Kim Kardashian's new flawless 20-carat emerald-cut diamond ring adds megawatt symmetry to the reality star's jewelry wardrobe. The $8 million sparkler, which was gifted to her by hubby Kanye West, nicely complements the 15-carat cushion-cut diamond engagement ring he gave her back in 2013. That ring was reportedly worth $1.3 million.
Designer Lorraine Schwartz revealed on her Instagram page that the diamond boasts a D color and has an impressive clarity rating of Type IIa. Diamonds in this category are chemically pure and often show extraordinary optical transparency. Famous Type IIa diamonds include the Cullinan, Koh-i-Noor and Lesedi La Rona.
Schwartz posted a short, somewhat blurry, Snapchat video of Kardashian flaunting both rings. The video is captioned, "Guess who just got another #dflawless #perfect #type2a diamond ring??? #20carat #emeraldcut #omg #lorraineschwartz diamonds."
In the video, the new ring is on her left hand and her engagement ring is on the right. Video link is here...
Apparently, Kardashian had been wearing the new ring for more than three weeks. The rapper gave it to her just before the MTV Video Music Awards in New York last month, but the paparazzi and fashion press didn't catch on until she wore BOTH rings at a Harper's Bazaar party on September 9. The ring styles are nearly identical, except for the size of the center stone.
The power couple was famously on the magazine's September 2016 cover.
Fashion bloggers wondered if the ring was a belated push present. Kardashian gave birth to the couple's second child, Saint West, back in December of 2015.
Kardashian's newest jewelry will take its place in the pantheon of the most famous diamond rings of all time.
These include the 35-carat gem Mariah Carey received in January from Aussie billionaire James Packer, the 33.19-carat Krupp Diamond, which Richard Burton famously gave to Elizabeth Taylor in 1968, the 30-carat diamond Taylor received from Michael Todd in 1957, the 24-carat canary yellow diamond Paris Hilton accepted from Paris Latsis in 2005, the 20.5-carat solitaire Kardashian got from Kris Humphries in 2011, the 20-carat diamond Christina Aguilera received from Jordan Bratman in 2005 and the 18-carat diamond Beyoncé got from Jay-Z in 2007.
Credits: Instagram/TeamKimye, Instagram/LorraineSchwartz; Harper's Bazaar; Instagram/KimKardashian.
