World famous Jewels

The "Martian Pink" diamond, "the largest round fancy intense pink diamond" fetched $17.4 million at auction in Hong Kong this week when it went on sale for the first time in 36 years, more than double the estimated price. 

Here is a look at some other rare baubles, from Elizabeth Taylor's personal collection to the world's first ring carved from a diamond created by Swiss company Shawish Jewelry.

'Martian Pink' diamond fetches $17m in Hong Kong.

Exhibition curator Caroline de Guitaut poses with Queen Victoria's 

Small Diamond Crown at the Queen's Gallery in Buckingham Palace, 

London May 15, 2012.

Exhibition curator Caroline de Guitaut poses with the Cullinan III 

and IV brooch at the Queen's Gallery in Buckingham Palace, 

London May 15, 2012.

Exhibition curator Caroline de Guitaut poses with the Cullinan VII 

necklace at the Queen's Gallery in Buckingham Palace.

The Beau Sancy diamond, 34.98 carat, at Sotheby's auction house

in Zurich, Switzerland. Marie de Medici wore it at her coronation 

as Queen Consort of Henry IV in 1610, and now the Beau Sancy 

diamond is a lavish accessory owned by an anonymous bidder who 

paid US $9.7 million. 

World’s first all-diamond, 150-carat ring created by Swiss jeweler 

Shawish Jewelry. 

The 33.19-carat diamond ring given to Elizabeth Taylor by actor

Richard Burton sold for over $8.8 million at auction in New York.

The rare emerald-cut pink diamond is estimated to fetch some 27-38 

million US dollars when it is auctioned in Geveva, Switzerland.

A Hublot employee shows the new "5 Million Dollar Diamond Watch"

during a news conference at Baselworld fair in Basel.