The Bulgari Ring

The Bulgari Ring is said to be one of the most beautiful rings in the entire world. This diamond ring is of the two stoned genre, only using some of the most rare stones to date. One of the diamonds is colorless, while the other is a vividly blue diamond. It has been said to be one of the "largest fancy vivid blue diamonds" that was ever sold. On October 20th, 2010 this ring was sold for $15,762,500. This auction set a new world record. Never before had a carat been sold for such a high price. Each carat itself sold for a little over a million dollars.

The ring's value has tripled in the past forty years. 

The first stone, the colorless stone, of the Bulgari ring is a 9.87 carat stone. It has the unique shape of a triangle. The 10.95 carat stone is the second stone of this ring. It is also triangular shaped, and has a vividly blue coloring. 

The ring's design has an Egyptian influence. There is a unique, but geometric shaping and placement of the two stones on the ring. The rare blue diamond it what gives this ring it's place in jewelry history. There are very few blue diamonds in the world.

Jewelry makers everywhere only dream of getting their hands on a diamond of this sort. There is only one stone in every ten million that has the coloring of this diamond. They only form under very specific conditions and efforts. In the early 1970s this ring was designed. It was designed by Bvlgari House, located in the city of Rome. The ring was purchased in 1972.

A European collector bought the ring for about one million dollars. The ring was purchased as a present for the collector's wife. Up until it's most recent sale in 2010, the ring had been within the family for up to forty years after it's first purchase.  To view a large selection of jewelry in one of the best online galleries, visit: http://www.goldsea24.com/en Rahul Kadakia is the head of Jewelry for Christie's America. He believes that the rising value of the ring has shown the impact, and resilience factor, that diamonds have in the world. Rahul Kadakia believes, "the incredible resilience of diamonds in today's volatile economic environment and the true, lasting value of fine jewelry." 

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