World’s Top 10 Most Expensive Diamonds List ~ Update Technology

For thousands of years, most expensive diamond becomes one of the most popular collections of the rich and the king. Diamond is one of the most wanted mining products so far we know. You can be rich instantly if you found a big and rare diamond in the backyard of your house. These most expensive diamonds are the most wanted one that almost all people in the w

orld want to save their mansion or palace. Let’s take a look at those most expensive diamonds in the world.

RANKING NUMBER 10: THE ALLNATT DIAMAOND: $ 3 MILLIONS

This diamond is named after Major Alfred Ernest Allnatt. He was one of the holders of the diamond. The Allnatt diamond has size of 101.23 carat i.e. 20.258g with a cushion cut. The diamond color is rated as fancy vivid yellow by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). No one knows precisely where the diamond was found. But some expert says that the diamond was found where the De Beers Premier Diamond mine now located.

RANKING NUMBER 09: THE MOUSSAIEFF RED DIAMOND: $ 7 MILLIONS

The Moussaieff Red Diamond id 5.11carats i.e. 1.022g diamond with triangular brilliant cut that rated as Fancy Red in color by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Although Moussaieff is relatively small compared to other expensive diamond, this is the largest fancy red ever rated by GIA.

RANKING NUMBER 08: THE HEART OF ETERNITY: $ 16 MILLIONS

The heart of Eternity is 27.64 carats i.e. 5.528g diamond which color rated as fancy vivid blue by GIA. This diamond is very rare class of colored diamond. It was cut by the Steinmetz group before sold to De Beers Group. The diamond itself was found in premier diamond mine in South Africa.

RANKING NUMBER 07: THE WITTELSBACH DIAMOND: $16.4 MILLIONS

The Wittelbach diamond (Der Blaue Wittelsbacher) is a 35.36 carats i.e. 7.11g blue diamond with size of 40mm in diameter with 8.29mm in depth and VS 2 in clarity. It was become part of both Austrian and Bavarian crown jewels, with color and clarity has been compared to the Hope Diamond.

RANKING NUMBER 06: THE STEINMETZ PINK: $ 25 MILLIONS

The Steinmetz pink is 59.60 carats i.e. 11.92g of diamond that rated as vivid pink by the GIA. It is the largest known diamond that given as color as fancy vivid pink ever. The Steinmetz pink was displayed as part of Smithsonian’s “The Splendor of Diamonds “exhibition.

RANKING NUMBER 05: THE DE BEERS CENTENARY DIAMOND: $ 100 MILLIONS

The De Beers Centenary Diamond was classified as D levels by the GIA. It’s the highest grade of diamond that colorless and internally and externally flawless. The diamond itself is 273.85 carats i.e. 54.77g in weight. This diamond is the 3^rd largest diamond has been produced De Beer’s Premier Mine.

RANKING NUMBER 04: THE HOPE DIAMOND: $ 350 MILLIONS

The Hope diamond is 45.52 carats i.e. 9.10g large diamond that now located in the Smithsonian Museum of natural history in Washington DC. The diamond looks blue in color to the naked eye because the number traces of boron in the crystal structure but it shine a red phosphor (P) under UV (Ultraviolet) light.

RANKING NUMBER 03: THE CULLINAN: $ 400 MILLIONS

The Cullinan diamond is 3, 106, 75 carats i.e. 621.35g diamond and is the largest rough gem quality diamond ever found in the world. After polished it become Cullinan 1 or Star Africa first and 530.2 carats i.e. 106.0g in the largest diamond in the world until 1985 with the Golden Jubilee of 545.67 carats i.e. 109.13g from the same premier mine.

RANKING NUMBER 02: THE SANCY DIAMOND: UNESTIMATED, PRICELESS

The Sancy diamond is 55.23 carats i.e. 11.05g of pale yellow diamond that once was famous as the belonging of the Great Moguls. It’s believed that the diamond is Indian Origin. This is the first large diamonds to be cut with symmetrical facets. The stone is also unusual because it has no pavilion-just a pair of crowns, one on the other. The historical diamond is now kept in the French Crown Jewel Collection housed at the Louvre.

RANKING NUMBER 01: THE KOH-I-NOOR: UNESTIMATED, PRICELESS

Koh-I-Noor means as “Mountain of Light” from Persian. It’s a 105 carat i.e. 21.6g diamond that was originated at Golconda in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. It was owned by various Sikh, Mughal and Persian rulers that fought each other from time to time. This stone was found to measure 36.00×31.90×13.04mm. The gem remains the property of the British crown and kept in HM Tower of London and it’s a popular tourist attraction.