Rare Blue Diamond Sells for Record $57.6M at Auction

A rare vivid blue diamond experts call "legendary" and "exceptional" set a world's record Wednesday for the most expensive jewel ever auctioned - $57.6 million. The gem is named the Oppenheimer Blue after its former owner, diamond mine magnate Philip Oppenheimer. It sold at Christie's auction house in Geneva after a tense back-and-forth telephone bidding war between two buyers. The anonymous winner of the diamond will pay $57.6 million, including...

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