Top 10 | Most Beautiful, Rare, and Magnificent Diamond Jewel Collection

[Music] welcome to my channel where I provide my personal bucket list on today's video we going look at some of the most expensive diamonds both the rare and unique magnificent finds for thousand of years most expensive diamond become one of the most popular collection of the rich and the King Diamond is one of the most wanted mining products you can be rich instantly if you found a big and rare diamond in the backyard of your house these most expensive diamond are the most wanted one that almost all people in the world want to save in their mansion or Palace let's take a look at those most expensive diamonds in the world 10th on the list is the sang C diamond dot the sang see a pale yellow diamond dove fifty five point two three carats eleven point zero four six grams was once reputed to have belonged to the Mughals of antiquity but it is more likely of Indian origin owing to its cuts which is unusual by Western standards several sources state it belonged to Charles the bold Duke of Burgundy after Charles died in 1495 it passed to his cousin King Manuel the first of Portugal then it was bought by Nicolas der holle a same year de sang si thus the name of the diamond is sang C many noble family in Europe have taken the diamond as a prized possession putting into thea crown due to its brilliance the sang C was thus domiciled in France but disappeared during the French Revolution when brigands raided the guard mobile royal treasury as well as the sang C other treasures stolen were the region diamond and the French blue diamonds which she's known today as the Hope Diamond the Sangh see next surfaced in 1906 when bought by william waldorf astor first buy can tester from famous russian collector rude enough scheme the prominent Astor family possessed it for 72 years until the 4th Viscount Astor sold it to the louver for $1,000,000 in 1978 the sang C now rests in the Apollo gallery sharing attention with the likes of the Regent and the Hortensia as of today the prize of the sang C diamond is unknown due to its uniqueness one-of-a-kind and rarity [Music] next on the list is growth pink diamond this another authentic diamond with unclear history what is known is that the ring mounted pink diamond was sold by sutherby a 2010 auction in Geneva the famous Durand collector Lawrence growth for forty six point one six million dollars a record at the time he named it grout pink [Music] eighth on the list is the pink legacy this diamond was once part of Oppenheimer's collection a family collection that turned our beers into the world's largest diamonds own owners pink legacy the vs1 fancy vivid pink gem was mined in South Africa in 1918 the price of pink legacy was estimated between $30 and 50 million dollars however Harry Winston incorporated an American luxury jeweler bought the diamond on auction in Geneva last November 2018 and cashed fifty point three million dollars the winston pink legacy diamond weights eighteen point 9 6 carats dots to find a diamond of this size with this color is pretty much unreal he continues you may see this color in a pink diamond of less than one carat but this is almost 19 carats and it's as pink as can be it's unbelievable [Music] seventh on the list is the Regent diamond another diamund with a thrilling past Regent diamond was originally 410 carats found in the cola mine in India in 1698 it was acquired by a Thomas Pitt a governor of English fortress in brought to London and cut into a 140 point six four cushion diamonds in 1717 the Duke of Alim fili ii acquired the diamond which was later set into the crown of louis xiv and king louis xvi during the french revolution in 1792 it was stolen but latter recovered until Napoleon Bonaparte got an ownership over low Regent and even attached on its sword after his exile Regent was carried to Austria but soon returned to the French crown jewels and used by other French kings such as Charles the tenth and King Napoleon the third today we can all see regent diamund at the louver it was estimated at 61 million dollars in 2018 sixth on the list is the pink star diamund formerly no Aslam its pink was mined in 1999 by De Beers in South Africa and weighted 132 point 5 carats in the rough after cutting and processing its final weight is fifty nine point six carats the pink star was auctioned and sold in 2017 for impressive 71 point two million dollars to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises a private company based in Hong Kong Sotheby's is proud to present the magnificent pink star one of the world's great natural treasures the largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamonds that the Jaya has ever graded this fifty nine point six zero carat diamond is masterpiece of nature fifth on the list is the wittelsbach graph diamund an antique oval brilliant cut diamonds ero 6 carats since the time when Spanish King Philip the fourth bought for his daughter Margaret