Mrs. Bezos gets the bling.
Lauren Sánchez is dressing to impress during her lavish wedding week in Venice, Italy, having already shown off looks by Alaïa, Alexander McQueen, Dior and Schiaparelli Haute Couture ahead of the big day.
And she’s accessorizing those designer styles with some truly dazzling diamonds.
Page Six exclusively reported that Sánchez and Bezos, who will marry in a lavish $50 million celebration on Friday surrounded by A-list guests, have already tied the knot legally in the United States — and she may have gotten a bonus ring as a result.
On Thursday, the future Mrs. Bezos, 55, paired her stunning Schiaparelli gown with her original $2.5 million pink diamond engagement ring — which she moved to her right hand — and a second, even larger oval-cut sparkler, which she sported on her left.
Based on visual proportions compared to her first engagement ring, Ajay Anand, CEO of Rare Carat, estimates the new bauble could be up to 45 carats in size.
“And knowing Bezos, it’s likely a D flawless, which would put the value easily north of $6 million [for a stone that big],” he tells Page Six Style.
The jaw-dropping stone dwarfs Sánchez’s original, which clocks in at around 20 carats. It’s “among the rarest and most coveted colored diamonds in the world” and “exceptionally scarce,” as Zack Stone, diamond expert for Steven Stone Jewellers tells us.
He tells us Sánchez’s new elongated oval-cut diamond could be the work of legendary jeweler Joel Arthur Rosenthal, commonly known as JAR — as first noted by WhoWoreWhatJewels on Instagram — and Stone estimates the value at around $4 million.
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Sánchez’s upgraded ring appears to feature JAR’s iconic Thread setting, marked by a two-tiered pavé threadwork gallery and prongs. A 22.76-carat version with the same setting sold at Christie’s in 2018 for $2.7 million.
“Graded D color — the most rare and valuable on the diamond color scale — it appears completely colorless both to the naked eye and under magnification,” Stone tells us of the magnificent auctioned ring.
“The stone also boasts a VVS1 clarity grade, placing it among the most pristine quality diamonds available. Notably slim and shallow in proportion, the diamond has an elegant, elongated presence that enhances its brilliance.”
We also exclusively reported that Bezos gifted his future wife a diamond necklace worth between $3 million and $5 million, which she’s expected to wear at some point this weekend.
An insider told us, “It’s said Lauren will wear a long list of precious jewels throughout the festivities that could easily be worth up to $20 or $30-plus million.”
We’ll be sure to keep an eye out — though shine of this caliber’s hard to miss.