“Diamonds are a girl’s best friend…” - not only the authors of the famous song, but also millions of the fair sex all over the world think so.
Although, in fairness, it should be noted that many men have a weakness for precious stones. And there are reasons for this.
Firstly, exclusive jewelry is a real object of passion for collectors, and secondly, such a purchase is considered a profitable investment, since diamonds will always be in value.
Many collectors are ready to part with a fortune in order to purchase jewelry decorated with precious stones. Ordinary people cannot even imagine how much such a thing could cost.
But there are jewelry in the world whose cost reaches six figures (naturally, in dollar terms), we will talk about these most expensive jewelry in the world, look at photos of amazing works, masterfully performed by real masters.
Perfect Pink Diamond – $23.2 million
As for the main characteristics of the “Perfect Pink Diamond” (size and purity of color), the stone fully lives up to its name.
The entire product was a ring created using pink and white gold, decorated on both sides with two colorless diamonds weighing 1.67 and 1.73 carats.
Peacock brooch - $100,000,000
In 2013, the Laurence Graff brand presented to the public an unusual and beautiful brooch called Peacock. The presentation of the product by the company’s craftsmen took place at the TEFAF jewelry exhibition in the Dutch city of Maastricht.
The brooch is decorated with dozens of cut diamonds of rare colors, and in the center there is a huge teardrop-shaped diamond. The mass of all stones is 120.8 carats. The length of the product is 10 cm. A special feature of the brooch is that the central stone can be removed and used as a pendant.
Blue Winston - $23.8 million
This jewelry was positioned and purchased as an engagement ring. Until 2014, only a few similar blue stones were sold under the hammer.
Therefore, when “Blue Winston” was put up as a lot at auction, experts decided that it would be bought for no less than 21 million. However, the result exceeded even their wildest expectations.
The history of the origin of this incredibly beautiful stone is shrouded in mystery, although there is a widespread theory that it was most likely found in South Africa, where the bulk of blue diamonds are mined.
"Wedding" tiara of Elizabeth II
Created by the jewelery house Garrard & Co in the 19th century, it was purchased with money raised by the Girls' Committee of England and Ireland, headed by Lady Eve Greville. The tiara cost members of the community £5,000. It was presented as a gift to Queen Mary of Teck on her wedding day to Duke George V.
The crown was distinguished by the fact that it was decorated with 13 rare pearls, but Mary ordered them to be removed and the jewelry encrusted with diamonds. For a long time, the jewelry was kept in the Queen’s collection, and then she presented it to Elizabeth II on her wedding day, which is why the jewelry received the name “Wedding”. How much such a tiara might cost in the 21st century is unknown.
Watch from Chopard, weighing 201 carats - $25 million
Diamond watches from Chopard are, without exaggeration, the most expensive and beautiful creation of the famous Swiss jewelry brand. They are made in one copy and can truly be called a masterpiece of jewelry art.
The bracelet, made of white gold, contains 874 multi-colored gemstones, each with unique properties. There is a gold dial in the center of the bracelet. Around it are three large diamonds cut in the shape of a heart.
According to the design decision, the precious stones on the watch together form a kind of floral composition, in which white diamonds are arranged in the form of petals, and yellow diamonds act as the core and stems.
Luxurious necklaces made from luxury jewelry - today's trend
But not everyone is as lucky with their husband as Celine Dion, which is why many celebrities today prefer luxury jewelry to jewelry, which is also not cheap, because it is made by famous jewelry designers. For example, jewelry from Kenneth Jay Lane, a famous and expensive jeweler, is considered very prestigious.
For several decades now, America's first ladies, Hollywood stars and socialites have been choosing necklaces from Kenneth Jay Lane for going out and for everyday life.
