Christie's sells rare blue diamond for over $40m

[Grand Maven]

Christie's sells rare blue diamond for over $40m

The 17.61 carat, pear-shaped "Blue Royal" diamond, set in a ring, fetched $43.8 million, reports said

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[cecchetti]

Stunning-blue diamonds are my speciality..
But not so valuable that they’re uninsurable -my bill is quite large enough as it is..

 

[Grand Maven]

Stunning-blue diamonds are my speciality..
But not so valuable that they’re uninsurable -my bill is quite large enough as it is..

Are blue diamonds more expensive than sapphire?

 

[cecchetti]

Are blue diamonds more expensive than sapphire?

Yes

 

[Grand Maven]

Yes

Do pink diamonds come after blue diamonds in terms of the most expensive?