Diamond sales records that make you dream

Over the past two years, diamonds have broken records. Colored, white, blue, pink and even yellow, diamonds exist in several shades, contrary to what one might think. Which makes it an even more rare and exceptional stone, their prices explode during auctions.

58 Facettes accompanies you to discover these majestic stones.

The “Sakura”

Exceptional in its size, color and purity, the Sakura was sold in 2021 for $29.3 million, a record.

This stone is unique, by its purple-pink color but also by its size of 15.81 carats, it is the largest diamond of this type ever offered at auction.

This stone was named after its color, which is similar to the petals of Japanese cherry trees. This sale was an important chapter in the history of jewelry sales.

This diamond is exceptional by its nature and quality: this stone is considered perfect, because its few defects cannot be seen with the naked eye, while this type of stone generally contains a lot of grains. In addition, rare pink diamonds exceed 0.2 carats.

“The Enigma”

Measuring 555.55 carats, it is the largest black diamond ever sold, 55 facets have been cut. The price of this diamond reaches more than 3.7 million euros in February 2022

This stone is listed as the largest cut diamond in the world in the Guinness Book of World Records!

The auction organizer believes it was created either by a meteorite impact or when an asteroid containing diamonds collided with Earth.

All comparisons kept, discover what black diamonds look like when highlighted on a piece of jewelry.

THE " De Beers Cullinan Blue"

This auction took place in 2022 in Hong Kong. It is the largest blue diamond sold in the world at 54 million euros, a massive gem of 15.10 carats. This is a unique diamond due to its extremely rare weight.

This diamond is referred to as “exceptionally rare” because it is one of five precious stones over 10 carats to have been sold at auction, making this sale a historic event.

An example of a blue diamond adorning a ring:

On 58 Facettes you can find different colored stones and even colored diamonds like blue or yellow diamonds.