The Excelsior - The Excelsior diamond, found in 1893 in South Africa, weighed 995 carats uncut. The biggest stone cut from it is 69 carats, which was bought in 1996 by the jeweller Robert Mouawad.

The Timur Ruby, weighing some 361 carats, is named after Timur. Irregularly shaped, it bears the etched names of five ...

A natural faceted black diamond of this size is an "extremely rare occurrence," Sotheby's said, and the interstellar phenomenon was listed as the largest cut diamond in the world in the 2006 ...

Sotheby's said it is the largest faceted Fancy Black Diamond known to ever appear at auction and was listed as the largest cut diamond in the world in the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records.

Although the “Rose of Lulo” will still need to be cut and polished to achieve ... as well as Angola. The largest known pink diamond is the Daria-i-Noor (Sea of Light) diamond, which was ...

The Enigma’s mysterious origins The Enigma, which has 55 facets, is currently the largest cut black diamond in the world, according to Guinness World Records. Its origins are “shrouded in ...

India has been emerging as a bright spot for the cut and polished diamonds amidst a slowdown in key markets such as the U.S.

De Beers has reportedly built up its largest stockpile of diamonds since the 2008 financial ... behind our brands and retail, even as we cut the capital and the spend on the mining side.” ...