The polished black diamond, the largest in the world, was sold yesterday (Wednesday) at an auction held in London, for $ 4.3 million. The black diamond known as the ‘Enigma’ weighs 555 carats and has 55 wigs.
Diamond is considered one of the hardest materials in the world and as a result experts have been processing it for three years. They designed it in the form of a ‘hamsa’ – identified in the Middle East with power and with protection against the evil eye. Nikita Binani, of the Sotheby’s auction house in London, noted that “the enigma is a marvel in terms of its rarity and size, and its high polish is evidence of the delicate work that requires the skill of cutting diamonds.”
The diamond was offered for sale at Sotheby’s in London, and was purchased for $ 4.3 million using virtual coins (-carpito). The auction house declined to name the buyer, but shortly after the purchase Richard Hart informed his followers (180K) that he was the happy buyer, and he announced that he planned to change the name of the diamond to HEX.com, when the ownership of the diamond was completed.
Apparently the origin of the unique diamond is not from Earth, and it was formed when an asteroid or meteor hit the Earth. They are most often found close to Earth, hence the hypothesis that they originated in outer space.
The auction house expected to receive more than a million dollars more, and he defined the diamond as a ‘cosmic wonder’. Black diamonds are usually sold for drilling purposes due to their strength, but recently black diamonds have also started to be sold in the private market, as they are mainly used as a status symbol, and are not set in jewelry.