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'I'fie Martian PintChriuie's is proud to offer an extremely rare round Fancy Intense Pink diamond of 12 .04 carats, me largestround Fancy Intense Pink diamond to ever appear for sale at auction. The property of a prominent Privatecollector. this pink stone was pu rchased from Harry Winston in 1976 - the very same year, the United Stateslaunched its fIrSt satellite on a mission to Mars. The Viking landers were the pioneering spacecrafts to firstland on the Red Planet, carrying with them tile American flag across millions of miles of interplanetary space.For Ronald W insron, the colour of tile 12.04-carat pink diamond was so intense that he named it 'TheMartian Pink' to honour and celebrate tlus historic event.There are only two known sign ificant sized round pink diamonds in this world, namely the Williamson Pink- a 23.6o-carat beautiful pink diamond that was presented to Queen Elizabeth H on the occasion of herwedding in 1947 - and the present 12.04-carat pink stone. Th is rare and exclusive beauty carries a pink hue,and this straight pink is an extraordinary and unique co lour express ion . While most natural pink diamondsexhibit a co lour modifier like purple, orange o r grey, the present specimen shows abso lu te ly no trace of asecondary colour, making it exceedingly rare. Like a beautiful pink rose , the colour is delicate and soft yetstrong and bright, its lively scintillation afforded by the stone's even co lou r distribution. Co mbined with aType Ha characteristic, the diamond shows an extraordinary limpidity toge ther with a lovely intense pinkcolouration.The physical conditions necessary to colour a diamond occur very scarcely, making natural coloureddiamonds extremely rare. Forged from carbon atoms deep within the earth, these special gems acquire theircolour from the presence of additional trace elements or distortions to the typical diamond structure. Each isa unique expression of nature, with its ow n special story derived frolll hue, tone and sa turation. There appearsto be two types of pink diamonds - each with its own cause of colouT. The first kind is T ype la and comesin small sizes, with a co lour that is unevenly distributed within the gem, being confined to in ternal straightplanar bands or lines that run parallel to speC ific directions of the diamo nd crystal. The colour intensity ofthese 'grain lines' and their proximity to each other appear to detemtine the saturation of the pink colour seenwhen the gem is viewed through its crown. Th e other kind of pink diamond is de signated as Type IIa anddisplays an even colour distribution. They are notable for their lack of inclusions and possess a high degree oftransparency observed on ly in the finest stones originating from the Illines of Golconda, Brazil and SouthAfrica. Faim internal whitish banding Illay be observed under high m agnificatio n. The Martian Pink has beenclassified under this latter category.Offered alongside this pink diamond is an elegant 11.85-carat D VVS I Potentially Flawless round brilliantcut diamond. The round brilliant cu t represents the best cut for diamonds, speCifically calibrated to achievemaximum reflection of light. Its proportions also sho wcase the diamond's finest natural charac teristics . Notonly has the stone retained a weight of 11.85 carats, its dimensions, perfected by the round brilliant cut,ensures a stunning visual display of bri lliance. Combined with top D co lour, th is brilliant-cut diamond is awonderfu l example of the classic round stone.

