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It Looks Like a Ruby But This Is Actually the Rarest Kind of Diamond on Earth

If you gaze into the Winston Red Diamond long enough, it almost seems to burn. The 2.33-carat gem gleams a deep, saturated crimson, as if the Earth itself bled light into its facets. This tiny stone ...
Observer

The World’s Most Valuable Ruby Breaks Records at Sotheby’s Auction

Two world records were set today (June 8) when a ruby and pink gemstone sold for $34.8 million each at Sotheby's, making them the most expensive colored gemstone and purplish-pink diamond ever sold.
Forbes

55-Carat Ruby, 10-Carat Pink Diamond Each Fetch A Record $34.8 Million At Sotheby’s

The just completed Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels sale in New York is the first auction to sell two items for more than $30 million. The first is the “Estrela de Fura,” a 55.22-carat Mozambique ruby ...
Robb Report

A Vivid Pink Diamond and a Giant Ruby Both Sold for a Record $35 Million at Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s and Christie’s sold a combined $158,152,390 worth of jewels this week in New York, in sales that were dominated by spectacular named diamonds (flawless, colored, or huge), along with ...
Barron's

World’s Most Expensive Ruby and Rare Pink Diamond Sell for $35 Million Each

Sotheby’s sold two precious gemstones for US$34.8 million each Thursday in New York, setting records for both. The 55.22-carat Estrela de Fury from Mozambique, the largest ruby to have been sold at a ...
Town & Country

Kate Middleton Just Wore a Pair of Rarely-Seen Ruby and Diamond Earrings

This morning, to mark Remembrance on Armistice Day, Kate Middleton made a moving solo appearance at the National Memorial Arboretum. For the occasion, she opted to rewear a bespoke Catherine Walker ...