The American jeweller has unveiled its most expensive jewel to date at Expo 2020 Dubai
How’s this for a flex? Tiffany & Co has unveiled its most expensive jewel to date—the Empire Diamond, an 80.33-carat, D colour, type IIa, internally flawless oval diamond that it acquired earlier this year. As we reported in January, the diamond has been set in the historic 1939 World’s Fair Necklace design and will make its debut at the 2021 Blue Book Collection exhibition during Expo 2020 Dubai, its first-ever Blue Book event in the Middle East.
The Empire Diamond is the second largest diamond that the American jeweller has offered in its 184-year history, eclipsed only by the Tiffany Diamond, the house’s famous not-for-sale 128.54 carat yellow diamond that has been worn by Audrey Hepburn, Lady Gaga and more recently, Beyoncé in the ‘About Love’ campaign.
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Named for the American jeweller’s hometown, the Empire Diamond has been set in the reimagined archival design featuring 578 round brilliant and custom-cut baguette diamonds in a platinum setting that trails decadently down the décolletage. In a twist of modern ingenuity, the diamond can also be converted into a diamond-encrusted ring in a platinum setting. What’s more: Town & Country reports that Tiffany will provide the buyer with a lifetime of service to convert the piece from a necklace to a ring and vice versa.
While Tiffany has not publicly disclosed the price of the necklace, industry experts have placed the price at between US$20-30 million, according to WWD.
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