Priyanka Chopra Wows in $43M Necklace That Took More Than 2,800 Hours to Make

Priyanka Chopra wore a figure eight necklace at a Bulgari event on Monday night.

The actress, 41, attended the launch of the Italian brand’s Aeterna collection in Rome on Monday, May 20. The longtime brand ambassador wore a black dress with a white peplum top paired with a diamond necklace from the collection, which was described as “extraordinary” and “precious” in a statement from the brand.

The Serpenti Aeterna necklace is cut from over 200 carats of diamond used to create seven pearls weighing a total of 140 carats to celebrate the fashion house’s 140th anniversary.

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According to Glamour, the glittering necklace is worth a whopping $43 million.

The diamond-encrusted pearls lay beneath a platinum “winding three-dimensional wave structure” that was made of 698 diamonds worth 61.81 carats.

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Bulgari states that it took more than 2,800 hours to make the necklace.

Priyanka Chopra attends the Bulgari Aeterna High Jewelery Event at Altare Della Patria on May 20, 2024 in Rome, Italy.

Priyanka Chopra.

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The Citadel actress, who joined the Bulgari family in 2021, showed off a piece of haute couture jewelry at the star-studded event held at the Terme di Diocletian, an open-air museum.

Ambassadors Anne Hathaway, Liu Yifei, Shu Qi, Hikari Mori and Alessandro Gassman were also in attendance, along with actresses Isabella Rossellini and Carla Bruni.

Anne Hathaway and Priyanka Chopra Priyanka at the high jewelry brand Bulgari Aeterna event at Altare Della Patria on May 20, 2024 in Rome, Italy.

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The evening included the presentation of over 500 items — including jewelry, watches, bags and fragrances — from the new collection.

In March, Chopra visited a Bulgari store in Mumbai, India, wearing an $82,000 rose gold necklace from the brand’s Serpenti collection.

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