Diamonds occur naturally and vary in size, color, and quality, so the largest of a particular color may not be large in absolute terms, but may still be considered very desirable. Diamonds may also have high valuations in sale prices, and large ones invariably have a noteworthy ownership history. There is no agreed-upon measure of a large or a high-quality diamond, and new ones displace others on any subjective list, so strict inclusion criteria for notable diamonds are not attainable.
| Name | Uncut weight (carat) | Cut weight (carat) | Color | Country/region of origin | Description | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[1] [2] | 342.57 | yellow | Mined at the Mir kimberlitic pipe (Yakutia, Russia) in 1980. It is the largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the former USSR. It is the size of a pigeon's egg and is currently kept (as of 2016) in the Russian Diamond Fund (Moscow Kremlin). | ||||
| 4 February Stone (The Art of de GRISOGONO)[3] | 404.2 | 163.41[4] | white | 27th largest white diamond found (at that time), and largest diamond from Angola, the 404carat 4 February diamond was found in early February 2016, and was cut into a 163carat flawless D-color emerald-shaped stone. | |||
| 116 | 71.7 | colorless | An Indian diamond which became famous during the days of the Mughal Empire. A diamond with a roughly pear-shaped outline and random faceting, including two Persian inscriptions, the first reading "Shah Akbar, the Grand King, 1028 A.H." (the letters mean Anno Hegirae). The second inscription read "To the Lord of Two Worlds, 1039 A.H. Shah Jehan". The diamond was reportedly part of the original Peacock Throne. Purchased in 1886 in Istanbul by London merchant George Blogg, who re-cut it from 116carat to a pear-shape of 71.7carat, thus destroying the historic inscriptions. Blogg sold the stone in 1887 to Malhar Rao Gaekwad of Baroda, India who was the last known owner and the stone's whereabouts are presently unknown. | ||||
| 320.65 | colorless | Mined at the Udachnaya kimberlitic pipe (Yakutia, Russia) in 1989. It is the second largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the former USSR and is currently kept (as of 2016) in the Russian Diamond Fund (Moscow Kremlin.) | |||||
| 101.29 | yellow | A 101.29carat antique cushion-shaped brilliant fancy vivid yellow diamond which is believed to have been found in the Premier mine in the South African Republic. It got the name Allnatt[5] after one of its owners, Major Alfred Ernest Allnatt. The diamond was sold for a little more than $3 million at Christie's auction in Geneva in May 1996. | |||||
| 16.37 | 7.54 | colorless | The largest diamond found by a park visitor in the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas since 1972, when it was established as a state park. It was found by W. W. Johnson of Amarillo, Texas in 1975 and was a 16.37 carats (3.27 g) white diamond, but it has since been cut into a 7.54 carats (1,510 mg) marquise shape. | ||||
| 33.74 | black | A 33.74 carat (6.748 g) pear-shaped black diamond which sold for $352,000 in 2001. | |||||
| 78.54 | 76.02 | colorless | Historical cushion-shaped, D colour, internally flawless Golconda diamond, sold on 13 November 2012 by Christies to an anonymous buyer for .[6] | ||||
| 12.76 | 8.01 | pink | Argyle Pink Jubilee[7] is the largest pink diamond ever found in Australia weighing 12.76 carats. The diamond was found in Western Australia in Argyle Mine who is the largest producer of pink diamonds in the world. | ||||
| 102.48 | amber | 102.48carat | |||||
| A display of 240 fancy-colored diamonds. | |||||||
| A display of 296 diamonds of natural colors. | |||||||
| 34.98 | colorless | A 34.98carat[8] pear-shaped diamond, which sold for US$10 million in 2012.[9] Not to be confused with the Sancy. | |||||
| 195 | 67.50 | black | A 67.5carat cushion-cut black diamond, also called the Eye of Brahma Diamond. | ||||
