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 exceptionally rare pink diamond of nearly 19 carats fetched 50.3 million Swiss francs ($50 million, 44 million euros) at auction in Geneva Tuesday, Christie's said, setting a new per-carat record for a stone of its kind. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181114/incomparable-50-million-pink-diamond-smashes-record-at-geneva-auction Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:39:38 +0100 incomparable-50-million-pink-diamond-smashes-record-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 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 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 Seventy years after the end of the Second World War, a watch worn by legendary US five-star general Douglas MacArthur sold at a Geneva auction on Sunday for 70,000 francs ($75,000), far above the estimate. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150510/sale-of-five-star-generals-watch-exceeds-estimates Mon, 11 May 2015 00:53:04 +0200 sale-of-five-star-generals-watch-exceeds-estimates Seventy years after the end of the Second World War, a watch worn by legendary American five-star general Douglas MacArthur is going on auction in Geneva. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150507/watch-worn-by-general-macarthur-to-be-sold Thu, 07 May 2015 16:25:04 +0200 watch-worn-by-general-macarthur-to-be-sold A sapphire known as the Blue Belle of Asia set a new world record after selling for more than $17 million at a rare jewellery auction in Geneva, Christie's said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141112/ceylon-sapphire-sets-world-record-at-geneva-auction Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:04:00 +0100 ceylon-sapphire-sets-world-record-at-geneva-auction A gold watch billed as the most expensive —and most complicated — in the world fetched a record US$21.3 million when it went under the hammer in Geneva on Tuesday, the Sotheby's auction house involved said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141111/geneva-watch-sells-for-over-21-million Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:44:00 +0100 geneva-watch-sells-for-over-21-million A brooch commissioned by a French empress, or perhaps an iconic watch considered the most complicated ever made entirely by hand? https://www.thelocal.ch/20141111/millions-to-trade-hands-in-geneva-fall-auctions Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:55:00 +0100 millions-to-trade-hands-in-geneva-fall-auctions Records tumbled at a special auction in Geneva to mark 175 years of Patek Philippe watches, with a rare pink gold item going for $2.71 million, auctioneers Christie's said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141110/rare-swiss-watches-fetch-record-prices Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:02:00 +0100 rare-swiss-watches-fetch-record-prices A spectacular blue diamond, the largest in its category, fetched $23.79 million (21.4 million francs) at a Christie's auction in Geneva on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140515/blue-diamond-fetches-24-million-at-geneva-auction Thu, 15 May 2014 11:47:00 +0200 blue-diamond-fetches-24-million-at-geneva-auction The world's largest blue diamond will go under the hammer in Geneva next month, with the rare gem expected to fetch up to $25 million, auctioneers said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140425/largest-blue-diamond-set-for-geneva-auction Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:22:00 +0200 largest-blue-diamond-set-for-geneva-auction More than 230 unpublished letters from Russian Tsars Nicholas I, Alexander II and their families, along with other imperial items, will be auctioned off in Geneva next month, auctioneers said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131128/rare-tsar-letters-set-for-geneva-auction Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:58:00 +0100 rare-tsar-letters-set-for-geneva-auction A spectacular and rare orange diamond, the largest known gem of its kind, was auctioned off on Tuesday for a record $31.5 million in Geneva. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131112/orange-diamond-sells-for-over-31-million Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:11:00 +0100 orange-diamond-sells-for-over-31-million Christie's raised a world record $44 million for luxury watches in a two-day sale in Geneva, the auction house said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131112/geneva-watch-auction-sets-world-record Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:22:00 +0100 geneva-watch-auction-sets-world-record The largest orange diamond to come to auction will go on sale next week in Switzerland, with the rare gem expected to fetch a record $17-20 million, auctioneers said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131101/biggest-orange-diamond-set-for-geneva-sale Fri, 01 Nov 2013 20:45:00 +0100 biggest-orange-diamond-set-for-geneva-sale Christie's in Geneva is auctioning millions of euros worth of jewellery from the collections of "King of Tin" Simon Patino and Paris socialite Hélène Rochas this autumn. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130925/baubles-from-tin-tycoon-and-socialite-up-for-auction Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:29:00 +0200 baubles-from-tin-tycoon-and-socialite-up-for-auction Prestigious jeweller Harry Winston, acquired earlier this year by Swatch Group, bought a new colourless, flawless 101.73-carat diamond for a record $26.7 million at an auction in Geneva on Wednesday, auctioneer Christie's said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130516/pear-shaped-diamond-sets-auction-record Thu, 16 May 2013 10:39:00 +0200 pear-shaped-diamond-sets-auction-record Auction house Christie's auction house in Geneva is putting up for auction "one of the world's most perfect diamonds" — a new colourless, pear-shaped gem weighing 101.73 carats. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130313/perfect-diamond-set-for-geneva-auction Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:42:00 +0100 perfect-diamond-set-for-geneva-auction Items linked to Russia's imperial family, including four letters penned by Tsar Nicholas II, fetched 1.3 million francs on the auction block, a Geneva auction house says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121211/tsarist-treasures-fetch-record-sum-at-swiss-auction Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:26:00 +0100 tsarist-treasures-fetch-record-sum-at-swiss-auction