Rare 17-Carat Diamond Ring to Be Auctioned Off for Up to $1 Million

Mar. 15, 2025

The 17-carat ring, up for auction now at Christie’s Online.Photo:Christie’sA rarely-seen 17-carat diamond ring is going up for auction — and the winning bidder is expected to pay anywhere from $700,000 to $1 million.British auction houseChristie’sannounced that the massive pear-cut diamond from American jeweler Harry Winston is up for auction online for from March 11 to March 21. According to the Gemological Institute of America’s (GIA) report on the stone, the brilliant-cut centerdiamondis 17.09 carats, has a rarely-seen D color rating — meaning it’s completely colorless — and both its polish and symmetry were classified as “excellent.”Additionally, a letter from the GIA reported that the stone is a type IIa — “the most chemically pure type of diamond and often have exceptional optical transparency.” It scored a VVS2 clarity rating. VVS2 is the highest possible rating, and it means that a diamond has very minimal flaws.The 17-Carat diamond ring.Christie’sThe ring also has aplatinum settingand features tapered baguette-cut diamonds and will be sold with a custom Harry Winston navy blue case, per Christie’s.The 17-carat ring.Christie’sAlsoup for auctionin the March Christie’s Online sale are 200 gemstones, including pieces from Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and Van Cleef & Arpels. Among them are a8.2-carat blue sapphire ring, set to go for anywhere from $300,000-$500,000, and a10.95-carat round brilliant-cut diamondset in gold, which will go for somewhere between $40,000-$60,000.Several vintage, non-ring pieces are up for auction, too — Bulgari hasmulti-gem earrings, abroochandjewelry setsfor sale, some of which date back to the 1960s, currently going for between $1,000 and $12,000.Pera March 6 press release, a majority of the pieces come from two private collections: A Fashionable Life: The Collection of an Elegant Lady and Property from the Collection of Fritz and Lucy Jewett.“Additionally, the sale presents two charitable collections: Property Sold with the intent to Benefit the PBS Foundation and Property from the Collection ofNate Berkus, with proceeds supporting Financial Aid at Grace Church School located in New York City,” the release noted.Check out the full collectionhere.Expensive wedding items have had a moment over the past few weeks. In early March, Indianbillionaire heir Anant Ambani’s extravagant pre-wedding partywent viral for its star-studded group of guests and performance from pop starRihanna.The many glamorous outfits from the three-day event included plenty of standout accessories, including the groom’s reported luxury watch — a Richard Mille timepiece that theDaily Mailreported is a RMS-10 Tourbillon Koi Fish model featuring 18K rose gold and bezel set diamonds.The New York Postreported that the watch was worth an estimated $1 million.

The 17-carat ring, up for auction now at Christie’s Online.Photo:Christie’s

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A rarely-seen 17-carat diamond ring is going up for auction — and the winning bidder is expected to pay anywhere from $700,000 to $1 million.British auction houseChristie’sannounced that the massive pear-cut diamond from American jeweler Harry Winston is up for auction online for from March 11 to March 21. According to the Gemological Institute of America’s (GIA) report on the stone, the brilliant-cut centerdiamondis 17.09 carats, has a rarely-seen D color rating — meaning it’s completely colorless — and both its polish and symmetry were classified as “excellent.”Additionally, a letter from the GIA reported that the stone is a type IIa — “the most chemically pure type of diamond and often have exceptional optical transparency.” It scored a VVS2 clarity rating. VVS2 is the highest possible rating, and it means that a diamond has very minimal flaws.The 17-Carat diamond ring.Christie’sThe ring also has aplatinum settingand features tapered baguette-cut diamonds and will be sold with a custom Harry Winston navy blue case, per Christie’s.The 17-carat ring.Christie’sAlsoup for auctionin the March Christie’s Online sale are 200 gemstones, including pieces from Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and Van Cleef & Arpels. Among them are a8.2-carat blue sapphire ring, set to go for anywhere from $300,000-$500,000, and a10.95-carat round brilliant-cut diamondset in gold, which will go for somewhere between $40,000-$60,000.Several vintage, non-ring pieces are up for auction, too — Bulgari hasmulti-gem earrings, abroochandjewelry setsfor sale, some of which date back to the 1960s, currently going for between $1,000 and $12,000.Pera March 6 press release, a majority of the pieces come from two private collections: A Fashionable Life: The Collection of an Elegant Lady and Property from the Collection of Fritz and Lucy Jewett.“Additionally, the sale presents two charitable collections: Property Sold with the intent to Benefit the PBS Foundation and Property from the Collection ofNate Berkus, with proceeds supporting Financial Aid at Grace Church School located in New York City,” the release noted.Check out the full collectionhere.Expensive wedding items have had a moment over the past few weeks. In early March, Indianbillionaire heir Anant Ambani’s extravagant pre-wedding partywent viral for its star-studded group of guests and performance from pop starRihanna.The many glamorous outfits from the three-day event included plenty of standout accessories, including the groom’s reported luxury watch — a Richard Mille timepiece that theDaily Mailreported is a RMS-10 Tourbillon Koi Fish model featuring 18K rose gold and bezel set diamonds.The New York Postreported that the watch was worth an estimated $1 million.

A rarely-seen 17-carat diamond ring is going up for auction — and the winning bidder is expected to pay anywhere from $700,000 to $1 million.

British auction houseChristie’sannounced that the massive pear-cut diamond from American jeweler Harry Winston is up for auction online for from March 11 to March 21. According to the Gemological Institute of America’s (GIA) report on the stone, the brilliant-cut centerdiamondis 17.09 carats, has a rarely-seen D color rating — meaning it’s completely colorless — and both its polish and symmetry were classified as “excellent.”

Additionally, a letter from the GIA reported that the stone is a type IIa — “the most chemically pure type of diamond and often have exceptional optical transparency.” It scored a VVS2 clarity rating. VVS2 is the highest possible rating, and it means that a diamond has very minimal flaws.

The 17-Carat diamond ring.Christie’s

The ring also has aplatinum settingand features tapered baguette-cut diamonds and will be sold with a custom Harry Winston navy blue case, per Christie’s.

The 17-carat ring.Christie’s

Alsoup for auctionin the March Christie’s Online sale are 200 gemstones, including pieces from Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and Van Cleef & Arpels. Among them are a8.2-carat blue sapphire ring, set to go for anywhere from $300,000-$500,000, and a10.95-carat round brilliant-cut diamondset in gold, which will go for somewhere between $40,000-$60,000.

Several vintage, non-ring pieces are up for auction, too — Bulgari hasmulti-gem earrings, abroochandjewelry setsfor sale, some of which date back to the 1960s, currently going for between $1,000 and $12,000.

Pera March 6 press release, a majority of the pieces come from two private collections: A Fashionable Life: The Collection of an Elegant Lady and Property from the Collection of Fritz and Lucy Jewett.

“Additionally, the sale presents two charitable collections: Property Sold with the intent to Benefit the PBS Foundation and Property from the Collection ofNate Berkus, with proceeds supporting Financial Aid at Grace Church School located in New York City,” the release noted.

Check out the full collectionhere.

Expensive wedding items have had a moment over the past few weeks. In early March, Indianbillionaire heir Anant Ambani’s extravagant pre-wedding partywent viral for its star-studded group of guests and performance from pop starRihanna.

The many glamorous outfits from the three-day event included plenty of standout accessories, including the groom’s reported luxury watch — a Richard Mille timepiece that theDaily Mailreported is a RMS-10 Tourbillon Koi Fish model featuring 18K rose gold and bezel set diamonds.

The New York Postreported that the watch was worth an estimated $1 million.

source: people.com