https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An extremely rare pink diamond will be auctioned in Geneva on November 11 by Sotheby's, which says it is worth between $23 and $38 million. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201108/rare-pink-diamond-to-go-under-hammer-in-geneva Sun, 08 Nov 2020 13:54:15 +0100 rare-pink-diamond-to-go-under-hammer-in-geneva A wealthy Lebanese-Swiss businessman said Sunday he had bought Adolf Hitler's top hat and other Nazi artifacts to give them to Jewish groups and prevent them falling into the hands of a resurgent far-right. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191209/swiss-donor-hands-nazi-artefacts-to-israel-warns-of-anti-semitism Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:05:37 +0100 swiss-donor-hands-nazi-artefacts-to-israel-warns-of-anti-semitism A Swiss auction of 25 supercars seized from the playboy son of Equatorial Guinea's president fetched 21.6 million euros ($23.6 million) Sunday -- substantially more than expected. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190930/swiss-auction-supercars-seized-from-eguinea-presidents-son-for-millions Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:04:58 +0200 swiss-auction-supercars-seized-from-eguinea-presidents-son-for-millions A pearl and diamond pendant owned by Marie Antoinette before she was beheaded during the French Revolution sold for $36 million at an auction on Wednesday, shattering its pre-sale estimate of up to $2 million. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181115/marie-antoinette-pendant-fetches-36-million-shattering-estimate Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:01:01 +0100 marie-antoinette-pendant-fetches-36-million-shattering-estimate The Pink Legacy, an exceptionally large pink diamond, is set to go under the hammer at Christie's in Geneva on Tuesday, when it is expected to bring in up to $50 million. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181112/geneva-rare-pink-legacy-diamond-aims-to-make-50-million-switzerland Mon, 12 Nov 2018 09:56:04 +0100 geneva-rare-pink-legacy-diamond-aims-to-make-50-million-switzerland Diamonds and pearls that once belonged to French King Louis XVI's Queen Marie-Antoinette and have never been seen in public are to go on sale. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180614/marie-antoinettes-exquisite-jewels-up-for-auction-in-geneva Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:33:36 +0200 marie-antoinettes-exquisite-jewels-up-for-auction-in-geneva A large, pink diamond once set in the crowns of numerous French kings and emperors will go under the hammer in Geneva next month, the Christie's auction house said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171018/diamond-once-set-in-crowns-of-french-kings-to-be-auctioned-in-geneva Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:30:13 +0200 diamond-once-set-in-crowns-of-french-kings-to-be-auctioned-in-geneva A public sale of 93 mistreated horses from a farm in Thurgau resulted in most of the animals being sold amid high public interest. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170817/thurgaus-rescued-horses-sold-at-auction Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:29:01 +0200 thurgaus-rescued-horses-sold-at-auction The 93 horses seized from a breeder on a farm in Thurgau where they had been mistreated will be put on sale on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170815/thurgaus-rescued-horses-to-be-put-on-public-sale-this-week Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:17:13 +0200 thurgaus-rescued-horses-to-be-put-on-public-sale-this-week Two spectacular diamonds mounted as earrings fetched a record $57.4-million (51.8 million euros) on Tuesday at auction in Geneva, with an unnamed Asia-based buyer netting both, Sotheby's said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170517/diamond-earrings-sold-for-record-57m-at-geneva-auction Wed, 17 May 2017 10:26:52 +0200 diamond-earrings-sold-for-record-57m-at-geneva-auction The largest ever "flawless" heart-shaped diamond to appear at auction will go under the hammer at Christie's sale of precious jewels in Geneva this month, and is expected to fetch up to $20 million. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170505/flawless-diamond-and-liz-taylors-jewels-under-the-hammer-in-geneva Fri, 05 May 2017 10:20:47 +0200 flawless-diamond-and-liz-taylors-jewels-under-the-hammer-in-geneva Sotheby's said on Monday it would auction a pair of "phenomenally rare" blue and pink diamond earrings next month that together may fetch up to $68 million. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170411/rare-diamond-earrings-expected-to-fetch-millions-in-geneva-auction Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:27:07 +0200 rare-diamond-earrings-expected-to-fetch-millions-in-geneva-auction A rare blue diamond on Wednesday sold in Geneva for just over $17 million, as Sotheby's eyed total sales in excess of $100 million at the autumn jewel auctions. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161117/rare-blue-diamond-fetches-17m-at-geneva-auction Thu, 17 Nov 2016 10:00:34 +0100 rare-blue-diamond-fetches-17m-at-geneva-auction A stainless steel Patek Philippe watch has sold for a record $11 million (10.2 million euros) in Geneva, an auction house said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161115/watch-sells-for-record-11m-in-geneva-auction Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:40:09 +0100 watch-sells-for-record-11m-in-geneva-auction More than 1,400 bottles of grand crus from Burgundy's renowned Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wine estate will be auctioned off in Geneva on Sunday in a sale expected to make millions. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160519/rare-wine-should-fetch-millions-at-geneva-auction Thu, 19 May 2016 20:23:16 +0200 rare-wine-should-fetch-millions-at-geneva-auction A 15.38-carat vivid pink diamond, the biggest of its kind to go on auction, was sold for a new record total of $31.56 million (27.88 million euros), Sotheby's auction house said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160518/pink-diamond-sold-for-record-breaking-31m-in-geneva Wed, 18 May 2016 10:19:25 +0200 pink-diamond-sold-for-record-breaking-31m-in-geneva An exceptional 12.03-carat diamond dubbed "Blue Moon" was sold in Geneva for 48.6 million Swiss francs ($48.4 million) on Wednesday, setting a new world record, auction house Sotheby's said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151112/tycoon-buys-blue-moon-in-record-geneva-sale Thu, 12 Nov 2015 09:48:17 +0100 tycoon-buys-blue-moon-in-record-geneva-sale A spectacular pink diamond, the largest of its kind to ever appear at auction, sold for $28.5 million on Tuesday, narrowly beating auction house Christie's estimate. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151111/pink-diamond-sets-record-at-geneva-sale Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:20:08 +0100 pink-diamond-sets-record-at-geneva-sale A rare collection of Swatch timepieces which traces the beginnings of the Swiss brand more than three decades ago will be auctioned in Geneva in November, Sotheby's said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151003/swatch-watch Sat, 03 Oct 2015 12:44:55 +0200 swatch-watch A cushion-shaped pink diamond is expected to raise up to $28 million when it goes under the hammer in Geneva on November 10th, auction house Christie's said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150925/rare-pink-diamond-goes-to-geneva-auction Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:40:52 +0200 rare-pink-diamond-goes-to-geneva-auction