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rrlie 9vtartian P i n ~ 6y J{arry WinstonProclaimed the "King of Diamonds" by COs l1Iopolitml1TI.1gazine in 1947. Harry Winston was recognized as on eof the most important diamond dealers, cutters andjewelers of the 20th Century. Working in the familyjewelry business from an early age, Harry Winstondeveloped a profound love and deep understanding ofgemstones and by the time he was 12 he was alreadyadvising his fadler on sign ificant purchases. In 1920 at theage of 24 he founded his own finn in Ne w York, thePremier D iamond Company. He quickly establishedhimself by purchasing [W O of the largest estates of the19200 and by 1930 he had successfully bid on the largestpolished diamond to be sold at public allction. By 1932he incorporated under his ow n name and became the firstto systematically cut large flawless diamonds in the UnitedSt..1tes and it is estimated that over a third of the historicaldiamonds and gemstones were cut or owned by him atone time or another.Harry Winston's first major rough acqulSItlOn came in1935 when he purchased the 726 carat jOllker diamond,which he cut into a 125 carat polished diamond alongwith eleven smaller ones. Throughout his life he cutmany other famous diamonds among them the Vargas,Lesotho, Liberator and Star of Sierra Leone. Twice heheld the record for the largest individual purchases ofrough when in 1956 he paid 3 million for a parcel thatincluded what would become dIe 128 carat Niarcllosdiamond and again in 1974 he paid $24.5 million for aparcel that included what would become the famed DealSweetetler diamond. His renown for owning such a vastco llection of important gems was so great that in a 1952article titled, "Golconda on E. 51 - ," Life magazine compared the collection of gems held by Harry Winston to that ofthe British Crown Jewels. Th e value of ewels he owned at anyone time was so great that by the 1950S he held thelargest insurance policy for jewels ever underwritten by Lloyd's of London.Mr. Winston did not keep this love of gemstones and jewels to himself in that he often toured these historic lreasuresand exhibited them in the great museums around the world. Beginning in the late 19405 he assembled a collection ofthe rarest pieces into what he called Tile COllrt of ervcts. The centerpiece of this collection was the legendary Hopediamond and it included at anyone time dIe IlIdore pear-shaped diamonds, the Star of tlie East, jOl1ker, iWabeJ Boil andMcLeall diamonds, as well as the Catlterille tlte Great sapphire and the IlIquisitioll necklace. Th e Court of ewels touredthroughout North America and Cuba in an effort to raise public awareness of the importance of great jewels and thisinitiative culminated in Harry Winston's donation of dle Hope diamond to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958 andessentially established a National Gem Co llection for the United States . Th e Hope diamond is now one of the mostvisited museum objects in the world rivaled on ly by the MOlla Lisa.

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H is love of gemstones was expressed in the jewelry created in the Winston workshop. Harry Winston once stated thatif he could, he would attach the diamonds directly onto a woman's skin. For him, it was the gemstone that should shapethe jewelry and he revolutionized jewelry making by combining round and fancy-shaped diamonds in juxtaposed threedimensionality held in place by discreet platinum se ttings; often times se t in bold contrast to fancy colored diamonds,rubies, sapphires and emeralds. Giving the same attention to a sma ll accent stone as he did a large diamond , H arryWinston jewelry and gemstones underscore the Company's motto , RiJrej ellICls of the World.All coloured diamonds, especially pinks, are extremely difficult to cut from their rough fonn. If not calculated andcalibrated correctly, the soft pink hue may be masked or dulled, or could even d isappear complete ly. A pink stone lUu sttherefore be cut to tn.a.ximise its colour, at the same time yielding largest size and retaining op timum brilliance. TheMartian Pink is a paragon ofperfection . Display ing an impeccable round brilliant-cu t, this pink diamond showcases thatround shape that usually materialises only in white diamonds. Co lo ured diamonds almost always show a modified cut ,meaning the original white-diamond cutting has been altered to release colour. The present pink stone with its intensecolour released as an original round brilliant-c ut - unmodified - can only mean that its rough must have been superior,a rarity in itself. A well-cut diamond not on ly shows off to greater effect, its natural properties of colour, but exhibits asparkling light performance in addition to displays of fire and brilliance .Pink diamonds are also typically included with many fracrures and mineral imperfections, making them prone tobreakage and thus affecting their cla rity. While the majority of pinks are graded SI (S lightly Included) on the GIA clarityrating scale, this 12.o4-carat pink diamond shows no inclusions. Its VS1 0lery Slightly Included 1) grading is due to aninternal graining, typical ofType Ha pink diamonds. Indeed the Agra itself was shown to have the presence of fugitive'whitish graining' within the stone, which is considered characteristic of Indian pink gems. W ith an extraordinarylimpidity and a lovely and even inrense pink colour colouration, The Martian Pink is truly a masterpiece. When oneconsiders the rarity of occurrence of any pink diamond, along with the often misshapen rough crystals, combined withthe uneven colour distribution that create significant cutting and polishing challenges, The Martian Pink is aphenomenon in the world of gems. The appearance of such a magnificent pink diamond at auction today marks anextraordinary event.