Examples of luxury jewelry - Kenneth Jay Lane necklace:
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Works by designers from the JEWELIRUM catalog
- Co.Cos Jewelry
- Co.Cos Jewelry
- Taiga Jewelry, Tomsk
- Taiga Jewelry, Tomsk
- Ilya Maksimov, Crimea
- Ilya Maksimov, Crimea
- UBIRING
- UBIRING
- Diamonds are Forever
- Diamonds are Forever
- Rings in natural style, Sergacheva Jewelery
- Earrings with pearls, Sergacheva Jewelery
- Cabochon ring, Minty Sky
- Fly earrings, Minty Sky
- Ring, Precious Park
- Ring, Precious Park
- Snake skin ring, Stoyanova Jewelery
- Chain earrings, Stoyanova Jewelery
- Children's pendant - stick, Matthew&Daniel
- Pendant for a child, Matthew&Daniel
- Bracelet, Svetlana Subbotina
- Ring with Slavic symbols, Svetlana Subbotina
- Indian style ring, Anna Goffman
- Indian style ring, Anna Goffman
- Earrings, ISTA
- Geometric ring, ISTA
- Earrings with enamel, PNJewelry
- Ring with enamel, PNJewelry
- Ring, Khramtsova Jewelry
- Ring, Khramtsova Jewelry
- Wedding rings to order, obruchalki.com
- Wedding rings to order, obruchalki.com
- Earrings, Yuri Bylkov
- Earrings, Yuri Bylkov
- Titanium bracelets, LanaMuransky
- Titanium pendant, LanaMuransky
- Brooch Elephant (after Salvador Dali), THING
- Ring Veil, THING
- Mace earrings, VLADIMIR MARKIN
- Cufflinks, jewelry mechanics, VLADIMIR MARKIN
- Drop-shaped ring, EKATERINA TOLSTAYA
- Drop-shaped earrings, EKATERINA TOLSTAYA
- Necklace with amber, LETA
- Earrings with amber, LETA
- Children's earrings, combinable, FASHBY
- Children's earrings, combinable, FASHBY
- Ring of architectural form, Elizaveta Malafeevskaya MANU_L
- Architectural bracelet, Elizaveta Malafeevskaya MANU_L
- Set Ginkgo Leaf, SHABUT JEWELLERY
- Brooch Wearable porcelain, SHABUT JEWELLERY
- Architectural ring, GEOMETRY
- Brooch, porcelain, GEOMETRY
- Necklace made of polymer clay, LICORNE ART
- Brooch made of polymer clay, LICORNE ART
- Ring, avant-garde, VALERY SEREDIN
- Bracelet, avant-garde. VALERY SEREDIN
- Wooden set, Scandinavian/Japanese minimalism, VLADIMIR SHESTAKOV
- Ring, Scandinavian/Japanese minimalism, VLADIMIR SHESTAKOV
- Earrings, TON ANT
- Ring, TON ANT
- Architectural ring, ANCHOR
- Architectural necklace, ANCHOR
- Earrings, GOHFELD JEWELLERY
- Necklace, GOHFELD JEWELLERY
- Massive ring, YAKISCHIK
- Designer jewelry, YAKISCHIK
- Architectural ring, ONE DAY ART
- Architectural ring, ONE DAY ART
- Brooch, bionics, VALERIYA MARKOVA (TESSA)
- Unclosed ring, bionics, VALERIYA MARKOVA (TESSA)
- Ring, bionics, BEAVERS
- Earrings, bionics, BEAVERS
- Earrings, asymmetry, VAGANOVA JEWELRY
- Airplane ring, VAGANOVA JEWELRY
- Flower ring, ALCHEMIA JEWELLERY
- Set, ALCHEMIA JEWELLERY
- Pendant-cat, ethnic, STUDIO OF ILYA AND VERA PALKIN
- Earrings, STUDIO OF ILYA AND VERA PALKIN
Hutton-Mdivani jadeite necklace – $27.4 million
The “Hatton-Mdivani” necklace was purchased in 2014 for $27,400,000. The product consists of 27 jadeite beads.
For a very long time, this necklace belonged to famous people. For example, Barbara Hutton, the owner of the necklace, was the heiress of trading magnate Frank Woolworth. There was a rumor that Woolworth gave it to Barbara for her wedding to Georgian Prince Alexis Mdivani in 1933.
At the same time, the ancient jadeite thread was transformed into a beautiful piece of jewelry by Cartier jewelers. They also designed a clasp decorated with ruby “princesses” for it.
Patek Philippe Henry Graves Complication watch - $24,128,000
The mechanical pocket watch consists of nine hundred parts, and its manual assembly took more than 4.5 years. They were made in a single copy and first appeared at an auction of expensive jewelry in 1999. Then the watch was sold for 200 thousand dollars to industrial magnate and owner of the Museum of Time, Seth Atwood.