| 29.6 | 12.03 | blue | Found in the Cullinan mine in 2014, cushion-shaped, and originally named the 'Blue Moon' diamond. Purchased for a record breaking 48.6 million Swiss francs (US48.4 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva on 11 November 2015 by the Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau. He renamed it "The Blue Moon of Josephine" in honor of his daughter. The previous day he had bought the 'Sweet Josephine' diamond for her.[10] [11] | ||||
| 90.38 | colorless | 90.38carat - cut by Cartier around 1910. Thought to have been owned by Eleanor of Aquitaine in the early 12th century, by King Richard the Lion Heart who carried it during the third crusade, and King Henry II of France, which makes the Briolette of India the oldest diamond on record in the world, even older than the famous Koh-i-Noor.[12] | |||||
| Brunswick Blue | 44.25 | blue | May be a part of the Tavernier Blue.[13] | ||||
| 599 | 273.85 | colorless | 273.85carat, modified heart-shaped brilliant, the world's largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond. | ||||
| Chloe Diamond | 84.37 | colorless | Sold in November 2007 at Sotheby's in Geneva to Georges Marciano of the Guess clothing line for 18.2 million SFr, the second-highest price ever paid for a diamond at auction.[14] | ||||
| 110.03 | yellow | Largest known pear-shape fancy vivid yellow diamond, found in South-Africa[15] [16] | |||||
| 298.48 | colored | Found in a placer mining factory in the Lower Lena River area, Yakutia, in 2004. It is the third largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the former USSR and is currently kept (as of 2016) in the Russian Diamond Fund (Moscow Kremlin.) | |||||
| Cross of Asia | 280 | 79.12 | yellow | Discovered in 1902 at the Jagersfontein Mine as a 280carat crystal. The first cut was to 142carat; it was then cut three more times until, in 1993, it was a 79.12carat radiant-cut with table facets that resemble a Maltese cross.[17] | |||
| 3106.75 | colorless | When discovered in 1905 the 3106.75 carat (621.35 g) Cullinan was the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found. It was cut into 105 diamonds including the Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, 530.2 carats (106.04 g), and the Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa, 317.4 carats (63.48 g), both of which are now part of the British Crown Jewels. | |||||
| 3106.75 | 530.4 | colorless | The largest stone obtained from Cullinan diamond. Cullinan I or Great Star of Africa with weight of 530.4 carats it is the second largest cut diamond in the world. Currently located in the head of the Sceptre of the British Crown Jewels British Royal family. | ||||
| 3106.75 | 317.4 | colorless | The second largest stone obtained from Cullinan diamond. Cullinan II or Second Star of Africa with weight of 317.4 carats is also one of the largest cut diamonds in the world. As Cullinan I, it is also in the British crown jewels located in the Imperial State Crown British Royal family. | ||||
| 3106.75 | 94.4 | colorless | The third largest stone obtained from Cullinan diamond. Cullinan III or Lesser Star of Africa with weight of 94.4 carats is also part of the British crown jewels British Royal family. No longer mounted in any of the crowns, it is frequently worn in combination with Cullinan IV as a brooch. | ||||
| 182 | pink | The largest pink diamond in the world, approximately 182carat, originally from India but now part of Iranian Crown Jewels. Its exact weight is not known; 182carat is an estimate. | |||||
| DeBeers Diamond | 440 | 234.5 | Discovered in 1888.[18] | ||||
| 104.52 | yellow | Widely considered to be the largest artificially irradiated diamond in the world, at 104.52carat. | |||||
| 5.03 | brownish-red | Weighing 5.03carat, the third-largest known red diamond GIA graded as "fancy dark reddish brown", was bought in a flea market on a hatpin by Sidney deYoung a prominent Boston estate jewelry merchant. It was donated by him to the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. | |||||
