13.22克拉世界最大藍鑽拍賣 估價超2千萬

The largest flawless vivid blue diamond in the world is to go on sale today at Christie's auction house.

5月14日，英國佳士得拍賣行拍出世界上最大的無暇豔彩藍鑽。

The pear-shaped diamond named The Blue is 13.22 carats is estimated to be worth between $21-$25 million.

這顆梨形藍鑽被命名爲“藍色”，重13.22克拉，拍前估價爲2100萬至2500萬美元。

'It is absolutely perfect, absolutely pure externally and internally. It is almost a dream,' said Jean-Marc Lunel, senior international specialist of Christie's jewellery department.

佳士得珠寶部門的國際高級鑑定師吉恩馬克·魯納爾稱：“這顆鑽石完美無瑕，從內到外都絕對純淨。”

'We are quite confident that it should sell towards the high end of the estimate or above.'

“我們非常確信成交價會達到預測的最高價。”

In the past decade, only three blue diamonds of 10 carats or more with the same vivid grading for intensity have been sold at auction, all weighing less than 12 carats and none flawless, he said.

過去十年中，只有3顆10克拉級且硬度相當的鮮彩藍鑽被拍賣，3顆都未達到12克拉，而且有瑕疵。

'It is most probably from a mine in South Africa known as Premier mine and now as Cullinan, where most of the blue diamonds are from. Probably in the last 30 years,' Mr Lunel said.

魯納爾說：這顆鑽石可能產於南非的普列米爾礦山,現稱庫裏南礦場。”

'The market for colored diamonds is really, really high, because they are so rare,' he said.

他稱：“有色鑽石的市場門檻設置得非常高，因爲它們實在太稀有了。”

'For what is really exceptional, not seen on the market, there are really clients looking for such investments,'

“而在市場上前所未有的是確實有客戶在尋找這樣的投資。”

'Chinese clients are not only buying in Asia but in New York and Geneva as well.'

“中國的客戶不僅在亞洲購買，也會在紐約和日內瓦購買。”

The auction house says seven records in all were set at the Geneva auction including the highest amount ever paid for a yellow diamond - $16.3 million for the 100.09-carat Graff Vivid Yellow diamond ring.

佳士得拍賣行聲稱日內瓦拍賣會有7次珠寶拍賣創下了記錄，包括歷史成交價格最高的黃色鑽石—— 100.09克拉的格拉夫鮮彩黃鑽戒指，拍賣價高達1630萬美元。

The auction house said today that the auction, featuring two diamonds over 100 carats, drew buyers from more than 30 countries.

拍賣行稱這次拍賣會還將拍賣兩顆超過100克拉的鑽石，吸引了30多個國家的買家。