The most famous diamonds, 78 photos

№1 «Valsky" - yellow diamond weighing 95 carats. Inserted in the brooch, "Van Cleef and Arpels»





Number 2 "The Spirit of De Grizogano» («The Spirit of de Grisogono») black diamond, weight - 312, 24 carats - the largest in the world.



Number 3 «The Excelsior»



Number 4 "Black Eagles" 67, 5 carats. In the modern classification of its color - "Gun Metal»



Number 5 "Star of the East" 94, 8 carats



Number 6 «The Star of the Season»



Number 7 "Star of South Africa" ​​is inserted in the necklace of the Countess of Dudley. Weight 47, 69 carats.



Number 8 diamond "Shah" 88, 7 carats.



Number 9 «The Mouawad Pink» Pink diamond - 21, 06 carats.



№ 10 «The Darya-i-Nur» Other names - "Sea of ​​Light", "The River of Light", "Ocean of Light" Weight - 186 carats.



№ 11 «The Niarchos»



Number 12 "Pink Sunrise" 29, 87 carats. Unique pink



№ 13 «The Nur-Ul-Ain» inserted in the center of the last Shah of Iran tiara. About 60 carats.



Number 14 "Star of the Millennium" 273, 15 carats. Flawless. Of those previously wrote "Clean Water".



Number 15 "Green Drezdansky" Brilliant greenish color.



Number 16, "Cullinan" "Star of Africa-I» 530 2 carats



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