Editor’s Note
This article reports on the record-breaking auction of the largest ‘Blue Diamond’ ever sold, which fetched over 60 billion won. Details of the sale are provided based on the latest available information.
The largest ‘Blue Diamond’ ever to appear at auction has been sold for over 60 billion won, setting a new record for the highest price achieved at a gem auction.
On the 18th local time, a diamond named the ‘Oppenheimer Blue’ was sold at a Christie’s auction in Geneva, Switzerland, for a record-breaking price of 50.6 million US dollars, approximately 6.026 billion won.
This gem is a 14.62-carat diamond with a rectangular cut and belongs to the highly rare ‘Fancy Vivid Blue’ grade.
The anonymous winning bidder, whose identity has not yet been revealed, must pay a total of 57.54 million US dollars, including fees.
Until now, the highest-priced gem at auction was the 12.03-carat ‘Blue Moon’ diamond, which was sold last year for 48.5 million US dollars, approximately 57.7 billion won.