[narisseproe]

The Cullinan was discovered in South Africa in 1905. This amazing white diamond weighs 530.20 carats, it is the largest white cut diamond in the world. The particularity of this diamond is that it doesn't have 56 verges, but 78 in pear shape, which make it even more brilliant. Its nickname, in the world of diamonds, is the Great Star of Africa. The story says that three lapidaries were needed in order to cut and polish the diamond to its pear shape and its weight of 530.20 carats. In 1908, Edward VII obtained the diamond and since then it has been set on the British Imperial Scepter. Nowadays, it is displayed in the London Tower with all jewels of the British crown.

[letharion]

The name of the diamond comes from the mine it was discovered in back in March 1888. The De Beers mine is one of the two found on the land of Nicolas and Diederick De Beer near Kimberley in South Africa. The yellow primrose diamond presently weighs 234,65 carats, after being cut,with its original weight being 428,50 carats. The place where it was cut is unknown, but probably in Netherlands because of the superiority of the country for cutting diamonds at the end of the nineteenth century.

[TranSlate]

This diamond was found in South Africa. The rough diamond was cut and ended up being two diamonds; one of 13,34 carats and the other one of 245.35 carats, referred to as the Jubilee. The diamond is of E grade and is colorless. Since the diamond was so pure and rare, it was supposed to be presented to Queen Victoria. Unfortunately for the Queen, she never received it because the owner decided to keep it. Nowadays, it can be seen in the collection of diamonds of Robert Mouawad, but it changes ownership frequently. more

[Mackendra99]

Earth has given humans some remarkable things that many take for granted such as a breathable atmosphere, enough natural drinking water, and fauna and flora. Earth has also showed us some of the most amazing and beautiful creations ever seen in the form of diamonds. Diamonds with their brilliance, their forms and colors have always interested people. Human beings have made it a stone of rich people and the search for bigger and clearer diamonds is still on. more

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Its name comes from its incomparable and unique shape, a triolet shape. It was discovered by a little girl playing on a heap of rubble in 1982 in the Congo Republic, in the area of Mbuji mayi . It weighed 890 carats before being cut and now its weight is 407.48 carats. This diamond has been graded as flawless in 1988 by the GIA, Gemological Institute of America. It was the biggest brown diamond ever found and the fourth largest diamond of color ever found. Before being offered and exposed at the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada, the owner tried to sell it on Ebay for $15 million without finding any buyer.

[jnishioka11]

The spirit of Grisogono has been cut, as its name indicated, by the famous Swiss jeweler Grisogono, who nowadays still owns the ring on which it has been set. It is the biggest cut black diamond in the world. It was discovered in Central Africa several decades ago before being imported to Switzerland. The rough stone weighed 587 carats and the cut version only weighs 312.24 carats. The cut diamond was set on a white gold ring with 702 small white diamonds putting the total number of carats to 348.93. here

[Dereckson]

Wiki Info: The Millennium Star is a diamond owned by De Beers. At 203.04 carats, it is the world’s second largest known top-color, internally and externally flawless, pear-shaped diamond.

[romkyns]

Wiki Info: The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, weighing 3,106.75 carats, discovered at the Premier No. 2 mine in Cullinan, modern-day South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after the chairman of the mine, Thomas Cullinan.

[michb]

6 – Incomparable Diamond From Democratic Republic of the Congo (890) more

[KyleBles87]

14. The Stuart Diamond: With a history that begins at the English court of King William III and Queen Mary, this light blue-green, 39.75 carat diamond is one of the most important pieces in the Dutch royal collection. For a century, it’s been set in a tiara (worn above by Queen Juliana), but it hasn’t been seen in public in decades.

[Bany]

9. The Archduke Joseph Diamond: This 76.02 carat diamond takes its name from its first recorded owner, Archduke Joseph August of Austria. Sold just before World War II, the diamond has been auctioned several times, and is now in a private collection. more

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2. The Cullinan I Diamond: The largest of the diamonds sourced from the Cullinan, this stone measures 530.2 carats. It’s the largest clear cut diamond in the world. Also called the Great Star of Africa, the diamond is set in the Sovereign’s Sceptre with Cross, which resides at the Tower of London with the rest of the British crown jewels.

[generica]

Also known as the Black Orlov, this 67.5 cushion-cut black diamond was born from a much larger diamond in India. It is the 7th largest black diamond in the world and the largest known cushion cut black diamond in the world. more

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It might be impossible to definitively list the 10 most famous diamonds in the world. There are so many unique and beautiful gems that have their own extraordinary history. It would be like trying to name the top ten most famous rock bands in the world or the top ten most famous painters. Of course almost everyone will come up with The Beatles or Da Vinci. But there are some subjective candidates as well. This list of famous diamonds includes some that almost everyone would know. It also includes a few others that made their way onto the list for their rarity or the unique circumstances of their discovery.

[lucky]

This colorless beauty weighs in at a whopping 203.04 carats, and is the second largest colorless diamond without flaws. De Beers currently owns this pear-shaped, externally and internally flawless diamond. It’s uncut, original size was 777 carats. However, after it was cut to its perfect shape using modern lasers, it was less than a third of its original uncut size.

[hjordanfishere]

At 342 carats uncut weight, this is the largest diamond that was ever found in the USSR. It’s about the size of a pigeon’s egg. Discovered at the Mir kimberlitic pipe in 1980, it was named after the Soviet Union’s 26th Congress in a show of patriotism. The fancy lemon yellow raw diamond now resides in the Russian Diamond Fund at the Kremlin in Moscow. It is still one of the largest uncut diamonds in the world today.