Sotheby's has unveiled a 7.03 carat vivid blue diamond, the rarest to enter the international market this year.
The blue diamond will come up for sale as the centerpiece of a jewellery auction in Geneva on May 12.
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bluediamondringweighing7.03carats,
duringapreviewatSotheby'sinGeneva,
Switzerland,Wednesday,May6,2009.
(APPhoto/Keystone,MartialTrezzini)
It is one of only a handful in existence in the world and one of the rarest ever auctioned by Sotheby's.
Its sellers estimate it is worth between 5.8 to 8.5-million US Dollars. If it sells for its top value it would break the world record price per carat for any gemstone at auction.
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