At $50M, 'Pink Legacy' Diamond Shines Brightest in Christie's Sale

The 'Pink Legacy', a diamond weighing just under 19 carats, fetched a record 50.375 million Swiss francs ($50 million) as it outshone all other auction lots at Christie's in Geneva on Tuesday. Graded "vivid", the highest rating for a pink diamond's color, the gem is internally pure with a rectangular cut, and mounted on a platinum ring. Once owned by the Oppenheimer Family, who built De Beers into the world's biggest diamond trader, the diamond had a...

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