15 most expensive diamonds (15 photos)

“Diamonds are a girl's best friend” is a famous song from the musical and film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Well, it’s time to meet the largest, rarest, and most importantly, the most dear “friends” in the world. These stones stand like entire cities and are distinguished not only by their fabulous prices, but also by their incredible colors, impeccable shape and rich history. Ehhh... there's no harm in dreaming.

1. Diamond “Pink Star” at Sotheby’s auction in London. This is a 59.60 carat pink diamond that is considered the most expensive ever to be auctioned. On November 13 this year in Geneva, the diamond sold for a record amount of $83 million. (Andy Rain/EPA)

2. A bright blue diamond of 10.48 carats at auction in Geneva. The diamond went under the hammer for $10.86 million on November 14, 2012. This is a new record for blue diamonds. (Dominic Favre/EPA)

3. Ring with a white diamond of 52.82 carats at Sotheby’s auction on April 12, 2010 in London. The ring was sold in Geneva on May 11, 2010 for $8,553,345.(Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

4. A Sotheby's auction house employee holds the world's largest oval white diamond at 118.28 carats. It was sold in Hong Kong on October 7, 2013 for $30.8 million. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

5. A flawless 32.01 carat Annenberg diamond on the ring, framed by two pearl-shaped diamonds weighing 1.5 and 1.61 carats. The ring went for $7.7 million. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

6. Pink diamond of 24.78 carats at auction in Geneva on November 10, 2010. Six days later, this diamond ring sold for $46,158,674. (Valentin Flauraud / Reuters)

7. “Orange” – a bright orange pear-shaped diamond weighing 14.82 carats. The largest known orange diamond in the world was sold in Geneva for $36 million.

8. Josephine Johnson, manager of a jewelry company from Rio, holds a red diamond - one of the rarest in the world. The diamond, called the Phoenix, was sold for $2 million. It was found in Western Australia. (David Gray/Reuters)

9. A flawless 7.59 carat bright blue diamond at auction in New York. It is the world's largest round blue diamond and has been approved by the Gemological Institute of America. It was going to be sold for $19 million at an auction in Hong Kong, but it never found a buyer. (AP, Reuters)

10. This 12.76 carat pink diamond is the largest rare gemstone ever found in Australia. It was discovered in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and took 10 days to cut in Perth. (Rio Tinto/AFP – Getty Images)

11. Ring with a 19.72 carat clear diamond from the famous Tiffany jewelry house. It was part of a jewelry collection that belonged to the late American tobacco magnate heiress Doris Duke. The ring was sold for $1.2 million at an auction in Rome. (Pier Paolo Cito/AP)

12. This rare pink diamond is nicknamed "Princey". It sold for $39.3 million to an anonymous buyer at Christie's on April 16, 2013 in New York. Thus, it took second place in the list of the most expensive diamonds sold at auction. (AP)

13. Yellow diamond of 110.03 carats. This is the brightest color of the gemstone. The stone in the photo became the world's largest yellow diamond and was sold at auction for more than $10.9 million. (Anja Niedringhaus/AP)

14. One of the largest diamonds ever found at the Sotheby’s auction house. Such a stone should only be held with gloves. Due to its flawlessness and color, it is one of the most valuable in the world. Weight – 103.83 carats. They intend to sell it at auction for $36 million. (John Stillwell/AP)

15. This 35-carat pear-shaped diamond was worn by Marie de Medici during her coronation in 1610.

It went for $9.7 million at auction in Geneva on May 15, 2012. The stone was named Beau di Sancy - in honor of the gem collector Nicolas Arly di Sancy, who bought it in Constantinople at the end of the 16th century. It was passed down from generation to generation in the royal families of England, France, Prussia and the Netherlands and witnessed 400 years of European history. (AFP – Getty Images)