Catch a falling star. A 102.39 carat D-Flawless oval diamond in the palm of a hand. This beauty, found in the Victor Mine in Ontario, Canada, was auctioned off at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in October 2020 for US$15.7 million. The buyer won the bid over the phone and named the diamond “Maiko Star” after his second daughter. He is also the owner of the 88.22 carat D-Flawless “Manami Star” named after his oldest daughter. Less than one-half of one percent of all diamonds over one carat submitted to GIA are D color and Internally Flawless or Flawless clarity, which makes these diamonds very rare.
