A pair of odd-coloured diamonds have become the world's most expensive earrings by selling for a staggering £45 million. The Apollo and Artemis Diamonds are described as "truly exceptional stones" that are in a "class of their own" as a pair.

Apollo is a 14.54 carat vivid blue diamond that has been cut and polished into a pear shape. Artemis is a 16 carat fancy intense pink diamond. Both gems are phenomenally rare, with less than 0.1 per cent of diamonds having any blue in them.

Apollo is a 14.54 carat vivid blue diamond that has been cut and polished into a pear shape. Artemis is a 16 carat fancy intense pink diamond. Both gems are phenomenally rare, with less than 0.1 per cent of diamonds having any blue in them. An "infinitesimally" small percentage of those are graded Fancy Vivid Blue like Apollo. They were sold by Sotheby's on Tuesday at a sale in Geneva.

The Apollo and Artemis Diamonds are described as "truly exceptional stones" that are in a "class of their own" as a pair.

A pair of odd-coloured diamonds have become the world's most expensive earrings by selling for a staggering £45 million. The Apollo and Artemis Diamonds are described as "truly exceptional stones" that are in a "class of their own" when considered as a pair.

The Apollo and Artemis Diamonds are described as "truly exceptional stones" that are in a "class of their own" as a pair.