| 40.70 | green | 41carat antique pear-shaped brilliant - its color is the result of natural irradiation | |||||
| Eagle Diamond | ab. 16 | ||||||
| 248.9 | 111.59 | brown | a 111.59carat pear-shaped diamond with a strong coffee-like brown color. | ||||
| ~100 | 51 | 51carat oval-shaped brilliant diamond, perfectly cut. | |||||
| 119.5 | 76.5 | Found in 1857[19] | |||||
| - | 555.55 | black | A 555-carat black diamond, cut to have 55 sides, is currently the largest cut diamond on Earth. It went on sale in Sotheby's in February 2022. Sotheby's claims that it may originate from a meteor, though this claim is disputed.[20] [21] [22] | ||||
| 8.52 | 4.602 | D IF | Discovered in 2015, it is the 5th largest diamond ever discovered at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas Identified as a Type IIa crystal, the 8.52 carat diamond was cut and polished by Mike Botha into a custom-designed 4.605 carat Triolette shape during a week long event in North Little Rock and was graded a D IF, 0 Polish & 0 Symmetry by the American Gem Society Laboratories- making it the most valuable American diamond. | ||||
| 21.25 | 10.73 | yellow-brown | the first diamond found in South Africa, a yellow-brown 21.25carat stone (before cutting) resulting in a finished diamond 10.73carat. | ||||
| 995.2[23] | colorless | The largest known diamond in the world prior to the Cullinan at 970carat, it was later cut into 10 pieces of various sizes (13–68 carats). | |||||
| 137.27 | yellow | A lost diamond, light yellow with a weight of 137.27 carats (27.45 g). | |||||
| Fortuna Diamond | 26.29 | colourless | A cushion-shaped diamond set into a pendant with a 0.75ct Argyle pink diamond, and 4.5 carats of Argyle pinks. The stone has been given a name to fit its history, rarity and setting – the Fortuna Diamond. Classified as a Type 2A [24] with a colour grade of I and clarity grade of VVS2.[25] | ||||
| Fortune Pink | 18.18 | pink | Pear-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond sold for 28.4 million Swiss francs ($28.8 million), including fees and taxes, in 2022. It had been mined in Brazil over 15 years ago.[26] | ||||
| 112 | 69 | blue | (Stolen during French Revolution) Largest blue diamond allegedly discovered up to this date before its cut, it was faceted by Jean Pittan to be the main French Crown Jewel. Stolen, and then almost certainly cut into the Hope Diamond. | ||||
| Golden Dawn | 133 | 61.5 | Found in 1913, cut into an American cut brilliant.[27] | ||||
| 43.51 | yellow | A large, radiant-cut fancy intense yellow diamond (43.5 carats). | |||||
| 755.5 | 545.67 | yellow-brown | The Unnamed Brown as originally named, the Golden Jubilee[28] is the second largest faceted diamond ever cut at 545.67 carats (109.13 g), outweighing Cullinan I by 15.27 carats | ||||
| 1111 | 302.37 | colourless | A 302.37 carat D color high-clarity emerald cut diamond. It is the main stone cut from the Lesedi La Rona, bought by Graff in 2017 and cut in 2019. The cutting of the rough stone also produced 66 smaller stones. According to Graff, the stone is the "largest highest clarity, highest color diamond ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA)".[29] [30] | ||||
| 24.78 | pink | 24.78carat A 24.78-carat Fancy Intense Pink diamond and, until the sale of the Sweet Josephine diamond in November 2015, it was the most expensive jewel ever sold at auction. Previously owned by Harry Winston and an unnamed private collector, and bought by Laurence Graff (November 2010).[31] | |||||
| 9.01 | pink | ||||||
| 104.15 | orange-brown | 104.15carat. | |||||
| 780 | 280 | Fabled 280carat mogul-cut diamond, now lost, although presumed by historians to have been re-cut as the Orlov. | |||||
| Gruosi Diamond | 300.12 | 115.34 | black | A heart-shaped black diamond, weighing 115.34carat.[32] | |||
| 27.64 | blue | Perhaps the largest fancy vivid blue, weighing 27.64carat. | |||||
| 112 | 45.52 | blue | 45.52carat, is a Fancy Dark Grayish-Blue diamond and supposedly cursed. Almost certainly cut from the French Blue Diamond. Part of the Smithsonian Collection. | ||||
