rose dewitt bukater has the heart of the ocean necklace.
rose dewitt bukater has the heart of the ocean necklace.
who has the heart of the ocean necklace?
rose dewitt bukater
the heart of the ocean is a fictional blue diamond featured prominently in the 1997 film "titanic". in the story, the 56 carat diamond was originally owned by louis xvi and cut into an oval shape after the french revolution. in the film the necklace was purchased by pittsburgh steel tycoon caledon hockley, played by billy zane, a week before he sailed on the ill-fated ocean liner " rms titanic". the necklace was meant to be given as an engagement present to his fiancée rose dewitt bukater, played by kate winslet and gloria stuart. it is believed that the necklace went down with the sinking of the ship, leading some treasure salvagers to believe the necklace lies somewhere within the wreck of the "titanic".
heart of the ocean
the third and final design was not used in the film. after the film's success, asprey & garrard were commissioned to create an authentic heart of the ocean necklace using the original design. the result was a platinum-set, heart-shaped ceylon sapphire surrounded by 103 diamonds. this design featured a much larger inverted pear shaped ceylon sapphire with a subtle cleft to resemble a heart. the chain for this necklace also featured a mix of round, pear, and marquise cut white diamonds. the bail also featured a heart cut white diamond with another round cut diamond attached to an inverted pear shape diamond which was then attached to the cage of the main stone. the necklace was donated to sotheby's auction house in beverly hills for an auction benefiting the diana, princess of wales memorial fund and southern california's aid for aids. it was sold to an unidentified asprey client for $1.4 million, under the agreement that celine dion would wear it two nights later at the 1998 academy awards ceremony. this necklace has since not been made available for public viewing.
heart of the ocean