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For more news visit ☛http://english.ntdtv.com<br /><br />Dazzling jewels at dazzling prices in Hong Kong. A glittering array of jewels set to reach millions of dollars at auction next month were put on view on Monday in Hong Kong.<br /><br />Sotheby's in Hong Kong is preparing for a jewelry sale they estimated to have a value of more than 60 million U.S. dollars.<br /><br />The collection of diamonds, gemstones and jadeite were put on view on Monday.<br /><br />One of the main draws in the collection is a pair of Harry Winston diamond pendent earrings, which Sotheby's estimate could reach a dazzling 4.8 million U.S. dollars.<br /><br />Each earring consists of a pear-shaped diamond weighing over 14 carats hanging below another oval diamond.<br /><br />[Terry Chu, Deputy Head, Sotheby's Jewelry Department]:<br />"This sale we also have quite a few high quality diamonds. And among all that there is a pair of Harry Winston Diamond Earrings. And for that Harry Winston Diamond Earrings, on the pendent, each suspending a pear-shaped diamond, they are both perfect D color internal flawless diamonds. And each weighing 14 carats." <br /><br />Also in the collection is a 27.67 carat Burmese ruby which is expected to fetch up to 2.5 million U.S. dollars. Sotheby's said that the ruby "pigeon's blood" diamond comes from Burma's Mogok mines, a region it says is famous for the gem.<br /><br />In a nod to Chinese culture, Sotheby's is also auctioning a jadeite bead necklace, which, with its clasp set with rubies, sapphires and diamonds, is anticipated to fetch bids of up to 4.5 million U.S. dollars.<br /><br />The jewels will go on auction in Hong Kong on April 6.

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