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Harry Winston’s 29-Carat Diamond Headlines Bonhams’ New York Jewels Auction

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Bonhams Get ready to be mesmerized! Bonhams’ 2024 New York Jewels sale is set to dazzle everyone with an eye popping lineup of extraordinary pieces. The star of the show? A 29-carat Harry Winston diamond ring from 1967. This stunning piece is expected to fetch between $1.3 million and $1.9 million. Or more. But this isn’t just any diamond ring. Think marquise-cut type IIa diamond of D color and VVS2 clarity. Surrounded by tapered-baguette cut diamonds. Truly spectacular. Bonhams Caroline Morrissey, Bonhams’ head of jewelry, says it best: “ We are privileged to present such a wonderful offering in the New York Jewels sale, led by the spectacular collection from a distinguished European family. To have such exceptional designs and stones from the golden age of Harry Winston throughout the auction is a rare phenomenon, and Bonhams is honored to share the legacy of these collectors with the world. ” Bonhams Harry Winston , the “King of Diamonds,” has enchanted royalty and Ho...

Get Ready to Be Amazed by Ferrari’s Stunning 12Cilindri

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Ferrari’s magic has always been in how it blends old-school charm with cutting-edge tech. This is especially true for their newest supercar, the Ferrari 12Cilindri , just revealed in Miami, a car that looks so good that it even comes with a twin. Both the 12Cilindri and its convertible sibling, the 12Cilindri Spider, are ready to drop your jaws in an old fashioned way, with a powerful 12-cylinder engine. This engine is a 6.5-liter V-12, the latest version of the one first seen in the Enzo almost twenty years ago. This one pumps out a whopping 819 horsepower at 9,250 rpm and 500 pound-feet of torque at 7,250 rpm. The redline hits an astonishing 9,500 rpm. All this without any hybrid trickery, purely through Ferrari’s engineering brilliance. It’s similar to the engine in the Ferrari 812 Competizione, featuring titanium connecting rods and a solid valvetrain system. But unique to the 12Cilindri is a feature called “Aspirated Torque Shaping,” which tweaks the torque in third and fou...