Sex And The City Necklace Was a Double

When Carrie Bradshaw broke her Russian lover's heart and the necklace he'd given her in the last-ever episode of “Sex and the City” aired in the United States this week, what millions of viewers didn’t know was that the piece of jewelry was a double.

The real necklace, nine diamond beads on a platinum chain and valued at $55,000, remains intact in his store, said New York jeweler Fred Leighton who made it.

A crystal and silver version was used in the scene in which Carrie, played by Sarah Jessica Parker ends her romance with an artist played by Mikhail Baryshnikov.

The 20-carat diamond piece was designed for the show at Parker's request, said Leighton, whose Fred Leighton Rare Collectible Jewels has supplied other pieces to the series that ended its six-season run on Sunday.

Leighton is making a 10-carat, $25,000 version and said he has already sold several.

In the final episode of the series, Carrie is happy to end up with a different suitor and a simple nameplate necklace spelling out her first name.

Although Parker is interested in obtaining the diamond piece, the actual necklace from the show remains at his store and it's uncertain if it will be sold, said Leighton, who has a private collection that includes pieces owned by the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson.