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Most Expensive Diamond Necklaces - What Price Pendants?

Diamonds are not only the girl's best friend. They are also an economical man's worst enemy!

It is no secret that diamonds and diamond necklaces are costly. The ordinary you and I might wish to have a necklace with small, cheap diamonds just to tell others we have diamond necklaces as well, but well, otherwise, the more exotic diamond necklaces with large stones or many stones are simply not for average folks.

Just how expensive could diamond necklaces get? This article explores...

How about a diamond necklace that has a pear shaped diamond, about 75 carats? The necklace looks simply stunning with the diamond in it, and it costs only about 5 million US $! (see a picture here, source page - Forbes). You might want to see a related picture of a diamond ring that is quite cheap - about 1 million $!. A beautiful diamond necklace, by Stefano Canturi, costs only about 750,000 - 1 million $ .

See a fantastic looking Leviev Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond on an equally classy looking necklace... The diamond hangs from a white diamond necklace. Price? Will you please hand over 7 million $ for the diamond alone (Carats: 77.12) and just $10 Million if you want the entire necklace! ; “Fancy vivid” is the highest rating you can give a colored stone.

Van Cleef & Arpels Drape de Diamants - Price: $2.5 Million - Carats: Necklace having emerald-cut, Asscher cut, marquise-cut & baguette diamonds! This one-of-a-kind, deco-inspired necklace has two emerald-cut diamonds (5.4 carats combined), seven Asscher cut diamonds (10.7 carats), 268 marquise-cut diamonds (75 carats) and 63 baguette diamonds (6.05 carats) mounted in white gold. It was designed in 1935, but not executed until 2006, requiring some 2,100 hours to complete. From Van Cleef & Arpels

Mouawad Diamond Necklace - Price: $12 million - Carats: 70 (for the largest stone) – This necklace of white and colored diamonds was once displayed at London’s Natural History Museum and is currently owned by the Robert Mouawad as part of his collection. The largest jewel in the necklace is a 70-carat white sparkler. - For more information, visit www.mouawad.com

Catherine the Great diamond necklace sells for over US$1.5 million at auction - Nov 2005 news report - A diamond necklace believed to have been made for 18th century Russian empress Catherine the Great fetched over US$1.5 million at an auction recently in Geneva, but sold at just below the high-end estimate. (Source: News from Russia)

What A Diamond Necklace! - Apr 2006 news report - The Machester News reports of a soccer star who commissioned a $447,124 unique diamond necklace for his girlfriend. Altrincham-based jewelers David M Robinson said that the glittering necklace is the most expensive they have ever made. The firm refused to say who bought the necklace. The necklace, which has 106 diamonds, is made up of the purest diamonds imported from a South Africa mine and hand finished over three painstaking months at David M Robinson. (source: Diamond Vues)

Not Diamond, but an Ultra-expensive Pearl Necklace - Christie’s to Offer the Most Important Pearl Necklace Ever Seen at Auction - Magnificent Baroda Pearls lead Christie’s Spring Jewelry Sale - Apr 25 2007 News Release by Christies - New York - "Christie’s announces that the Baroda Pearls, the most important natural pearl necklace to ever be seen at auction, will lead the April 25 Magnificent Jewels sale in New York. This extraordinary twostrand natural pearl necklace is strung with sixty-eight of the largest pearls from the famed seven-strand natural pearl necklace that formed the cornerstone of the Royal Treasury of the Maharaja of Baroda. This exceedingly rare and historically important necklace presents an unrivaled opportunity for collectors through its combination of royal provenance, unrivaled quality, and exceptional rarity. The Baroda Pearls are expected to realize in the region of $7-9 million." (Source: Christies web site – PDF format)

Other Ultra-expensive Diamond Jewelry

Look at a beautiful de Grisogono Black Diamond Ring - A black diamond (Carats: 83.39) is rare enough - but one 84 carats in weight is almost unheard of. This de Grisogono black diamond in a contrasting yellow gold setting is accompanied by 958 fancy yellow pave diamonds (8 carats’ worth) and two smaller black diamonds to either side. Price: $1.2 Million

Neil Lane Diamond and platinum ring - Price: $1.5 Million - Carats: 15 - Worn by Madonna and other celebrities, this Neil Lane diamond and platinum ring features a D color, 15-carat cushion cut center diamond set in platinum with diamond inlays.

Graff Fancy Vivid Pink Pear Shaped Diamond - Price: $10 Million - Carats: 13 - Collectors will be clamoring for this beauty, mounted in a platinum ring with white pear-shaped diamonds on both sides. - For more information, visit www.graffdiamonds.com

Interesting News Items on Diamond Necklaces

Meryl Streep Necklace to be Auctioned by Heritage to Benefit Equality Now!
About the Exclusive Patiala Necklace
Diamonds Are More Than A Girl's Best Friend – A Forbes review
Sotheby's To Offer Rare Necklace - Sotheby’s announced that the diamond necklace believed to have been made for Catherine the Great and housed in Russia’s Imperial diamond state fund from 1760-1917, will be the highlight of its Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva on November 17, 2005

