The Pink Diamond at auction was held in Geneva for 39 million euros

The Pink Diamond at auction was held in Geneva for 39 million euros

The Pink Diamond below 19 cards won a prize of 39.1 million euros at an auction in Geneva. The contract was preceded by a Tuesday war, a six-minute war tender at Christie's Auction House.

The starting price for "Pink Legacy" was 21 million euros. Due to their weight and intense, almost completely uniform colors, jewelers were appreciated by connoisseurs who were extremely exceptional.

Only one of the 100,000 diamonds has such quality, they said. The estimated price was 27 to 44 million euros. The jewel was once owned by the Oppenheimer family.

High demand for extremely rare pieces has led to a sharp rise in prices in the last few years. Record diamond "Pink Star" changed hands in 2017 at an auction in Hong Kong for about 67 million euros. Titles also made the sale of a blue diamond two years ago for about 51 million euros. (SDA, / DPA)