近19克拉的稀世粉鑽刷新拍賣記錄

A rare Pink diamond has fetched 50.3m Swiss francs at auction, a record price per carat.

近日，一枚罕見的粉紅鑽石在拍賣會上以5030萬瑞士法郎的價格成交，創下了克拉單價的紀錄。

Pink Legacy, weighing in at just under 19 carats, was bought by US brand Harry Winston at auction in Geneva.

這枚鑽石名爲“粉色遺產”，重量差不多19克拉，由美國鑽石品牌哈利·溫斯頓在日內瓦拍賣會上購得。

The price of around USD 2.6m per carat marked a world record for a pink diamond, according to the Europe head of auction house Christie's.

據佳士得拍賣行歐洲總部稱，該鑽石每克拉約260萬美元的價格創下了粉紅鑽石的世界紀錄。

It had been valued at between USD 30-50m before sale, and was bought after only five minutes of bidding.

它的標價在3000萬至5000萬美元之間，在競標僅五分鐘後就被購買。

The diamond's new owners have rechristened it the Winston Pink Legacy.

鑽石的新主人將其重新命名爲“溫斯頓粉色遺產”。

Once owned by the Oppenheimer family, who formerly ran the De Beers mining company, the diamond was referred to as "one of the world's greatest diamonds" by Christie's international head of jewellery, Rahul Kadakia.

佳士得國際珠寶首飾主管雷胡爾·卡達奇亞稱，這枚曾經被經營戴比爾斯礦業公司的奧本海默家族所有的鑽石，是“世界上最偉大的鑽石之一”。

"You may see this colour in a pink diamond of less than one carat," Mr Kadakia said. "But this is almost 19 carats and it's as pink as can be. It's unbelievable."

卡達奇亞表示：“你也許見過不到一克拉的粉紅色鑽石。但這枚差不多有19克拉，粉紅無比。這真是令人難以置信。”