Some more images of beautiful and unique diamond necklaces

Diamonds & Diamond Necklace Reference

Useful Links for Diamond Necklace Selection & Purchase

How to choose the right necklace length

Diamond Necklace Factoids

What are the metals that the diamond necklaces go well with? Answer - Gold, Platinum & Titanium
What are the latest styles in diamond necklaces?
What are the other words / terms by which necklaces are called? Answer – Chokers, Pendants, Strands
What are the gemstones diamond necklaces go well with? Answer - Sapphires, pearls, emeralds & rubies

Trivia & History

The Affair of the Diamond Necklace - from Wikipedia
Are Diamonds are the most valuable gemstone in the world ? – No, says this web page. According to this web page, “Diamonds are very valuable in the world of gems, but a fine ruby is actually worth more. There are far more large diamonds in this world than there are large rubies. The Mogok Ruby presently holds the world record for the most valuable ruby, in terms of the highest price fetched at a sale. It is a 15.97-carat rectangular cushion cut sold by Sotheby's of New York in October 18th, 1988 for $3,630,000 ($227,301 per-carat).”
Diamonds are indestructable - Not true. Diamonds are very hard and they have phenomenal ability to withstand scratching, but this is not the same as toughness, which refers to the ability to withstand breaking or cleavage. Diamonds can chip, but only a diamond can scratch another diamond.

A List of Articles on Diamonds from the Diamond Cutters International site

The 4 Cs

How to Buy a Diamond: The 4 C’s - A quick look at Carat, Clarity, Color, and Cut
Carat Weight - Where did the “ideal size” of a 1 carat diamond come from?
Clarity Grading Scale - Reference information on how to spot the clarity of a diamond.
Color Grading Scale - How a diamond’s color grade affects its value.
Color Typing - See why two diamonds with similar specs vary widely in price.
Cuts - View the most popular diamond shapes.
Clarity Spotting - Clarity grading for beginners.

Buying Diamonds

Who's Your Jeweler? & How They Categorize You - There are three categories of jewelers. Come check out who they are
Bonded Jewelers - Why buying a bonded diamond is great
Buying Diamonds on the Internet - Can you get a good deal on the web? Fred explains the pros and cons
Diamond Value Work Sheet - Ask Fred to appraise a diamond based on its specs
Disposable Jewelry - How much jewelry sold is actually worth anything?
Fred’s B.E.S.T. Rules - Before you buy a diamond, use your B.E.S.T. judgement
How to Sell a Diamond - What do you do when you have a diamond you no longer want?
Is it the Real Thing? - How do you tell if a diamond is real or fake?
The Imposters - Simulants and Synthetics
An Evening at Sothebys - The world's largest D color, internally flawless diamond ever brought to auction
Who Will Help Me Now? - Once you buy a diamond, who should set it for you?

Outside the Box

Debating the Desire for a Diamond - Why do women want a diamond in the first place?
Diamond Mysteries - Can you solve these 4 Whodunits?
Getting Into Shape - What a diamond’s shape tells about its wearer.
What Kind of Customer Are You? - Discover yourself and get the diamond that fits you.

Reference

Palladium VP (The New Palldium) - Readers will recall that when platinum prices started spiking a few years ago, that manufacturers were quick to tout alternative metals that could offer all the benefits of platinum (strength, durability, rarity, beauty) at an affordable price.
Platinum Doping - The platinum world is being turned upside down and I thought someone should let you know. Here is what I found.
Artificial Lighting - First Impressions on GIA's New Cut Grading System
Over the Rainbow - The ingredients that make up the colors of diamonds.
Certifiable - Lab grading reports. Are they just a piece of paper?
From Ziamond's Vault - Some Knock Your Socks Off Cubic Zirconias.
A Platinum Primer - Questions and answers about this precious metal.
The New Synthetic Diamonds - Synthetics voyage into places no one has gone before.
The Flanders - A name rich in diamond history, but does this diamond deserve it?
12 Little Facts - Eye-opening statistics about diamond purchases.
Diamond Slang - List of Slang terms that jewelers use.
Diamond Terms - Make sure you know these well before making your diamond purchase.
GIA Classifications - How the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) grades diamonds.
Myths About Diamonds 1 - Don’t be fooled into believing these misconceptions.
Myths About Diamonds 2 - More wives’ tales about diamonds.
Parts of the Stone - An up-close look at all the important parts of a diamond.
Dirty Diamonds - A dirty diamond knows no class!

Diamond Trade

Potato Chips and Rough Diamonds? - you are asking yourself what on earth could these things have in common.
Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? – fIRSt 1 of the 3 part series, “Diamonds Are Not Forever” - De Beers' advertising slogan, "A Diamond Is Forever," embodied an essential concept of the diamond invention
Fine Print - Are You Really Getting What You're Getting?
Ice in Ice - More on the myth of the 'rarity' of diamonds
High Definition Diamonds, Fact or Fiction? - Are they worth the cost?
Inscription Deception - Should you get your diamond laser inscribed?
Monarch Diamond - Watch out for this baked diamond, formerly known as the Pegasus Diamond.
Royal Asscher Diamond - See why Fred The Diamond Guy® likes this diamond so much.
Tricks of the Trade - Don’t get duped by these tricks, gimmicks, and scams.
Warping - A crown and pavilion angle measurement trick.

Common spelling mistakes for diamond necklace! - diamons necklace, diamond neclace, diamong necklaces, siamond necklass

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