| 21.32 | peach | Peach (slightly orangey pink) color, formerly part of the French Crown Jewels. Displayed in the Louvre. | |||||
| 890 | 407.48 | brownish-yellow | A brownish-yellow diamond of 407.48 carats (81.496 g) cut from an 890 carat (178 g) rough diamond of the same name - it appeared on eBay in 2002. Internally Flawless clarity. Several other smaller diamonds were also cut from the crystal. | ||||
| 184.5 | colorless | Cushion cut weighing 184.5 carats (36.90 g); also known as Imperial Diamond & Victoria Diamond. | |||||
| Jagersfontein Diamond | 215 | Found in 1881 at the Jagersfontein Mine.[33] | |||||
| The Jane Seymour | 2.08 | blue | Cushion cut weighing 2.08 carats (416 mg).[34] | ||||
| 34.48 | blueish-white | Weighing 34.48carat, found in West Virginia by the Jones family. Also known as the Punch Jones Diamond. | |||||
| 650.8 | 245.35 | colorless | Originally known as the Reitz Diamond; perhaps the sixth-largest in the world at 245.35carat. | ||||
| 35 | 5.05 | brownish-red | A 5.05carat Emerald-cut red diamond formerly known simply as "Red Diamond". This is the second-largest known red diamond. It was cut from a 35carat piece of boart discovered near Lichtenburg, South Africa. It reappeared in 2007 after a 37-year absence from sight, and was purchased by Kazanjian Brothers Inc. | ||||
| 793 | 105.60 | colorless | A 105.6 carat (21.6 g) white of Indian origin-(Golconda diamonds), with a long and turbulent history and a good deal of legend surrounding it. After belonging to Kakatiya, Delhi Sultanate, Mughal, Persian, Afghan and Sikh rulers, it was surrendered in the 1849 Treaty of Lahore to Queen Victoria. It was recut from 191 ct, to its current size, and was part of the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother until her death in 2002. It is now on display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London. | ||||
| Koi Diamond | 32+ | white, orange and various | The colors of this sole and unique 32+ carat diamond evokes the well-known Koi fish legend and sacred symbolism cherished by East Asians. The graduations of color of white, orange, light yellow, darkblue and black colors in this diamond are reminiscent of ancient Chinese brush painting. The Koi Diamond has been certified by the GIA (Gemological Institute of America).[35] | ||||
| 601 | 71.73 | pale brown | Was a stone originally 601carat with the largest stone 71.73carat after cutting. | ||||
| Lesotho Legend | 910 | D (colorless) Type IIa | Largest diamond yet found at the Letšeng mine. Sold in March 2018 for $40 million to an unknown buyer in Antwerp, Belgium.[36] [37] [38] | ||||
| 603 | 75 | colorless | Is the 15th-largest diamond, the tenth-largest white diamond, and the largest diamond to be found in 13 years. The original stone was 603carat, although the largest diamond after the cutting was 75carat. | ||||
| Lulo Rose | 170 | Pink | Angola | The Lulo Rose is a Type IIa diamond, which is considered to be the finest and most rare.[39] The announcement of the discovery was made by Lucapa Diamond Company on 27 July 2022.[40] Sodiam, the subsidiary of Endiama, a state-owned diamond company in Angola, will put the pink diamond up for auction via an international bidding process.[41] | |||
| Martian Pink | 12.04 | pink | Named by American jeweler Ronald Winston in 1976. Sold by auction in May 2012 for US$17 million, "the largest round fancy intense pink diamond to ever go under the hammer", according to Christie's.[42] | ||||
| 0.62 | colorless | The Matryoshka is a unique diamond with another diamond moving freely inside. This is the first and only such diamond in the entire history of world diamond mining until October 2019. | |||||
| 777 | 203.04 | colorless | At 203.04carat, this is the second-largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond. | ||||
| Mirror of Naples | Object of dispute between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France following its gifting to Henry's sister, Mary Tudor, Queen of France.[43] | ||||||
