Top 10 Most Expensive Rings in the World
A luxury ring requires a certain budget. However, it remains accessible to many budgets, especially when we turn to second-hand signed rings. On the other hand, in the field of fine jewelry, prices can be stratospheric. How much do the most expensive jewels cost? What is the most expensive ring in the world ? Here is our ranking of the 10 rings with the highest price on the planet.
Summary :
- Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond Ring
- Pink Star Diamond Ring
- Ring set with Graff Pink diamond
- Grace Kelly's Cartier Engagement Ring
- Winston Blue Diamond Ring
- Ring set with the Perfect Pink diamond
- Jackie Kennedy Onassis' Engagement Ring
- Graff Vivid Yellow Ring
- Chopard Blue Diamond Ring
- Bulgari Blue Diamond Ring
1. The most expensive ring in the world with Wittelsbach-Graff diamond
- Price: 80 million
- Stone: 31.06 carat blue diamond
$80 million . That is the price of what is considered today the most expensive ring in the world . It features the famous Wittelsbach-Graff diamond. This is a magnificent blue stone of more than 31 carats that has a legendary history. This diamond was discovered at the end of the 17th century in India. During its existence, it has had many illustrious owners. Notably King Philip IV of Spain.
In 2008, the Graff jewelry house acquired the Wittelsbach diamond at a Christie's auction. Its new owner then chose to do the unthinkable: recut the diamond . This operation allowed the stone to be reclassified as "fancy deep blue" at the cost of thinning it by 4 carats. This decision generated a lively controversy, with many experts believing that the historical value of the Wittelsbach was significantly damaged by this cut, which made the diamond unrecognizable.
2. The Pink Star Diamond Ring
- Price: 71 million
- Stone: 59.6 carat pink diamond
The second ring in our top 10 most expensive rings in the world is the one set with the Pink Star diamond. The astronomical price of this ring is due to the presence of this diamond worth 71 million dollars. The potential buyers engaged in a real battle to get their hands on it. This is why the Pink Star ring is so expensive.
Discovered in Africa, the diamond weighed 132.6 carats in its natural state. Cut, we obtain a magnificent pink diamond of almost 60 carats. Suffice to say that when wearing such a ring, we are rather limited in the movements of our hand!
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3. The ring set with the Graff Pink diamond, the 3rd most expensive ring in the world
- Price: 46.2 million
- Stone: 24.78 carat pink diamond
When there are beautiful diamonds for sale, Graff is never far away. It is therefore not surprising that we find this jeweler once again on the podium of the ranking of the most expensive rings on the planet. In third position, we find the ring with the Graff Pink diamond . The main stone of this jewel, this diamond weighing almost 25 carats.
The ring was once owned by Harry Winston. However, it was put up for sale in Geneva in 2010 by Sotheby's. Laurence Graff acquired it for a whopping $46.2 million. At the time, this was a record price for a piece of jewelry at auction. Given inflation, the market value of this Graff Pink ring is probably much higher today.
4. Grace Kelly's Cartier platinum and diamond engagement ring: the most expensive in the world
- Price: 38 million
- Stone: 10.48 carat emerald cut diamond
This is an engagement ring that ranks 4th in our top 10 of the most expensive rings in the world . This Cartier ring was offered by Prince Rainier of Monaco to Grace Kelly. Many legends circulate about it. In particular concerning the replacement of the original ruby and diamond ring by this one. Prince Rainier would have wanted not to be outdone after seeing the enormous engagement rings offered to Hollywood stars. Another rumor claims that his marriage proposal would have been improvised.
Designed by Cartier , this platinum engagement ring features a stunning 10.47-carat emerald-cut diamond flanked by 2 baguette-cut diamonds. Since the princess's tragic death in 1982, her personal effects have been placed in the collection of the Prince's Palace of Monaco . As such, members of the Grimaldi family can use them as they please. But to this day, no one has dared to wear this Cartier engagement ring. Not even Princess Caroline. Grace Kelly's engagement ring is regularly loaned to exhibitions so that it can be admired by as many people as possible.
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5. The Winston Blue Diamond Ring
- Price: 23.8 million
- Stone: 13.22 carat blue diamond
The Winston Blue diamond ring is in 5th place on our list of the most expensive rings in the world. Unsurprisingly, its price is due to the presence of an exceptional diamond, bright blue and flawless. It is also the largest cut blue diamond on the planet. Its name obviously comes from the famous jeweler Harry Winston.
6. The ring set with the Perfect Pink diamond
- Price: 23.2 million (will be auctioned in June 2023)
- Stone: 24.78 carat pink diamond
7. Jackie Kennedy Onassis' engagement ring
- Price: 20 million
- Stone: diamond and emerald
8. The Graff Vivid Yellow ring
- Price: 16.3 million
- Stone: 100.09 carat yellow diamond
9. Chopard Blue Diamond Ring
- Price: 16.26 million
- Stone: blue diamond
10. The Bulgari Blue ring
- Price: 15.7 million
- Stone: 9.87 carat white diamond and 10.95 carat blue diamond
And what is the most expensive jewel in the world?
As with establishing a top 10 of the most expensive rings, determining the most expensive jewel in the world is a complicated exercise. Between the real price of the jewels (amount paid by the purchaser) and the estimated value, it is difficult to make comparisons. In the field of jewelry, experts often cite the Koh-I-Noor, the most expensive diamond in the world, as the piece with the highest price. According to expert estimates, the value of the diamond ranges from several hundred million to 1 billion dollars.
What is the most expensive piece of jewelry in the world in terms of finished product? We can mention the high jewelry necklace Heritage in Bloom as the world's most expensive piece of jewelry (above). It was unveiled in September 2015. Its price? $200 million . For that price, you get a necklace with over 11,000 diamonds for a total weight of 383.4 carats. It can be worn in 27 different ways. It was commissioned by Hong Kong jewelry chain Chow Tai Fook from Chinese jeweler Wallace Chan .
