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It was on public display at the Monogram Room, Four Seasons Hotel Dubai International Financial Centre in September 2022.
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The Williamson Pink Star diamond has gone on display in Dubai. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
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The gem sold for for $49.9 million at auction in Hong Kong.
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The stone is one of only two of its calibre to ever come to auction.
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Wenhao Yu, chairman of jewellery and watches at Sotheby’s Asia shows off the stone.
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Ahmed Bin Sulayem, executive chairman and chief executive of DMCC, inspects the gemstone.
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It weighs an impressive 11.15 carats, and has been certified as 'internally flawless' and 'fancy vivid' — the highest grade of coloured diamond available.
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It was on public display at the Monogram Room, Four Seasons Hotel Dubai International Financial Centre in September 2022.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/L24YV35U7ZEW7LOBPOBRXC7JTU.jpg?smart=true&auth=765e061eec6a72728b07449db394431b4421c00746411dd754b59a4e8b09e0d4&width=400&height=225)
The Williamson Pink Star diamond has gone on display in Dubai. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZRRVESYDSJDEREYITXUAIVODOI.jpg?smart=true&auth=93a69a40c34b5c5e649818697267249736b7342aed41f797cd9c3cff24268b44&width=400&height=225)
The gem sold for for $49.9 million at auction in Hong Kong.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/G7YHSPHBXZH2VEMI2WCAP5T3MM.jpg?smart=true&auth=06cb58d29d3eff68895cd27bc44fc649b1aab599a45b2019e4e9d24b09ee337b&width=400&height=225)
The stone is one of only two of its calibre to ever come to auction.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QAUKOXPBGFHWJHPCQQGAPDCD7U.jpg?smart=true&auth=689ecf9f8769c1aaf4cb41f504de8ca714b4c79e54f63ac728dce5bcade27c0b&width=400&height=225)
Wenhao Yu, chairman of jewellery and watches at Sotheby’s Asia shows off the stone.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BBIR4DNKR5HN7NF5YZIUKORKMY.jpg?smart=true&auth=64b62b1497bf77ab211250768b9b55b82d7ee8a3d880839bfa2c6f8deecdd5ae&width=400&height=225)
Ahmed Bin Sulayem, executive chairman and chief executive of DMCC, inspects the gemstone.
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It weighs an impressive 11.15 carats, and has been certified as 'internally flawless' and 'fancy vivid' — the highest grade of coloured diamond available.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3UIVH7QVM5DR3BJSUKJAVV5B7Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=2ca3c48e1bd525d6bf5cec294385df7646aefc32e8218e96ed3de508cb5896d6&width=400&height=225)
It was on public display at the Monogram Room, Four Seasons Hotel Dubai International Financial Centre in September 2022.
'Extremely rare' pink diamond expected to sell for more than $21m goes on display in Dubai
The Williamson Pink Star will be auctioned by Sotheby's in October
Sarah Maisey
05 September, 2022
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