| 25.95 | 24.04 | yellow | Moon of Baroda[44] is pear-shape 24.04carat diamond and it was discovered in Vadodara (Baroda) in India. | ||||
| 13 | 5.11 | red | The largest known red diamond, at 5.11carat. | ||||
| 89 | 43.38 | blue-white | An emerald-cut of 43.38carat, previously a triangular brilliant of about 89 carats. | ||||
| 340 | colorless | Reportedly 340carat. Possibly a large colorless topaz. Whereabouts unknown. | |||||
| 60 | pink | Around 60carat originally from India but now part of the Iranian crown jewels. | |||||
| 5.51 | blue-green | The only known natural Fancy Deep Blue-Green, and weighs 5.51carat. | |||||
| 14.62 | blue | Became the most expensive diamond in the world at the time of its sale in May 2016, selling for $50.6m (£34.7m). | |||||
| 253.7 | yellow | One of the largest gem-quality uncut diamonds in the world, at 253.7carat. | |||||
| 189.62 | colorless | An Indian mogul cut rumored to have served as the eye of a Hindu statue, and currently is part of the Kremlin diamond fund, weighing approximately 190carat. | |||||
| 137.82 | colorless | A shield-shaped diamond of 137.82 carats.[45] | |||||
| 100 (est.) | 47.38 | colorless | A oval brilliant, once the largest diamond in England. Sold by lottery in 1801, auctioned by Christie's in 1802, current whereabouts unknown although a popular legend is that it was destroyed. | ||||
| 132.50 | 59.60 | pink | Modified oval brilliant cut (step cut crown, brilliant pavilion), largest known fancy vivid pink, at 59.6carat. Formerly known as the Steinmetz Pink, and the Pink Star.[46] Auctioned in Geneva by Sotheby's in 2013 for $83.187 million[47] | ||||
| Pitt Diamond[48] | |||||||
| 41.28 | colorless | A colorless cushion-shaped stellar brilliant diamond weighing 41.28carat. Known for its symmetry, and once owned by Napoleon's older brother, it disappeared after being sold to a Sri Lankan diamond merchant in 1980 for a then-record $4.6 million.[49] [50] | |||||
| 127.01 | pale yellow | 127carat antique emerald cut with a pale yellow body color and very strong blue fluorescence. Part of the Smithsonian's collection. | |||||
| 353.9 | 137.0 | colorless | 137.02-carat (27.4 g) stone cut from a 353.9-carat (70.8 g) rough gem of the same name. | ||||
| 34.65 | pink | Antique cushion-cut, fancy intense pink, natural color, VS2 clarity, type IIa, displays bright orangey-red fluorescence when exposed to ultraviolet light (G.I.A.'s lab data);[51] [52] discovered 300 years ago in the Golconda mines.[53] | |||||
| 5.54 | orange | Perhaps the largest fancy vivid orange diamond (5.54 carats), modified cushion-shaped brilliant. | |||||
| Raven Diamond | 12.78 | black | Trilliant cut black diamond purchased in 2011. The Raven is currently in a private collection in upstate NY. | ||||
| 410 | 140.64 | white with pale blue | Weights 140.64carat, is cushion-shaped stellar brilliant cut, formerly belonging to Louis XV, Louis XVI, and Napoleon Bonaparte, it now resides in the Louvre. | ||||
| 55.23 | pale yellow | A shield-shaped pale yellow diamond currently in the Louvre, weighing 55.23carat. | |||||
| 3167 | carbonado | Largest carbonado and largest rough diamond ever found.[54] [55] [56] Found in 1895. | |||||
| 88.7 | pale yellow | Very old pale yellow diamond (found approximately in 1450 in India) currently housed in the Diamond Fund in Kremlin, weighing 88.7carat. | |||||
| 709 | The discovery was made by Pastor Emmanuel Momoh in an artisanal mine in the village of Koyadu in eastern Kono district in 2017 | ||||||
| 52.4 | Pear-shaped pink diamond set in the forehead of Damien Hirst's For the Love of God sculpture.[57] | ||||||
| 312.24 | black | Mogul cut, 312carat, the world's largest cut black diamond. | |||||
| 85.8 | colorless | Circa 86-carat (17 g) diamond housed in Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. Also known as Kaşıkçı Elması | |||||
| 968.9 | various | colorless | Cut into smaller pieces, the largest of which is 53.96carat. | ||||
