UPDATE 2-Blue diamond soars to world record $57.6 mln at Christie's

GENEVA, May 18 (Reuters) - The "Oppenheimer Blue", a large

and rare diamond, sold for 56.837 million Swiss francs ($57.6

million) at auction on Wednesday, setting a world record for any

gem after a dramatic see-saw bidding process, Christie's in

Geneva said.

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