For the unversed, the Atocha was part of a fleet commissioned by the Spanish government in the 17th century to further the country’s exploration and colonization efforts. The galleon left Spain for ...

The emerald was on the Atocha, a Spanish vessel that sunk in 1622. Sotheby's In 1622, a ship called the Nuestra Señora de Atocha sank in a hurricane—with a 6.25-carat emerald, among many other ...

Treasures from the world's most valuable shipwreck are being displayed in New York 400 years after they sunk to the bottom of the sea off Florida's coast. The anticipated Winter Show in New York City ...

A 6.25-carat emerald that sank 400 years ago, with the colonizing Spanish vessel Nuestra Señora de Atocha, will come to auction at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels Sale in New York on December 7—and this ...

A ring set with an emerald that was rediscovered on a Spanish shipwreck nearly 400 years after being lost sold for $1.2 million at auction, with all proceeds set to be donated to humanitarian efforts ...

The gem, recovered from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, ended up in the possession of the chicken magnate Frank Perdue. His widow, Mitzi Perdue, is auctioning it to support humanitarian efforts in ...

In waters about 35 miles west of Key West, modern-day treasure hunters searching the shipwreck site of a famous Spanish galleon have found a large emerald and gold ring buried below the ocean’s floor.

Divers have discovered an antique emerald ring worth $500,000 whilst searching for a sunken Spanish frigate off the coast of Florida. The gold piece of jewellery is thought to have come from the ...

A ring made with an emerald that was lost on a Spanish shipwreck for four centuries before being rediscovered in one of the most successful treasure hunts of all time will come to auction for the ...

Update: On December 7, Mitzi Perdue's emerald engagement ring was sold at auction at Sotheby's for $1.2 million. Mitzi Perdue wanted to do something special to help Ukraine. So, in a remarkable ...