl's best friend. Well, at Sotheby's auction house, best friends come with a pretty heavy price tag.

Sotheby's unveiled its Magnificent Jewels collection to the media in New York Monday.

The highlight of the upcoming sale is a rare fancy vivid blue, internally
flawless, cushion-shaped diamond weighing over 7 carats.

Sotheby's unveiled its Magnificent Jewels collection to the media in New York Monday. The highlight of the upcoming sale is a rare fancy vivid blue, internally flawless, cushion-shaped diamond weighing over 7 carats.

Sotheby's unveiled its Magnificent Jewels collection to the media
in New York Monday. 

The Gemological Institute of America says the diamond is the highest possible grading for a blue diamond. Sotheby's estimates the diamond ring will sell for between 5.8 and 8.5 million dollars when it goes up for sale in Geneva, Switzerland in May. Sotheby's Manhattan auction on Thursday includes an 8.24 carat fancy blue diamond ring that is expected to sell for at least 2.5 million dollars. Also, a 15.40 carat white cushion-shaped diamond ring is expected to draw between one and one and a half million dollars.

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Editor:Zhao Yanchen