The last decade has seen buyers shatter auction records to the tune of millions. These are some of the most notable record-breaking sales, from Marie Antoinette’s jewels to decadent timepieces from the Roaring Twenties
Every year, an unconscionable amount of money exchanges hands at auction houses as rare jewels and watches go under the hammer. From lavish charity sales in Geneva to jaw-dropping diamond bids here at home, the last decade has seen buyers shatter auction records to the tune of millions.
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Most Expensive Diamond: CTF Pink Star (US$71.2 million)
In 2017 Chow Tai Fook purchased the Pink Star, an oval, 59.60-carat, fancy vivid pink diamond which Sotheby’s said was “a new record for any work ever sold in Asia”. It was renamed CTF Pink Star to honour the CTF chairman’s late father.