A pear-shaped diamond from 228,31 carat which will drive the sale of Magnificent Jewels in Geneva on May 11, 2022, under the Christie's Luxury Week.
This exceptionally rare gemstone was mined and polished in South Africa over two decades ago and is the largest white diamond ever to appear for sale at auction.
Graded by the Gemmological Institute of America as G color, VS1 clarity, The Rock it is also accompanied by a letter from the GIA stating that it is the largest extant DZ-colored pear-shaped diamond ever graded by the laboratory. The previous auction record for the largest white diamond was a 163,41-carat gem, which sold at Christie's in Geneva in November 2017 for US$33.701.000.
The Rock will be presented at Christie's Dubai from March 26 to 29, before touring Taipei and Rockefeller Plaza in New York from April 29 to May 1. This exceptional diamond will then be exhibited to the public during Christie's Luxury Week at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva from 6 to 11 May.
