Among the diamonds that have made history:

  • The “Dresden Green” diamond, weighing 41 carats, is renowned for its emerald-green color. Its owner used to adorn his hat with this magnificent stone. It is currently housed in Dresden.

  • The Hope Diamond weighs 44.5 carats and possesses a rare and intense blue sapphire color, perfect proportions, and exquisite clarity. It was named after the banker and gem collector who purchased it at an auction 1830. It is now kept at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The diamond was gifted to the institution in 1958. Although its history is significantly embellished, it is believed to bring misfortune to its owners.

  • The Cullinan I, known as the “Star of Africa,” weighs 530.2 carats. It is colorless and transparent. Until 1996, it was considered the largest polished diamond. It currently ranks third in terms of size. It has a drop-shaped, pendeloque form with 74 facets. It is set in the scepter of Edward VII, the British king. It is currently held in the Tower of London.

  • The “Sansi” diamond weighs 55 carats and is located in the Louvre Museum in France.

  • The “Tiffany” diamond weighs 128.51 carats and features a lemon-yellow hue. It was acquired by the Tiffany jewelry company in New York and cut in France’s capital.

  • The Koh-i-Noor, known as the “Mountain of Light,” weighs 108.93 carats and is housed in the Tower of London.

  • The Cullinan VI weighs 63.6 carats and is one of the fragments of the famous “Cullinan” diamond, which initially weighed a staggering 3,106 carats. In 1911, it was set in the crown of Queen Mary of Britain. At the “Eternal Diamond” exhibition held in London in 1959, it was displayed as a brooch. Like all other diamonds belonging to the royal family, it is currently housed in the Tower of London.

  • The “Nassak” diamond weighs 43.88 carats. Originally weighing over 90 carats, it was kept in a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva near Nassak, now known as Nashik, located in India, not far from Bombay. The British seized it as a trophy during the colonization war in 1818. In 1927, it was recut in New York and acquired emerald-cut facets. It is currently in America, in a private collection in Leeds.

  • The “Regent” diamond was discovered in 1701 in the mines of Golconda. It was cut in France in 1721, after which its weight became 140 carats. During the time of Napoleon III, it adorned Empress Eugénie’s imperial crown. In 1807, it was placed in the Louvre Museum, where it remains today.

  • The “Shah” diamond weighs 88.7 carats and is in the Diamond Fund of Russia.

  • The “Florentine,” also known as the “Tuscan” or “Austrian Yellow,” weighs 137.27 carats and has a lemon-yellow color. Its early history is shrouded in legends. In 1657, it was in the possession of the Medici family. In the 18th century, it was set in a crown belonging to the Habsburgs and later used as a brooch. The traces of the diamond are lost during World War II.

  • The “Enigma,” a black diamond, holds the record as the largest stone in auction history. It weighed 555.55 carats and was sold for $4.3 million at a Sotheby’s auction.

Other notable diamonds include the “Orlov” and the aforementioned “Star of South Africa,” as well as the “Darya-i-Nur,” the “Polar Star” diamond, and the “Wittelsbach” diamond.