Top 10 Most Expensive Necklaces in the World
That being said, the diamond trade is still very alive, as long as people have a penchant for the ridiculously expensive jewelries.
10. Tiffany & Co. Majestic Diamond Necklace
Price: $2.5 million
Set in platinum and encrusted with 300 glittering stones, which are hand cut along with rows of round brilliant and pear-shaped diamonds blossoming in florets truly justify the craftsmanship of Tiffany’s. The total weight of necklace weighs 71.07 carats, while the pear-shaped diamond weigh 13.12 carats.
9. Chopard Magnificent Diamond and Emerald Necklace
Price: $3 million
This magnificent diamond and emerald necklace from Chopard’s “Haute Joaillerie” is certainly one of the most expensive pieces of creativity. The exquisite neck-piece oozes opulence and luxury and not to mention the magnificence of the craftsmanship.
The necklace is encrusted with one of the most beautiful and expensive emeralds of Columbia, which are of 191-carats. The drop-shaped and rose-cut 16 carat diamonds give an extra edge to this lush jewelry.
8 Titanic Heart of the Ocean Diamond
Price: $3.5 million
Everybody is aware of the Titanic movie’s fictional “Heart of the Ocean” diamond. It’s not a real diamond but was made from a blue cubic zirconium by London jewelers Asprey & Garrad. Realizing the growing craze for the necklace, the company then created a reproduction using real gems. The highlight of the necklace is heart-shaped Ceylon sapphire which is of whopping 170 carats.Celine Dion did get the honor of wearing this beautiful piece at the 1998 Academy Awards ceremony (Oscars).
7. DeBeers Marie Antoinette Necklace
Price: $3.7 million
The Marie Antoinette Necklace from De Beers is definitely among the world’s most expensive neck-pieces. This is not any knickknack, but features more than 181 carats of diamonds, highlighting its monster 8 carat, pear-shaped white diamond as its centerpiece and all set in platinum.
The DeBeers Marie Antoinette features several types of diamonds beautifully cut. Other diamonds include 1.84 carats of pink diamond and two yellow diamonds of 5.24 and 7.06 carats each. In total, its weight is 181.1 carats, which is quite remarkable.
6. H. Stern Venus Necklace
Price: $3.17 million
Designer H. Stern’s Venus Necklace is indeed a true beauty to behold. This necklace features 110 carats of diamonds, all set in 18 kt gold featuring a laid-back appearance and is more popular with those who do not prefer overrated jewelries. The exquisite neck piece is encrusted with various diamonds worth 110 carats. Although its brilliant feature may be missed in a quick glance, a more detailed observation does reveal its squares, cushion cuts and pear shapes
5. Neil Lane’s Diamond Necklace
Price: $4 million
The world of most expensive jewelries becomes all the wealthier because of the presence of the Neil Lane diamond necklace, weighing an impressive 140 carats. Neil Lane, who has been a jeweler par excellence has graced Hollywood celebs on high-profile red carpet events.
This 6-string diamond necklace had perfectly graced the slender neck of a Gwyneth Paltrow on Oscar night. The numerous clear diamonds that adorn this elaborate neckpiece are pear, cushion and teardrop shaped and all of them are set in platinum.
4. Diamond Pendant Necklace
Price: $4.8 million
This amazing necklace was the most talked-about at a Christie’s sale in October 2001. While the other most expensive necklaces on that auction’s list featured elaborate designs with several diamonds seeking to shine the most, this particular jewelry had a single unobtrusive, yet eye-catching highlight – a large pear-shaped diamond pendant, weighing around 74.49 carats.This beauty costs close to $5 million.
3. Garrard’s Heart of the Kingdom Ruby
Price: $14 million
No list of the world’s most expensive necklaces would be complete without mentioning the Heart of the Kingdom Ruby from the house of Garrard. Even the other most expensive necklaces, which we’ve mentioned so far are of no match as this incredible diamond jewelry costs a whopping $14 million. If you again scroll back and check, you will notice the wide disparity in pricing.
So, what makes the Heart of the Kingdom Ruby so costly? The heart-shaped Burma ruby centerpiece which weighs 40.63 carats is the major reason. This single stone, in turn, along-with the diamond necklace weighs a staggering 155 carats. Besides, the stone has two separate Swiss lab reports that attest to its rarity.
2. Harry Winston Heart of the Ocean Diamond
Price: $20 million
Similar to the Titanic Heart of the Ocean Diamond created by London jewelers Asprey & Garrad, Harry Winston, who was already famous for possessing the Hope Diamond, made his own mark on this spectacular accessory by using a real blue diamond weighing 15 carat. This piece is worth 10 times as much as the one designed by the London jewellers and is valued at $20 million.
Similar to Celine Dion, it was also worn at the 1998 Academy Awards by Gloria Stuart, the actress who had played the elder version of Rose.
1. Incomparable
Price: $55 million
The 637-carat L’Incomparable diamond necklace has been named the world’s most expensive necklace by Guinness World Records, as it is valued at mind-boggling $55 million.
The statement gem is set on 18k gold. The natural deep-yellow shield step‐cut diamond is the largest internally flawless diamond ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America.
Apart from this huge rock, the necklace is adorned with 35 round diamonds, 27 pear-shaped diamonds, nine heart-shaped diamonds, five emerald-cut diamonds, five cushion diamonds, four oval diamonds, three Asscher-cut diamonds and two radiant diamonds
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