| 83.5 | 47.69 | colorless | also known as the Dudley Diamond. This must not be confused with the Star of Africa. The Star of South Africa was the initial name given to this diamond, when it was purchased as an 83.5carat rough diamond. The diamond is a D-color, pear-shaped stellar brilliant cut stone, weighing 47.69carat. | ||||
| 95 | colorless | A 95-carat (19 g) stone once owned by Evalyn Walsh McLean of Washington, D.C., who also owned the Hope Diamond. It was also owned by King Farouk of Egypt, although he never settled the bill. | |||||
| Star of the Season | 100.10 | colorless | a 100.1carat pear-shaped D-color, Internally Flawless stone. At $16,548,750 US in 1995 it held the world record for the highest price paid for a diamond at auction until the sale of the Wittelsbach-Graff diamond in 2008.[58] | ||||
| 128.48 | light pinkish-brown | Found in Brazil in 1853. Cartier is the last known owners of the diamond (mid-2000s). | |||||
| 3.03 | 1.09 | colorless | A diamond which received a "perfect" 0/0/0 rating from the American Gem Society, weighing 3.03carat rough and 1.09carat cut. On exhibit at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, where it was found in 1990. | ||||
| Stuart or Holland Diamond | 39.75 | light blue-green | Pear shaped rose cut diamond. Bought in 1690 as a rough stone by Queen Mary II Stuart, wife of King William of Orange. Therefore, also referred to as the Holland diamond. Belongs to the Dutch Royal House.[59] | ||||
| 16.08 | fancy vivid pink | The largest cushion-shaped stone classified in the elite "fancy vivid" category to ever come to auction. Owned by an American family of 15 years, it was sold at auction in November 2015 to Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau, and renamed by him the 'Sweet Josephine' after his daughter.[60] The next day he bought the 'Blue Moon of Josephine' diamond for her.[61] | |||||
| Symbolic Yellow Diamond | 114.63 | vivid yellow | Antique cushion-shaped brilliant cut, which is believed to have been found in the Premier mine in The South African Republic. It weighs 114.63carat.[62] | ||||
| 241 | 68.0 | colorless | Purchased by Richard Burton for his wife Elizabeth Taylor, weighing 68carat. | ||||
| 42.92 | blue | 42carat antique pear brilliant cut. | |||||
| The Rock | 228.31 | White | "The Rock" is about the size of a golf ball and was previously worn as a lavish Cartier necklace. This is a perfectly symmetrical pear-shaped form and one of the rarest gems ever to be sold at auction.[63] | ||||
| 287.42 | 128.54 | yellow | Antique modified cushion-shaped stellar brilliant cut, on display at Tiffany & Co.'s New York City store. It weighs 128.54carat. | ||||
| 40.23 | 12.42 | brown | The largest discovered in the US, emerald-cut, M color (pale brown), VVS2 clarity. | ||||
| 726.6 | blue-white | Cut into 29 smaller diamonds. | |||||
| 54.5 | 23.6 | pink | Given to Queen Elizabeth II on her wedding in 1947 and later set in a brooch. "The most famous pink diamond in the world" according to the BBC. | ||||
| Williamson Pink Star | 32.32 | 11.15 | The cushion-shaped flawless fancy vivid pink type IIa diamond was sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong on October 7, 2022, for $392 million Hong Kong dollars (US$49.9 million), setting a world record for the highest price per carat for a diamond sold at auction.[64] [65] [66] | ||||
| 18.96 | pink | The world's largest Fancy Vivid Pink. Previously named Pink Legacy, it was sold by Christies on 13 November 2018, for 50.3 million Swiss francs ($50 million, £38.5 million), to Harry Winston. Found in a South African mine around 100 years ago and has likely not been altered since it was first cut (rectangular cut) in 1920, and once owned by the Oppenheimer family, who ran De Beers.[67] | |||||
| 35.56 | 31.06 | blue | 31.06carat, Fancy Deep Blue, cushion modified brilliant.[68] Was cut down from the 35.56 Wittelsbach Blue after being purchased in 2008. At the time of the sale it was the highest price ever paid for a diamond at auction.[69] |