They literally only produce a handful a year, so the value has been going up every single year' for these pink diamonds, said Stefano Canturi, who designed this Barbie and offers to use the diamond to create a jewelry piece for its buyer.
'The most interest we've had so far has been from pink diamond collectors. They're the ones who really want to sink their teeth into it,' he said. '
Christie's said its sales of jewelry, jadeite and watches rose to $227.3 million in the first half of this year, a 75 percent leap from the same period last year.
Image: This undated photo provided by Canturi Jewels shows a custom-designed Barbie wearing a necklace featuring a one-carat pink diamond, which will make the doll the world's most expensive Barbie when it goes on the auction block.
'The most interest we've had so far has been from pink diamond collectors. They're the ones who really want to sink their teeth into it,' he said. '
Christie's said its sales of jewelry, jadeite and watches rose to $227.3 million in the first half of this year, a 75 percent leap from the same period last year.
Image: This undated photo provided by Canturi Jewels shows a custom-designed Barbie wearing a necklace featuring a one-carat pink diamond, which will make the doll the world's most expensive Barbie when it goes on the auction block.
