Find World’s Rarest and Expensive Diamonds

Peter Wilson in Cleveland
Peter Wilson Gemologist
3 min readApr 16, 2019
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Who says diamond is the first best friend of women? Almost people of all ages and gender love and admire the beauty of a diamond. It is one of the precious gemstones you will find on the earth. People from across the world love buying and adoring diamonds. Even there are many expensive and rarest diamonds available in the museum in different countries as a tourist attraction.

So let’s explore a few best and world’s rarest diamonds popular since ages and even today admire by various gemologists including Peter Wilson.

Koh-I-Noor

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In Persian, Koh-I-Noor means as “Mountain of Light”. Koh-I-Noor is around 105-carat diamond that was invented at Golconda in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. Back in time, it was one of the largest known diamond in the world. The Koh-I-Noor was owned by various rulers including Sikh, Mughal, and Persian that fought each other from time to time. Today, the gem is the property of the British crown and is available in HM Tower of London. Kohinoor diamond is considered as one of the most popular tourist attraction in London.

Sancy Diamonds

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The Sancy diamond is 55.23 carat of the pale yellow diamond. Back in time, it was famous as the belonging of the Great Dynasty. According to its history, the diamond is originated in India. This is the first great diamonds to be cut with symmetrical sides. At present, this historical diamond is availabe in the French Crown Jewel collection at the Louvre.

Cullinan

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The Cullinan Diamond is the largest rough gem around 3, 106, 75 carats. This mesmerizing diamond is rare to found in the world. According to Gemologist Peter Wilson, it has remarkable clarity and you will find a black spot in the middle. Basically, this black spot is a result of internal strain within the mineral. After polished it become Cullinan I and according to sources, it is the largest diamond in the world until 1985 with 545.67 carats from the same Diamond mine i.e. premier mine.

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Peter Wilson in Cleveland
Peter Wilson Gemologist

Peter Wilson in Cleveland provides jewelry appraisal services and offers a diamond education seminar and other jewelry related courses in Rocky River area.