Here is a list of the top 5 most expensive rings in the world with their unique history.
1. The Pink Star Diamond Ring: $71.2 million
The Pink Star Diamond Ring is the most expensive ring ever sold at auction, fetching a staggering $71.2 million. The centerpiece is a 59.60-carat oval shaped fancy vivid pink Type IIa diamond , considered one of the largest and finest of its kind.
2. The Williamson Pink Star: $57.7 million
The Williamson Pink Star is an 11.15-carat cushion-cut internally flawless fancy vivid pink Type IIa diamond. Experts at Diacore, a rare diamond manufacturer, cut it from a 32.32-carat rough found at the Williamson mine in Tanzania. Then, they mounted it in an 18K rose and white gold setting with colorless trapeze-cut diamonds and light pink, small brilliant-cut diamonds.
3. The Oppenheimer Blue: $57.5 million
The Oppenheimer Blue ring features a dreamy 14.62-carat rectangular-cut fancy vivid blue Type IIb diamond. Its name honors Sir Phillip Oppenheimer, owner of the Premier mine in South Africa, where miners found the rough diamond in 1995. Experts estimate the rough diamond’s weight at between 30 and 35 carats.
4. The Blue Moon of Josephine: $48.4 million
The Blue Moon of Josephine is a breathtaking 12.03-carat cut fancy vivid blue diamond ring. Purchased by Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau for $48.4 million, the diamond formerly Blue moon was named after his daughter, Josephine.
5. Graff Pink: $46.16 million
Laurance Graff purchased this 24.78-carat fancy intense pink emerald-cut diamond for $46.16 million at a Sotheby’s auction in November 2010. Before the auction, the public hadn’t seen the diamond in more than 60 years, when the legendary jeweler Harry Winston acquired it.