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Pink} in JlistoryIn the fascinating history of coloured diamonds, those of a distinct pink hue are among the rarest and most sought after.All dle royal hou ses of the world have long considered pink diamonds to be among the mo st precious of gemstonessince they were discovered in the ancient mines of India. The most famous pink diamond in history is perhaps the 185-carat Darya-i Nur or 'Sea of Light' cherished by the Mogul rulers of India. When the Persian, Nadir Shah, invaded andsacked Delhi in 1739, he took from India's treasuries, the famous bejewelled Peacock Throne, the Koh-i-Noor and theDarya-i Nur. The Darya-i Nur remained in Persia where it was passed down until finally coming into possession of theQajars. One facet of the diamond was engraved with the name of'Fath Ali Shah' who wore it in an annband, a typicalstyle of the time. Later, he adapted it into a brooch as it now currently exists . Since then, the brooch has remainedunchanged, only to be worn by Reza Shah, founder of the Pahlavi dynasty, as a military cap ornament during hiscoronation in 1926; and later in 1967, during the crowning of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. Today, this magnifICentpink gem remains part of dIe incredible co llection of gemstones and jewellery that comprise dIe Iranian C rown Jewels,currently kept in the Central Bank of Iran .King Louis XIV was responsible for dle addition of the H ortensia, a 20.53-carat pa le pink stone to the Crown Jewelsof France. The Honensia was the foremost d iamond in the third of the 19 florets of buttonholes listed in the inventoryof the Crown Jewels of France, made in 1691. The diamond is rather flat and rectangular in shape and is cu t on fivesides. In the 1791 inventory of the Crown Jewels it was va lued at no more than 48,000 livres on account of a crackextending from the edge of the girdle to near the culet. It takes its name from Hortense de Beauhamais, Queen ofH olland, doubtless because she wore it. The Hortensia was stolen twice in its eventful history and was also employedby Napo leon and his coun. When the French Crown Jewels were sold in 1887, the Hortensia was excluded, due to itshistoric and artistic interest and is today, housed in the Louvre. The Conde is another celebrated pink diamond, whichwas named for the das hing Louis 11, Prince de Conde. An important leader of the French House of Bourbon, PrinceConde was an extremely successful conunander in many of the foreign wars of the time. Unfortunately, he made bitterenemies ou t of his rivals and one unfairly imprisoned him for 13 months. When he was finally released, he rebelled andentered into the Spanish service. In 1660, he was pardoned by the French and was awarded an honourable seat inChantilly. He was presented with a remarkable pear-shaped pink diamond of 9.01 carats. Named the Conde, thisdiamond remained in his family until 1886 when it was bequeathed to the Institut de France.

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Pink. in rrlie Sa[eroomA historic mark was made on the intemational auction market on December 1St, 2009 when The Vivid Pink, a 5.00-carat cushion-cut pink diamond was sold for USs 10,776 ,660, an astounding U5S2, 155,332 per carat. With this sa le, thecolour pink had just set a world auction record price per carat for any diamond or gemstone, simultaneously establishingalso a wo rld auction record price for any pink diamond. This achievement exceeds a blue diamond record held by a6.01-carat cushion-cut Fancy Vivid Blue which sold foe USSI0,151,645 or USSl .689, 125 per came. The co lou r pinkis officially recognised as the most valuable diamond colour per carat in dIe auction world.

