500 million! "Pink Star" brushed the highest price in history, even Carina Lau did not "grab" it!

In the past two days, in addition to Xiongan's "house" and stocks, everyone must have been screened by a "crazy stone".

Yes, at the Sotheby's Hong Kong auction on April 4, a 59.60-carat "Pink Star" was sold for 550 million Hong Kong dollars, setting a new auction record for diamonds and jewelry in auction history. The "golden master" behind

is Chow Tai Fook that everyone is familiar with.

In fact, this pink diamond has a lot of background. It has been sold at higher prices before-it was sold for 83.02 million US dollars (505 million yuan) in 2013, but after a few months, the buyer said that it was weak The payment was eventually broken, and the diamond was returned to Sotheby's.

believes that this time, Chow Tai Fook, who is rich and powerful, will surely acquire it smoothly!

On April 2, this pink diamond was previewed in Hong Kong. Carina Lau also specially posted on Weibo, even Jiugongge couldn't express her love for the baby. The pink diamond

is in the hands of Carina Lau, explaining the mysterious relationship between a woman and a diamond. Now that the baby has been photographed away, will Sister Carina feel sad?

Chow Tai Fook’s purchase of the "Pink Star" can be described as a "giving charcoal in the snow" for Sotheby's. Last year Sotheby's encountered many precious gems, including one of the largest rough diamonds found in the world in more than a century, and A blue diamond ring that once belonged to Hollywood actress Shirley Temple (Shirley Temple).

Which celebrities are in love with pink diamonds?

pink diamonds are not only rare and rare, but also have great investment value, so they are very popular with celebrities.

Jennifer Lopez (Jennifer Lopez)

Although Jennifer Lopez has won four engagement rings, the most dazzling one is the pink diamond by Harry Winston. This 6.1 carat pink diamond ring was given to her by Ben Affleck in 2002. Although she has returned the diamond ring after the divorce, it is undeniable that its value is currently estimated at more than 3 million US dollars.

Anna Kournikova (Anna Kournikova)

professional tennis player Anna Kournikova often wears a pear-shaped pink diamond ring that weighs 11 carats and is worth about $6 million. It is really a "True Love Fan" when you are on the field.

Mariah Carey (Mariah Carey)

When Mariah Carey got engaged with Nick Cannon, she received a diamond engagement ring designed by Jacob & Co. selected by her husband Nick Cannon. This ring weighs 10.02 carats and has an emerald-cut pink center diamond, surrounded by many pink diamonds and two side diamonds. It is known as one of the most expensive celebrity engagement rings, and it seems to fit the personality and style of the heroine.

Kate Bosworth (Kate Bosworth)

Kate Bosworth's engagement ring is also pink. This ring is the same as her own temperament, very exquisite and elegant!

Katie Price (Jordan Katie Price)

Katie Price’s beautiful heart-shaped pink diamond engagement ring is also rare. The colors and shapes are eye-catching.

Blake Lively (Blake Lively)

Blake Lively's engagement ring is a 12-carat oval pink diamond ring, valued at US$2 million.

is a flawless pale pink, just matching Black's slender fingers.

In 2015, at an auction in Geneva, Switzerland, the wealthy businessman Liu Luanxiong bought a pink diamond for 180 million yuan and gave it to him and Camby’s palm jewel. The pink diamond

is extremely rare, and it was the largest of its kind in the history of public auctions at that time. After Liu Luanxiong won the bid, she named her "The Sweet Josephine" after her daughter's English name is Diamond.

The engagement ring that Zhu Xiaotian gave to his wife Han Wenwen was also a heart-shaped pink diamond ring.

This pale pink Fancy Light Pink, IF grade 3 carat pink diamond, with white diamonds on the outer ring, is estimated to be about 5 million yuan. Zhu Xiaotian, who was born in an idol drama, also takes the romantic route to dominate his wife, and is also ruthless in love for love.

You must have been impressed by this pink diamond. Tang Wei was also moved by this rare pink diamond, which directly subverted the ending of the movie.

Recalling the classic scene in the movie: In the jewelry store, the clerk took out the pink diamond ring that Mr. Yi had already selected. The moment he opened the red Cartier box, Wang Jiazhi’s contradictory heart had fallen... No wonder someone commented that after watching the color Ring, a woman needs two things in her life, a man and a ring, or a man like Tony Leung and a Cartier ring.

Let's take a look at the world's largest pink diamond brooch. In the middle of this brooch is a very rare pink diamond weighing 23.6 carats, from Tanzania, the best pink diamond in existence in the world. The huge diamond

was a wedding gift given to the Queen by Canadian reclusive billionaire Dr. Williamson in 1947. Then in 1953, Cartier used 200 small diamonds with this pink diamond to make this brooch, so this brooch is also known as the Williamson brooch.

Queen Elizabeth II wore this brooch to many occasions, such as the wedding of her son Charles and Diana in 1981, and the meeting with President Obama and his wife at Buckingham Palace in 2009.

The movie "Blood Diamond" is also a story related to pink diamonds. Leonardo DiCaprio's Archer discovered a superb pink diamond in the mining of diamonds in Sierra Leone, Africa in the 1990s. This links pink diamonds with fate. The sky-high pink diamond at the

auction

Napoleon's niece Princess Mathilde's diamond ring

On May 12, 2015, the diamond ring of Napoleon's niece Princess Mathilde was sold for a sky-high price of $15.9 million at the Sotheby's auction in Geneva. This diamond ring adorned with the so-called "historical pink diamond" has been kept in the bank warehouse since the 1940s. It has been sealed in dust for more than 70 years. The pink diamond on the diamond ring weighs as much as 8.72 carats.

The Pink Star

is the “pink star” mentioned in the previous article. On November 13, 2013, it was auctioned at Sotheby’s auction house at a sky-high price of 83 million US dollars (approximately 518 million yuan). However, the transaction was not successful in the end, and Chow Tai Fook should thank the previous buyer.

On November 16, 2011, the famous auction house Sotheby’s auctioned a rare pink diamond in Geneva, Switzerland. This pink diamond weighed 24.78 carats. The London jeweler Laurence Graff finally paid 29 million pounds (approximately). 305 million yuan). The authoritative department of the

auction house rated this pink diamond as 2A, indicating that this diamond is very rare. The diamond has a purity of VVS2 and is a very slight flaw. It is difficult for experienced professionals to find flaws with a high-power magnifying glass.

The Vivd Pink

In the 2009 Hong Kong Christie’s "Magnificent Jewelry and Jade Jewelry" autumn auction, "The Vivd Pink" was sold for 83,540,000 Hong Kong dollars (73,590,386 yuan), a record-breaking transaction price of 2.2 million US dollars per carat. The crown of the field. This extremely rare cushion-shaped pink diamond weighing 5 carats is set on a ring designed by the famous jewellery brand Graff. It is produced in the world’s most important colored diamond producing area-southern Africa. Treasured by his private collectors.