228-Carat Diamond Called ‘The Rock’ Could Fetch $30 Million
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A massive diamond is hitting the auction block at Christie’s later this month and is expected to break records. The Rock weighs 228 carats and is one of the largest white diamonds in the world. Roughly the size and weight of a small egg, it was mined in South Africa 20 years ago. The auctioneer who gets to call this lot says he feels the pressure of this sale as this stone could fetch up to $30 million. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.
Can you smell what this diamond is cooking?
This is the rock, as you see, the largest white diamond that's come up for sale at auction ever.
It weighs 228 carats.
Roughly the size and weight of a small egg, this massive diamond,
mined in South Africa 20 years ago,
is coming up for sale at Christie's Auction House by its current owner.
The auctioneer who gets to call this lot says he feels the pressure of this sale.
For me, it's unique and irreplaceable.
The brilliance of the stone, the cut of the stone,
the color of the stone, the clarity.
You know, it can get tense.
There's a lot of money on the table,
so the auctioneer has to make sure that the energy in the room is very positive.
You'll have to have deep pockets to have a shot at buying the rock.
Christie's says it could go for as much as $30 million
when it hits the auction block in Geneva later this month.
For Inside Edition Digital, I'm Mara Montalbano.