There is something about diamonds that makes people blissful. There are those who care much about the number of carats they are wearing while others who would go crazy just to have the biggest rock on their finger.
A fine piece of jewelry can serve as an ornament or as an eye candy especially for collectors.
The best place to buy diamonds can either be at your local jewelry store, online jewelry stores or at auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s.
Diamonds have become one of the most sought after jewels of the rich and influential. The global demand for diamonds reign supreme over other gemstones.
Diamonds showcase some of the most fascinating natural creations in the world today. The bigger and rarer it is, the more expensive it gets. No matter how exorbitant diamond prices can get, the price will not stop some people from acquiring these precious gems.
Here is a countdown list of the world’s most expensive diamonds.
The Allnatt Diamond: $3 Million
Weight: 101.29 carats (20.258 g)
Color: Fancy Vivid Yellow
Cut: Cushion
Country of origin: probably South Africa
Original owner: Alfred Ernest Allnatt
Current owner: SIBA Corp.
Estimated value: $3 million
The Heart of Eternity: $16 Million
Weight: 27.64 carats (5.528 g)
Color: Fancy Vivid Blue
Cut: Heart
Country of origin: South Africa
Original owner: De Beers
Current owner: Sayyid Qadri
Estimated value: $16 million
The Moussaieff Red Diamond: $20 Million
Weight: 5.11 carats (1.022 g)
Color: Fancy Red
Cut: Triangular Brilliant
Country of origin: Brazil
Original owner: unnamed farmer
Current owner: Moussaieff Jewellers Ltd.
Estimated value: $20 million
Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond: $80 Million
Weight: 31.06 carats (6.212 g)
Color: Fancy Deep Blue
Cut: Antique oval stellar brilliant
Country of origin: India
Original owner: Philip IV of Spain
Current owner: Hamad bin Chalifa Al Thani
Estimated value: $80 million
The Steinmetz Pink: $83.2 Million
Weight: 59.60 carats (11.920 g)
Color: Fancy Vivid Pink
Cut: Mixed Oval Brilliant (step cut crown, brilliant cut pavilion)
Current owner: Isaac Wolf
Estimated value: $83.2 million
De Beers Centenary Diamond: $90 Million
Weight: 273.85 carats (54.770 g)
Color: Grade D colorless
Cut: Modified heart-shaped brilliant
Country of origin: South Africa
Original owner: De Beers
Current owner: Unknown
Estimated value: $90 million
The Hope Diamond: $200–250 Million
Weight: 45.52 carats (9.104 g)
Color: Fancy Dark Grayish Blue
Cut: Antique cushion
Country of origin: India
Original owner: Unknown
Current owner: Smithsonian Institution
Estimated value: $200–250 Million
The Cullinan: $400 Million
Weight: 3,106.75 carats (621.350 g)
Color: white (exact colour grade unknown; Gems & Gemology’s examination results stated probably D or at least E)
Cut: Assorted (cushions, pears, marquises)
Country of origin: South Africa
Original owner: Premier Diamond Mining Co.
Current owner: British Crown
Estimated value: $400 million
The Sancy Diamond: (Priceless)
Weight: 55.23 carats (11.046 g)
Color: Pale yellow, exact color grade not recorded.
Cut: Shield-shaped modified brilliant cut
Country of origin: India
Original owner: Unknown
Current owner: The Louvre, Paris, France
Estimated value: Priceless
Koh-I-Noor: (Priceless)
Weight: 105.602 carats (21.1204 g)
Color: finest white
Country of origin: India
Original owner: Kakatiya Dynasty
Current owner: Part of the British Crown Jewels
Estimated value: Priceless