Diamonds are the most coveted stone for its beauty, perfection, brilliance and value. This stone makes women dream of having one majestically mounted on a ring decorating one of their fingers, on a choker or on a bracelet.
The fame of diamonds in many cases is due to their size and on other occasions due to their beauty, rarity or the price at which they were acquired, it is the precious stone with the highest economic value and the greatest hardness.
Over the years, impressive diamonds have been found in different parts of the world, which have impacted everyone and have made world news.
Diamond Star of Africa: it is the largest cut stone of the Cullinan and It is currently part of the British Crown Jewels. This pear-shaped stone was discovered in 1905 and weighs 530 carats.
Diamond Our Light: It was discovered in November 2015 in a mine in Botswana, South Africa. Its weight was 1,109 carats. Its name comes from a national contest held in which they were looking for the name for such an impressive diamond.
Centennial Diamond: it is the third largest diamond in the world, its weight was 273.85 carats. It was exhibited to the public for the first time in the Tower of London in May 1991. It also belongs to the British Crown.
Sierra Leone Giant Diamond: in the month of March 2017, it was found in Sierra Leone, a 706-carat diamond, which is the largest rough diamond in the last 4 decades in this country. It was found by a shepherd who handed it over to his government in the hope that it will be used to help his country’s development. It has not been assigned a name. It is the second largest in the history of Sierra Leone since in 1972 the so-called Star Diamond of Sierra Leone, of 968.9 carats, was found.
545.67 carat Golden Jubilee diamond was discovered in 1985 at the Premier mine in South Africa. This stunning brilliant belongs to Belonging to King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. Incomparable Diamond: It is the largest brown diamond in the world, weighing 407.48 carats. It was found by a girl who was playing in a mine, in the Republic of the Congo.
The Spirit of Grisogono Diamond is the largest cut black diamond in the world., was found west of Central Africa. Diamond Orlov, is found in the scepter that belonged to Catherine the Great. This diamond was found at the end of the 18th century in India
Sun Drop Diamond: it is an impressive stone, its color and its purity are unique in the world It was discovered in a South African mine in 2010. Hydrangea Diamond: It is exhibited in the Louvre Museum in Paris. This beautiful diamond dates back to 1700 and is part of the jewels of the French Crown.
These are some of the most impressive diamonds in the world, all beautiful, highly valuable and each with a story to tell.