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Rare blue diamond could set world record price at auction

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'Oppenheimer Blue', a rare fancy vivid blue diamond weighing 14.62 carats, will be auctioned in Geneva on May 18 with a pre-sale estimate of $38-45 million and could become the most expensive cut diamond in the world, according to Christie's.

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