For a long period they were considered the main exhibit of the businessman’s personal collection, and 13 years later they were put up for auction at Sotheby’s, where they were purchased by an anonymous buyer for $24.1 million. This price made the Patek Philippe Henry Graves Complication the most expensive in the pocket and wristwatch category.
Diamond bikini - $30 million
Susan Rosen, a famous lingerie designer whose sets are in great demand among Hollywood celebrities, has developed a swimsuit model that consists entirely of platinum and precious stones.
Diamond bikini , which includes a miniature bra and thin panties, is more likely to decorate the ideal female body than to cover nudity.
No fabric was used to create the diamond bikini; the product consists entirely of precious stones. The designers of the unique jewelry included 254 diamonds of different weights and shapes into the composition.
By the way, Steinmetz Diamonds provided its creators with many unique stones specifically for the manufacture of this unusual jewelry.
Diamond Zoe - $32.6 million
This is a rich blue stone weighing 9.75 carats. At first, experts predicted that it would be purchased at auction for an amount equal to 15 million. However, Zoya managed to sell the diamond for 32.6 million - a record mark was reached after half an hour of fierce confrontation between several potential buyers.
Thanks to this, the stone began to be called not only the most valuable blue diamond in existence, but also the most expensive gemstone in terms of cost-to-weight ratio.
“Pink Graff” – $46.2 million
“Pink Graff” was sold in 2010 at Sotheby's. Jewelers from the Graff Diamonds company extracted and cut the stone, bringing its weight to 23.88 carats. This procedure helped to significantly improve the characteristics of the diamond.
It should be noted that stones of this kind are very highly valued, and very often are the unattainable dream of collectors around the world.
Ring from Shawish - $70,000,000
The ring is made without the use of precious metals. It was cut from a single piece of rare diamond by a Swiss jeweler working for Shawish. During the production of the jewelry, modern diamond stone processing technologies were used, thanks to which the ring is free from defects.
The full name of the jewelry is “The world's first diamond ring.” Its weight is 150 carats and its cost is $70 million. But, despite its beauty and uniqueness, the diamond ring is still in the Shawish brand collection. There were no people willing to become its owner.
“Incomparable” Diamond Necklace – $55 million
The Incomparable Necklace is famous for being set with the world's largest perfectly cut diamond. In addition to the fabulous cost, this decoration surprises with its uniqueness and dazzling beauty.
The composition of this necklace consists of eighteen-karat rose gold, on which there are 91 precious stones, their total weight in the jewelry is 637 carats.
The story of the discovery of this stone seems incredible. It was accidentally found by a little girl in a pile of unusable kimberlite.
The most expensive jewelry in the world
Each of the products included in the rating is unique and has no analogues in the world. They are not subject to the whims of fashion; each of these decorations has its own name, and many have their own exciting history. Many of the decorations cannot be purchased, even if you have the necessary funds.
The leader of the rating is a diamond brought from India to Europe back in the 17th century and officially recognized as priceless.
Top 10 most expensive diamond jewelry in the world
- “Hope” diamond pendant – $250 million.
- Heritage in Bloom necklace - $200 million.
- Peacock brooch from Graff - $100 million.
- Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond Ring – $80 million.
- Pink Star Diamond Ring – $71 million.
- Oppenheimer Blue ring - $57.5 million.
- L'Incomparable necklace - $55 million.
- Blue Moon of Josephine ring - $48.4 million.
- Graff Pink Diamond Ring – $46 million.
- Hutton-Mdivani jadeite necklace - $27.4 million.
Each piece of jewelry from the rating is unique. But they have one thing in common: each product necessarily contains unique precious stones that amaze the imagination with their size and beauty of cut. Each of them has a name, and many have a tragic story, full of rumors and secrets.
The Hope diamond pendant is priceless, insured for 13 billion 300 million rubles
Pendant with a dark blue diamond that belonged to King Louis XIV of France. The exact cost of this jewelry is unknown; it has not been sold for more than 100 years. Currently, the necklace is kept in the Smithsonian Institution museum, which received it as a gift from the Harry Winston jewelry house.