Christie 's has been privileged to have handled and sold some of the world's greates t pink diamonds. One of the earlies thistoric gems and among the Illost celebrated in the wo rld was the Agra, a J2.24-carat cushion-cut pink diamond thatappeared at auction at Christie's in London in 1990 . Th e story of the Agra begins in 1525 when Babur, the TigerEmperor, a brilliant soldier and strategist, rraveUed with his army of 100,000 soldiers and elephants across the IndusRiver. A year later, he successfully took possession of the city of Agra, defeating dIe Raj ah of Gwailor. Legend has it thathe was given the pink gem in retum for his magnanimity in sparing the lives of the f.1mily of the Rajah. In t 527, Ba burbecame the absolute filler of India and the first Mogul Emperor. Agm was the capital of his empire and he spent theremainder of his life ruling over the vast new territories . There is a possibility that the Agra came into the hands of NadirShah around the time the Darya-i Nur was looted, but somehow the Agra was recaptured and returned to India. Fromthe 16th to the mid 19th-century, the whereabouts of the Agra are unaccounted for. However, records show that theAgra came into dIe possession of the eccentric C harles Ill , Duke of Brunswick, in 1844. Th e Du ke of Brunswick wasa passionate collector known for wearing his jewellery in a flamboyant way. When he died in 1873, part of hisco llection, including dIe Agra, was sold in Geneva by Rousse l & Fits. Tw enty years later it was sold to the Londonjeweller, Edwin Streeter, who kept it in his collection until his retirement in 1904, and subsequent sale at Christie's inLondon. In over 244 years o f auction history, on ly 19 diamonds over 10 cara ts shOWing a distinct pure pink co lou rhave appeared for sa le. Many of these stones display a pale hue, without coming close to an Imense Pink . While theAgra was graded a Fancy Light Pink, the Ro se of Du bai, the Mouawad Lilac and Mouawad Pink, were ranked as FancyPinks. These pink gems, all exhibit a lighter shade and saturation of pink, w ith the exception of Th e Perfect Pink, a14.23-carat Fancy In tense Pink diamond which showed a beautiful pink co lo ur. In the diamond market, both past andpresent , Fancy In tense Pink diamonds are commercially and notably very rare. In this Fancy Intense Pink range,diamonds of even five or six carats are se ldom encountered in the saleroom and those over ten carats are virtually unheardo f. Indeed, large polished pink diamonds very rarely occur w ith an intense co lou r - in fact, fewer than 10% of pinkdiamonds weigh more than 20 po in ts (0.20 carat).

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Jfighest Jl uction Price Per Caratfor a Pin/t(])iamondThe Vivid PinkFancy vivid pink cushion-shaped diamond of 5.00 cts by Graff (VS! pot, Type I1a) S 2,155.332 per etThe Graff PinkA rectangular-cut fancy intense pink diamond ring 0[ 24.78 c ts (VVSz pot., Type I1a) S 1,862,739 per etTh e Perfect PinkFancy intense pink rectangular-cut d iamo nd ring of 14.23 cts (VVS1, Type lIa)Fancy vivid pink modified rectangular-cut diamond ring of 6.43 cCS (VS2, Type Ha) $ 1, 196.714 per ctFancy intense pink rectangular--


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Pink diamonds of any size and depth of color are amongst the r'clteSl of nil gems. The 12.04- carat round brilliantdescribed on OIA ,epon 1132447626, dated May 19, 2011 was fir" examined by OIA more rhan rhrce decadesago. The diamond belonged to the great New York jeweler Harry Winston. Ronald Winston at that time namedit the ' ~ M a r 1 i l l n Pink" after the "red planet" of Mars. He was inspired bc lh by the United States launch of asatellite to photograph the surface of Mars and by its strong pi nk calor that he associated with Mars.GIA began to careful ly document co lored dia.monds in the early 1950's as part of its laboratory services. It wasnot unti l the di scovery of pink diamonds from Australia in the t980's that the laboratory began to see more thana handful of fine pink dIamonds per year. The discovery brought awareness to the pub lic thal di amondsactual ly did occur in shades of pink. A number of th e pink di amonds from Australia wcre very stronglyco lorcd, but rarely resu lted in po lished di amonds more: than one c.ara t in weight.Some of the most famous diamonds ever discovered arc pi.nk. The CllTlicst of thcsc were recovered in theGo lconda region of India, later from Brazi l and tflen Africa. The 12.04 carat round is exceptionally raTe for itssize m d cutting style and is reminiscent of the famous Williamson Pink. , which is amongstlh e most treasuredjewe ls in the British crown jewels. The WiHiamson Pink. rtamed tlfter the famous WilJiamson mine inTanzani a, produced a small number of fabulous pink diamonds. Also a round brilliant. this famous pinkdia.mond was presented to Princess Eliz:1beth (now Queen Elizabeth 11). by the mine owner , Dr. JohnWilliamso n as a gin in rhe 1940's.The 12 .04 carat fancy intense pink diamond is classified as type lIn. pure. with viJtual ly no nitrogen in itsc rystal structuTC . Type lIa pink diamonds Lnd not to be strongly colored. This stone is hi gh ly sa turatc.d, fo r thisdiamond type. When cutting colored diamonds, the round bril liant cutting sty le is rare ly chosen because itlends to "wash out" the intrinsic body color wi th its high brilli.mce, The fuet that thi s cutting style was chosenand the final co lor grade is Fancy ~ demonstrates how saturated the body cclor of tl'lls diamond is. Thisadds ro rhe special qualiry of rhis diamond .Unl ike some coJored stones . determining the specific country of origi n of diamo nds is not possible in part dueto their hi gh purity. Even though the cause of co lor in pink diamonds has been rigorous ly examined fo r nC:1r.Jysix. decades, it remains a mystery.GIA Labora toryGIALaboratory

