What ever became of the Coeur de la Mer (the Heart of the Ocean) diamond?
I imagine it was returned to the prop department’s warehouse! Again, the diamond was a fictional creation used to give Brock Lovett and the other treasure hunters a reason to hear Rose’s story. On March 22, 1998 a real version, created by Asprey London was auctioned off for $2.2 million to an unidentified buyer at a charity ball for Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and Southern California’s Aid for AIDS. It has a 170-carat sapphire set in platinum, with 65 30-carat diamonds. The new necklace was loaned to Celine Dion, who wore it during her performance of the movie’s theme song at the Academy Awards in 1998.
