The 22 Most Famous & Most Expensive Diamonds in the World

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Most Famous & Most Expensive Diamonds

Since the dawn of times, people have always been attracted to beautiful, mystified and rare objects.

Sounds a bit dramatic but wars have started for less (unfortunately).

This is probably why many inquire about the most famous diamonds in the world as well as the most expensive diamonds in the world. When you come to think of that, unsurprisingly, both lists are exactly the same!

Below you'll find a list that we constantly update with these special and rare beauties. One might thing that such a list doesn't change that often but the fact is that in recent years due to the constant increase in prices of natural colored diamonds, records are broken quite often and naturally the "new" most expensive diamond immediately becomes also one of the most famous ones.

A great example would be the latest "official" most expensive diamond the Blue Moon Diamond that was sold only November 16th 2015 for the astounding amount of $48.5 Million!

With no further delay we present you the list of:

World's Most Expensive Diamonds

The named diamonds each made an impact on the industry. Weather due to possessing a rare unmatched color, size or being sold for unprecedented price. Feel free to sort and filter based on there unique attributes.

The Hope Diamond

250,000,000

45.52 carat

The Hope Diamond is a Fancy Dark Grayish Blue Diamond, weighs 45.52 carats. The diamond was found in India (1642). Originally the diamond was 132.00 carats. It was set in the royal crown of Luis the 14th. It was stolen during The French revolution. In 1830 a blue diamond was bought by a diamond dealer named Henri Thomas Hope. There are people that believe that this diamond is part of the hope diamond. There is also a legend one might say that a curse was placed on the stone and brings bad luck to anyone that owns it.

Categories: Blue Diamonds

Blue Moon Diamond

48,500,000

12.03 carat

The Blue Moon Diamond in his new name The Blue Moon of Josephine is the proud owner to the title Most Expensive Diamond in The World! It is an Internally Flawless 12.03 carat Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond that his history goes back to 2014 when he was unearthed by Petra Diamonds.

Categories: Blue Diamonds

Wittelsbach Graff Diamond

23,400,000

31.06 carat

Without a doubt one of the most famous diamonds in the world. Bought in 2008 for 23.4 million dollars by renowned jeweler Sir Laurence Graff as a fancy grayish-blue diamond weighing 35.56 and repolished to 31.06-carat deep blue diamond - An action that raised many eyebrows due to the history and legacy of the diamond.

Categories: Blue Diamonds

Moussaieff Red Diamond

7,000,000

5.11 carat

Red colored diamonds are very rare. The Moussaieff diamond is the largest known red diamond weighing 5.11 carats. The diamond was found ny a farmer in Brazil around the year 1990.

Categories: Red Diamonds

The Incomparable Diamond

N/A

407.49 carat

The Incomparable is a colored diamond weighing 407.49 carats. Its color is of a Brownish Yellow Diamond and was found in the beginning of the 1980’s.

Categories: Yellow Diamonds

Biggest Diamond in the World - The Cullinan Diamond

N/A

3106.75 carat

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Categories: White Diamonds

Koh-i-Noor Diamond

N/A

108.93 carat

Koh-i-Noor means a mountain of light (Persian translation). It is a white diamond weighing 108.93 carats. The story behind this diamond goes back to the year 1302. According to the legend the name was given to the diamond by the Persian shah, that was stunned by its beauty. In 1849 the diamond was sent to queen Victoria where it was cut once more (original weight was 186 carats), then its weight decreased to 108.93 carats and was set in Queen Elizabeth’s crown.

Categories: White Diamonds

Taylor-Burton Diamond

N/A

69.42 carat

The Taylor-Burton Diamond is a white pearshape diamond weighing 69.42 carats. The name was given after Mr. Richard Burton has given it as an engagement ring to his wife to be Elizabeth Taylor. In the year of 1987 after the couple divorced, Elizabeth Taylor had put up the diamond for a public auction and the money she received was donated to build a hospital in Africa.

Categories: White Diamonds

Tiffany Yellow Diamond

N/A

128.54 carat

Once the biggest yellow diamond in the world, the dazzling Tiffany Yellow Diamond was cut from 287.42 carats into a magnificent 128.54 carat yellow diamond.

Categories: Yellow Diamonds

Noor-ul-Ain Diamond Tiara

N/A

60 carat

The Noor-ul-Ain Diamond Tiara was given to Empress Farah Diba when she married Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran. The centerpiece is a 60 carats pink diamond which on its own is a contender to the crown as one of the most important pink diamonds out there. Surrounding it with hundreds of colored diamonds and centuries of royal history make it irreplaceable.

Categories: Pink Diamonds Tiara

Aurora Butterfly of Peace

N/A

167 carat

An unmatched private collection made by Alan Bronstein compiled of 240 colored diamonds - almost as the number of diamond colors. The collection features all of the colors of the rainbow and the total diamond weight is 167 carats.

Categories: Multi Color Diamonds