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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR3767A DIAMDND RING, BY HARRY WINSTONCentering upon 3 brilliant-cut d iamond weighing 11.85 carats, flanked by tapered baguette--cutdiamond, mounted in platinum, rillg size 7Siglled Wbrstotljor Ha"y WillSfoll ([mlistinct)Accompanied by report 110. 1132749652 dated 11 Alri"st 201 I from t're Gemological /lIsfitllle ojAmericastlltirtg tllllt tire 11.85 mrat dia lllolld is D c%l rr, WS l danty; a{(ompallied by a workillg diagramindimtillg tlJat tIle diamond is pote ll tiaIIy flmvlessHKS13.500 .000-20.000.OOO USS 1,700,000-2,500,00011.85x,1i-IIIi!>D/VVS l ("Autk) Atli . IfotGlAn ' l t ~ < , ; ( > t ~ . H . ~ .AtliJt


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Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels

Hong Kong29 May 2012 (Tuesday)Sale no: 2918Top Ten[All sold prices include buyers premium]

Sold Total: HK$ 623,124,750 US$ 80,258,468 64,119,537

Lots Sold: 236 Lots Offered: 300 Sold by Lot: 79% Sold by HK$: 82%

Exchange Rate: HK$1=US$0.1288/0.1029

Lot DescriptionEstimate

(HK$)Purchase Price Buyer

3766

The Martian PinkA brilliant-cut fancy intense pink diamond ring of12.04 cts, by Harry WinstonUS$1,444,000 per ct

65,000,000-95,000,000

HK$ 135,060,000US$ 17,395,728

13,897,674Anonymous

3769A pair of brilliant-cut D Flawless diamonds of10.88 cts eachUS$223,000 per ct

33,000,000-50,000,000

HK$ 37,620,000US$ 4,845,456

3,871,098Asian Private

3801

A cushion-shaped Burmese ruby ring of 6.04 cts, byEtcetera

US$551,000 per ctWorld Auction Record Price Per Carat For A Ruby

20,000,000-

30,000,000

HK$ 25,860,000US$ 3,330,768


3794A diamond ring, by JARSet with an oval-cut (10.67 cts) and 2 pear-shaped (6.04and 6.07 cts) diamonds, all D IF.

20,000,000-30,000,000

HK$ 23,060,000US$ 2,970,128


3768A diamond riviere necklace of 109.26 ctsUS$19,000 per ct

14,000,000-25,000,000

HK$ 15,892,000US$ 2,046,890


3765A rectangular-cut fancy intense pink, VVS1 diamondof 3.11 cts

US$653,500 per ct

13,500,000-18,000,000

HK$ 15,780,000US$ 2,032,464

1,623,762

Asian Private

3760A pear-shaped D, IF diamond of 14.37 ctsUS$ 136,500 per ct

13,500,000-20,000,000

HK$ 15,220,000US$ 1,960,336


3767A brilliant-cut D, potentially IF diamond ring of 11.85cts by Harry Winston.US$ 165,500

13,500,000-20,000,000

HK$ 15,220,000US$ 1,960,336


3762A fancy brown-yellow diamond of 40.94 ctsUS$ 37,300 per ct

8,000,000-12,000,000

HK$ 11,860,000US$ 1,527,568


3761A cushion-shaped fancy vivid yellow, VVS1diamond of 10.81 ctsUS$ 128,000 per ct

9,500,000-15,000,000

HK$ 10,740,000US$ 1,383,312


Having appeared on the market for the first time in 36 years, The Martian Pinksold by Harry Winston in1976 created a sensation during its worldwide exhibition tour and achieved a staggering US$17.4m after a 10-minute bidding war. The US$80m auction was highlighted with top prices across the board, culminating in a

world record price of US$551,000 per carat for a perfect Burmese ruby of 6.04 carats. Said Vickie Sek,Director and Head of Jewellery & Jadeite Department, Christies Asia.

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