Precious stones have played an essential role in the history of man over the centuries.
Due to their value, they were used by kings and queens of great empires, as treasures in the form of luxury jewelry or even symbols of luck and protection.
Due to their beauty and rarity, these high luxury jewels reach very high values. There are several factors for a gem to be considered a precious stone, among them are the size, rarity, quality, its history and also the demand of the market. In the following list we selected the 10 most valuable in the world.
1- Pink Star Diamond
Is a 59.60 carat pink diamond found in South Africa in 1999, this is the largest pink diamond to date. It was sold in Hong Kong for $ 71.2 million around 65.6 million euros in 2017.
2- Oppenheimer Blue Diamond
This diamond has the cut of an emerald, named after its first owner, Philip Oppenheimer. At 14.62 carats, it is the largest blue diamond ever sold, its value is 57.5 million dollars, about 53 million euros.
3- Orange Diamond
This elegant pear-shaped, purely orange diamond is extraordinarily rare. It is thought that this is the most expensive and also the largest orange diamond in the world, it has 14.82 carats, it was sold in 2013 for 35.5 million dollars, around 33 million Euros.
4- Sunrise Ruby
This ruby is a creation of the luxury brand Cartier, with 25.59 carats. With the name “pigeon blood” it is the most expensive ruby ever sold for 30.42 million dollars, that is to say about 28 million Euros.
5- Blue Belle of Asia
Is a 392.52 carat sapphire, discovered in Sri Lanka in 1926, is the most expensive sapphire in the world and was sold in 2014 in Geneva for the amount of 17.3 million dollars, roughly 16 million Euros.
6- Graff Vivid Yellow
Originally this stone was cut in 190 carat rough diamond in New York. Even so, this magnificent yellow diamond now with 100 carats was sold for 16.3 million dollars, which is around 15 million Euros.
7- Moussaieff Red Diamond
Is an extremely rare red diamond with 5.11 carats, it is the largest red diamond according to the classification of the GIA (Gemological Institute of America). Moussaieff was found in Brazil, taken from a 13.9-carat rough stone. This 5.11 carat diamond was sold in the early 2000s for the price of $ 8 million plus or minus 7.4 million euros.
8- Rockefeller Emerald
John D. Rockefeller bought this untreated emerald, originally from Colombia, in the 1930s to offer to his wife. An emerald of 18.04 carats, sold in 2017 for 5.5 million dollars, about 5.1 million Euros.
9- Hope Spinel
This fabulous 50.13 carat diamond, from the Hope collection, which includes a 45.5 carat diamond, which is supposed to have been found in Tajikistan. It is a beauty of a rare color, it was sold in 2015 for 1.4 million dollars equivalent to 1.3 million Euros approximately.
10- Virgin Rainbow Opal
Is a wonderful diamond found in Australia in 2003, it is very rare, it has the peculiarity of shining in the dark. Its exuberant rainbow of magnificent colors makes this stone unique and extraordinarily valuable. It was valued at US $ 1 million, around 921 thousand Euros.
