The world’s largest diamond

Another large diamond has been found at the Letseng mine in Lesotho, a small kingdom in South Africa.

The stone weighs 478 carats and is the 20th largest rough diamond ever found and it may become the largest ever polished round diamond.
Another similar sized rough stone from the same mine was recently valued at $12million. But the clarity and round shape of the new gem mean it could be worth considerably more and in its polished state could sell for tens of millions of dollars.

A spokesman for Gem Diamonds, who own the mine, added that initial examination suggested that the white diamond, which has yet to be named and valued, has a completely flawless centre.
It is estimated to be capable of producing a 150 carat polished gem stone, dwarfing the Koh-i-Noor diamond which is part of the Crown Jewels. Via BBC/dailymail

The World's Most Expensive Diamonds

The Pumpkin Diamond, a type known as a Fancy Vivid Orange and a mere trifle at about USD3m!

By Aidan James

just love checking out expensive items, I mean really expensive items like diamonds, so expensive I'll never be able to afford them.

Right up there in the expense stakes are some of the worlds largest and most beautiful diamonds.

The biggest buyers of expensive diamonds are men who buy them for their collections, (sorry ladies). These collectors are unsurprisingly amongst the world's wealthiest men, they prize perfection and will pay in large amounts to aquire it. The chase for perfect diamonds may be a worldwide one involving international dealers and auction houses and diamond mines in South Africa, Australia and elsewhere.

Forbes.com estimated values on several of the worlds most expensive diamonds last year and among them were:

The Mouawad Diamond Necklace at USD 12m which contains a 70 carat stone at its centre

Sotheby's D-Grade Flawless Diamond, 108 carats at USD 16m

The Leviev Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond, 77.12 carats at USD 10m

The Graff Fancy Vivid Pink Pear Shaped Diamond at USD 10m

The Darya-ye Noor Diamond of the Iranian Crown Jewels is reported to be the largest pink diamond at about 186 carats

These might sound impressive but they pale against monsters like the "Star of Africa" at 530.2 carats carats on display in the Tower of London or the "Golden Jubilee" at 545.67 carats.

Most Expensive Piece of Jewelry in the World!

By Timon Weller

When looking for expensive jewelry, you want to go for Diamonds. I recently found out the most expensive piece of diamond jewelry is rare blue diamonds. I would say it is the most expensive piece of jewelry in the world. Some pieces of blue diamond jewelry have even being marked up to the value of 15 million USD plus. When you think about that is almost out of 97% of the population of the worlds reach for affordability, so hopefully your girlfriend will not mind.