If Only I Had The Money!

is what I guess a lot of people are thinking when they see this, it is a pink diamond weighing almost 25 carats, it was formerly owned by the late Harry Winston, the U.S. jeweller to the stars, the price?

the pre-sale estimate is $ 27million to $38million dollars (£17million to £24million), David Bennett, chairman of the international jewellery department at Sotheby's, which is selling the ring, said: 'I cannot exaggerate just how rare this stone is, 'this sale is one of the most exciting of my 35-year career, it is one of the most desirable diamonds ever to come to auction and its beauty has haunted me since the very first time I set eyes on it some years ago.' it is classified as 'fancy intense pink' - the most perfect pink colour - by the Gemological Institute of America, and is set between shield-shaped diamond shoulders on a silver ring, I know Diana would love it, but where to get the asking price?

a few things about diamonds,

in Roman times diamonds were worn only by men, soldiers believed they were the hardened tears of the gods and wore them around their necks in battle to bring courage, the diamonds in the Queen's engagement ring came from a tiara that belonged to Prince Philip's mother, Princess Diana's distinctive sapphire and diamond engagement ring was inherited by Prince Harry and has been valued at more than £250,000, a diamond-encrusted saucepan costing £130,000 was offered for sale at Moscow's Millionaire Fair on Sunday, it cannot actually be used for cooking, during the Black Death, English aristocrats wore diamonds believing they could keep the disease at bay, the Persians thought that diamonds were made by the devil and considered them cursed, the first association with weddings comes from an account of a Hapsburg emperor giving a diamond engagement ring to his wife in 1477.