19-carat diamond sold for â¹361cr in Geneva, sets per-carat record
The 18.96-carat 'Pink Legacy' diamond was sold for $50 million (over â¹361 crore) in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday, setting a new per-carat record for a stone of its kind, auction house Christie's said. Mined in South Africa, the diamond was likely cut in the 1920s. The diamond was sold to US luxury brand Harry Winston, owned by Swiss Swatch group.