Theresa the blue jewel had been moving from hand to hand and to crowned heads testifying the turbulent European history writing its own story in the middle of its path the Bavarian dienasty Wittelsbach had it in possession and that's how it got its name it was until the Great Depression when the Blue Diamond was put up for sale at Christie's auction house but no one bought it the period after this is a bit uncertain until 1964 when the Wittelsbach was acquired by Helmut Horton as an engagement gift to his wife Heidi Whittle Spock got a new owner in 2008 in the name of Lawrence gruff a prominent jeweler in London who bought it for twenty three point four million dollars he recut the diamond in order to enhance color and clarity in the process the whittle as bark graph lost four point four five carats the final gem has been renamed the wittelsbach breath the historic fancy deep blue diamond is reportedly sold to the hamari bin Khalifa by the Qatari Sheikh for 80 million u.s. dollars fourth on the list is the centenary diamonds while some diamonds have long complicated stories attached to them the centenary diamond history is a fairly short one discovered in the premium mine in July of 1986 with the help of an x-ray imaging system this massive stone weighed 599 carats 119 point eight grams uncut it is the third largest diamond to come out of the premium mine and with a grade of D it is internally and externally flawless it took 154 days for the team to hand cut the centenary diamond into an egg shape gem weighing approximately 500 carats after three years the team transformed the stone into one of the largest cut diamonds in the world in February 1991 the diamond was revealed and insured for over 100 million dollars it weighs 270 3.85 carats and has 247 facets 164 on the pavilion and crown and 83 on the girdle the De Beers Corporation happily loaned the centenary diamonds to the Tower of London where it was put on public display for all people to gaze upon for many years to come third on the list is the Hope Diamond the Hope Diamond is one of the most famous jewels in the world with ownership records dating back for almost two four centuries it's much admired rare blue color is due to trace amounts of boron atoms weighing 45.5 to carats it's exceptional size has revealed new findings about the formation of gemstones the 45.5 2 carat diamond is worth 350 million dollars it is characterized by the blue by visible traces of boron element while under ultraviolet light it reflects the red color due to the presence of phosphorus its history begun in India eventually it went to France and called la Bleu de France the diamond remained with the French royal family until it was stolen in 1792 during the French Revolution Louie the xiv and Marie Antoinette who were beheaded are often cited as victims of the curse the diamond was missing for a few decades and was recut into a smaller gem there are unconfirmed reports that it belonged to King George the fourth whose estate sold it to pay off his enormous debts in 1839 the diamond was acquired by Henry Thomas Hope which is how it got its name after hopes death the diamonds passed through the hands of several owners [Music] mr. Harry Winston acquire the Hope Diamond in 1947 together with other estate of evil and Walsh McClane and in 1958 he donated the diamond in the Museum of Natural History where it is currently on display second on the list is the Cullinan one diamond or famously know as the star of Africa Cullinan one was part of the Cullinan diamond to 3100 and six point seven five carat diamonds Cullinan diamond was not just one of the most expensive diamonds in the world but also the largest gem quality rough diamond Dever found on this planet it's was mined in 1905 in the premier mine in South Africa Cullinan is divided into nine large brushed diamonds and many small ones the largest brush diamond is called the great star of Africa Cullinan one and his 530 point four carats although not officially confirmed some sources claim that Cullinan one diamonds is worth 400 million dollars today along with the second largest the Cullinan 2 are kept within the crown jewels at the Tower of London number one on the list the Queen or the diamond is an over 109 carat diamond with a weight of 20 1.6 grams it's the main diamond of the British crown jewels known from the crown the stone is literally priceless and can therefore not be insured currently the coronor is exhibited in the Tower of London together with the other crown jewels of Great Britain during the biggest part of its long history the curie nor was the biggest diamonds in the world to this day it is the most expensive diamond in the world the Queen or is a diamond with a fascinating history and an impressive journey thank you for watching and have a nice day please don't forget to subscribe [Music]

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Length: 13min 1sec (781 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 15 2019