Top 20 Largest Diamonds Of All Time

Top 20 Largest Diamonds Of All Time

1. The Sergio is the largest diamond ever found, weighing 3167 carats. It is a black carbonado diamond that was discovered in Brazil in 1895 and may have originated from outer space.
2. The Cullinan Diamond is the second largest diamond and the largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 3106.75 carats. It was found in South Africa in 1905 and was cut into nine major stones and 96 smaller ones. The largest two stones are part of the British Crown Jewels.
3. The Sewelô is the third largest diamond and the second largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 1758 carats. It was discovered in Botswana in 2019 and was purchased by Louis Vuitton in 2020. It has not been cut yet and its final value is unknown.
4. The Lesedi La Rona is the fourth largest diamond and the third largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 1109 carats. It was also found in Botswana in 2015 and was sold to Graff Diamonds in 2017 for $53 million. It was cut into 67 polished stones, including a 302-carat pear-shaped diamond that is the largest D-color flawless diamond in the world.
5. The Unnamed Diamond is the fifth largest diamond and the fourth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 1098 carats. It was found in Botswana in 2021 by Debswana, a joint venture between De Beers and the government of Botswana. It has not been named or sold yet.
6. The Excelsior Diamond is the sixth largest diamond and the fifth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 995.2 carats. It was found in South Africa in 1893 and was cut into 21 stones, ranging from 13 to 68 carats. The largest stone is owned by Robert Mouawad, a Lebanese jeweler.
7. The Star of Sierra Leone is the seventh largest diamond and the sixth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 969 carats. It was found in Sierra Leone in 1972 and was sold to Harry Winston, an American jeweler, for $2.5 million. It was cut into 17 stones, including a 54-carat pear-shaped diamond that was later stolen and recovered.
8. The Lesotho Legend is the eighth largest diamond and the seventh largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 910 carats. It was found in Lesotho in 2018 and was sold to Samir Gems and Taché Diamonds, two Belgian companies, for $40 million. It has not been cut yet.
9. The Incomparable Diamond is the ninth largest diamond and the eighth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 890 carats. It was found in Democratic Republic of Congo in 1984 by a young girl who picked it up from a pile of rubble. It was cut into four stones, including a 407-carat yellow-brown diamond that is the third largest faceted diamond in the world.
10. The Constellation is the tenth largest diamond and the ninth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 813 carats. It was found in Botswana in 2015 and was sold to Nemesis International DMCC, a Dubai-based company, for $63 million. It has not been cut yet.
11. The Koh-i-Noor is the eleventh largest diamond and the tenth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 793 carats. It is one of the oldest known diamonds and has a long history of being owned by various rulers of India, Afghanistan, Iran, and Britain. It is currently part of the British Crown Jewels and is set in a crown worn by Queen Elizabeth II.
12. The Millennium Star is the twelfth largest diamond and the eleventh largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 777 carats. It was found in Democratic Republic of Congo in 1990 and was bought by De Beers, a British company. It was cut into a pear-shaped diamond of 203.04 carats that is D-color flawless and internally flawless.
13. The Woyie River is the thirteenth largest diamond and the twelfth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 770 carats. It was found in Sierra Leone in 1945 and was sold to an anonymous buyer for an undisclosed amount. It has not been cut yet.
14. The Golden Jubilee is the fourteenth largest diamond and the thirteenth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 755 carats. It was found in South Africa in 1985 and was cut into a cushion-shaped brown diamond of 545.67 carats that is the largest faceted diamond of any color in the world. It was given as a gift to King Bhumibol of Thailand on his golden jubilee anniversary.
15. The Vargas is the fifteenth largest diamond and the fourteenth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 726.6 carats. It was found in Brazil in 1938 by three prospectors who did not know its value until they took it to a jeweler. It was cut into several stones, including a pear-shaped blue-white diamond of 48.26 carats that is owned by an anonymous collector.
16. The Jonker is the sixteenth largest diamond and the fifteenth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 726 carats. It was found in South Africa in 1934 by Johannes Jacobus Jonker, a farmer who sold it for £75,000. It was cut into 13 stones, including a 125-carat emerald-cut diamond that was sold to Harry Winston for $2.26 million.
17. The Peace Diamond is the seventeenth largest diamond and the sixteenth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 709 carats. It was found in Sierra Leone in 2017 by a group of artisanal miners who gave it to the government for a fair auction. It was sold to Graff Diamonds for $6.5 million, with 59% of the proceeds going back to the community where it was found.
18. The Centenary Diamond is the eighteenth largest diamond and the seventeenth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 599 carats. It was found in South Africa in 1986 by De Beers and was cut into a modified heart-shaped diamond of 273.85 carats that is D-color flawless and internally flawless. It was unveiled in 1991 to celebrate the centenary of De Beers and its current owner and value are unknown.
19. The Jubilee Diamond is the nineteenth largest diamond and the eighteenth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 650.8 carats. It was found in South Africa in 1895 and was originally named the Reitz Diamond after Francis William Reitz, then president of the Orange Free State. It was cut into a cushion-shaped diamond of 245.35 carats that is slightly yellow in color and has very small inclusions. It is owned by an anonymous private collector.
20. The De Beers Diamond is the twentieth largest diamond and the nineteenth largest gem-quality diamond, weighing 428.5 carats. It was found in South Africa in 1888 by De Beers and was cut into ten stones, ranging from 13 to 234.5 carats. The largest stone is a pear-shaped diamond that is D-color flawless and internally flawless. It was sold to Rustomjee Jamsetjee of Mumbai, India for £200,000 and its current whereabouts are unknown.