Pink Legacy
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The Pink Legacy is a pink diamond that was purchased by Harry Winston, Inc. in 2018. It was renamed Winston Pink Legacy by CEO Nayla Hayek. The diamond was sold at a Christie's auction for 50.375 million Swiss francs ($50m),[2] and at $2.6 million per carat it set a world record at the time of its sale for a pink diamond.[3][4]
Quick Facts Type of stone, Weight ...
Type of stone | diamond |
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Weight | 18.96 carats (3.792 g) |
Dimensions | 17.64 mm × 14.47 mm × 8.64 mm[1] |
Color | Fancy Vivid Pink, VS1 clarity |
Cut | cut-cornered rectangular |
Country of origin | South Africa |
Discovered | c. 1918 |
Estimated value | 50.375 million Swiss francs |
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Pink Legacy was mined in South Africa around 1918[2] and was once owned by the Oppenheimer family, who ran De Beers. It has a cut-cornered rectangular cut, and has likely not been altered since it was first cut in 1920.[2] It is mounted in a platinum ring.[5]