The Diamond Jewelry Store » chloe diamond http://www.storediamondjewelry.com Buy Discount Diamond Rings, Pendants, Necklaces and Designer Diamond Jewelry Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:55:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Second Most Expensive Diamond in the World- Over $16 Million Dollars http://www.storediamondjewelry.com/the-second-most-expensive-diamond-in-the-world-over-16-million-dollars/ http://www.storediamondjewelry.com/the-second-most-expensive-diamond-in-the-world-over-16-million-dollars/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:34:22 +0000 admin http://www.storediamondjewelry.com/the-second-most-expensive-diamond-in-the-world-over-16-million-dollars/2007/11/23/ most expensive diamond

A flawless white diamond was sold on Wednesday for nearly 18.2 million Swiss francs ($16.21 million) to Guess Jeans founder Georges Marciano, who named it the "Chloe Diamond" after his daughter. The brilliant-cut diamond, which weighs 84.37 carats, is the second most expensive stone ever sold at auction. Bennett, a British expert in the jewelery business for 32 years, said: "This stone had the ability to take my breath away. It really is the paradigm of a diamond -- the essence of bling."

The unmounted diamond is of the highest grade white colour D and purity, according to Sotheby's which had estimated that the evening's star lot would fetch 15 to 20 million Swiss francs.

the winning bid by telephone in Geneva, said: "It was purchased by Georges Marciano, founder of Guess Jeans who lives in Beverly Hills (California).

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