Officially, this stone is recognized as priceless because it is unique. It is insured for a record amount of $250 million.
Diamond "Hope"
The unique blue diamond weighs 45.52 carats and is surrounded by 16 pear and cushion shaped white diamonds. The necklace chain is decorated with 45 precious stones. This diamond is shrouded in legends about curses that haunt its owners. It was stolen several times and cut into jewelry, causing it to lose some of its weight over time.
It received the name “Nadezhda” in the 19th century from owners with a similar surname. Every family that owned this jewelry was haunted by failures and tragedies, which is why rumors of its curse began.
Heritage in Bloom necklace - “Heritage in Bloom” - 13 billion rubles
The piece was unveiled in 2015 by jewelery artist Wallace Chen, chairman of the Chow Tai Fook jewelery house.
"Heritage in Bloom"
He created a necklace of 24 diamonds of the highest purity and various shapes, obtained after cutting a diamond measuring 507.55 carats, which was named Cullinan Heritage - “Cullinan Heritage”.
Diamond "Heritage of Cullinan"
Unique jewels have their own names, and the necklace is called “Heritage in Bloom.” It is decorated with flowers, figures of snakes, bats and butterflies made of diamonds. Additionally, titanium, jade and jadeite are used in the necklace. It has an original shape that allows it to be worn in 27 different ways.
The jewelry cannot be purchased; the estimated cost of precious stones, metal and other materials is about $200 million.
Peacock brooch – “Peacock” – 6 billion 500 million rubles
The fashion for colored diamonds has given the world many masterpieces of a new format. In 2013, the Graff jewelry house presented a collection of jewelry with pink, yellow and blue diamonds, among which a special place is occupied by a brooch with blue and yellow diamonds in the shape of a peacock.
Brooch "Peacock" from "Graff"
The jewelry measures about 10 cm and is made of 1,305 diamonds weighing a total of 120 carats.
In the center of the brooch is a unique pear-cut blue diamond of 20.02 carats.
The central diamond design is removable and can be worn separately as a pendant.
The brooch was not put up for sale; the total cost of the stones and materials is estimated at $100 million.
Necklace L'Incomparable - “Incomparable” - 3.5 billion rubles
The unique yellow diamond that adorns this necklace was found in a pile of stones by a girl playing on the street. It was in the African country of Congo and the stone weighed 890 carats. It is considered the largest non-studded diamond currently known.
Peerless Necklace
This diamond was purchased by the Mouawad jewelry house, which created a necklace called “Incomparable” in 2013. The cut stone has become smaller - 407.5 carats, it is suspended on gold threads in the form of branches with 102 leaf diamonds.
The total weight of the jewelry in the jewelry is 637 carats. The approximate cost of the masterpiece is $55 million.
Hatton-Mdivani jadeite necklace - 1.78 billion rubles
The Cartier jewelry house created this necklace from an ancient Chinese jade thread of 27 green jadeite beads of a perfect round shape with a diameter of 15-19 mm.
The clasp is made of gold and platinum and inlaid with diamonds and rubies. Emerald jade is one of the most expensive semi-precious stones; mystical properties are attributed to it.
Hutton-Mdivani necklace
This decoration also has its own dramatic history. Barbara Hutton received it as a wedding gift from her husband, Prince Mdivani, but did not own it for long. After 2 years, the marriage broke up, the jewelry remained in the Mdivani family, and the owner died in a car accident a month after the divorce.
His younger sister Princess Nina Mdivani inherited the necklace. She loved her necklace so much that she never sold it until her death, although she spent the last years of her life in poverty. When she died, she hid it on her deathbed to prevent debt collection agents from confiscating the jewel.
A year after the death of its owner, the necklace was put up for auction for the first time. The jewelry was resold 3 times, the last time at an auction in Hong Kong a record amount of $27.4 million was paid for it.
Diamond ring “Pink Star” – $72 million
The weight of this stone reaches 59.6 carats. Experts present at the sale of the product claim that its size and other characteristics surpass all currently known diamonds.
The “Pink Star” ring was purchased at auction for 83 million. However, very soon after the new owner of this thing lost all his property, the product returned to auction, where it remains to this day and the approximate value of the product is now approximately 72 million.
