Egg-sized diamond sells for record $30.8m in Hong Kong

Dubbed the "magnificent oval diamond", the stone was bought by a phone bidder at the Sotheby's sale. The price topped the previous record of $26.7m for a white diamond sold at an auction in Geneva in May. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-24435105#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa