Tuesday, December 29, 2009

World's 10 most expensive jewels

The Allnant:


Price: 3 Million dollars (RP.30M)
1.The Allnatt Diamond is a diamond the size of 101. 29 carat (20. 258 g) with a cushion cut, rated in color as Fancy Vivid Yellow by the Gemological Institute of America.Ini diamond is named after one of the holders, Major Alfred Ernest Allnatt, a soldier, sportsman, art patron and supporter. Although not known exactly where comes Allnatt, many experts believe that it may be found in what is now known as the De Beers Premier Diamond Mine.


Allnatt origins are not known before the purchase of diamonds Allnatt Major in early 1950 s.Setelah buy a diamond, he commissioned Cartier to make arrangements for the final setting is itu.n platinum flower with five petals, two stems and leaves, all arranged by diamond. The Allnatt is resold at auction in May 1996 by Christie's in Geneva for $ 3, 043, 496 U.S.. At the time of sale in Allnatt is 102. 07 carat (20. 41 g). and assessed Fancy Intense Yellow. After the sale to Siba Corporation, a diamond is cut into the heavy again today and the intensity increased as a result.




moussaieff red :



Price: 7 million dollars (U.S. $ 70M)

2.Red is the Moussaieff shown as part of the Smithsonian's "The Splendor of Diamonds" exhibition, in addition to the De Beers Millennium Star and The Heart of Eternity.

Moussaieff Red is reported to have been discovered by a Brazilian farmer in Abaetezinho river in 1990, in an area known as Alto Paranaiba who had a reputation as a great source of beautiful and colorful berlian.secara rough, it was believed to be 13. 9 carats (2. 78 g).

Diamond was purchased and cut by the William Goldberg Diamond Corp., where he went by his real name the Red Shield. It is currently owned by Moussaieff Jewelers Ltd.. Currently owned by Moussaieff Jewelers Ltd.

Moussaieff Red Diamond is a diamond the size of 5. 11 carat (1. 022 g) by cutting a triangular brilliant (sometimes called trilliant trillion or cut), given a color as Fancy Red by the Gemological Institute of America. Although this may seem relatively small when compared to other famous diamonds, the Moussaieff Red is, in fact, the largest Fancy Red the GIA reports having value.





The Hearth Of Eternity :


price: 16 million dollars (Rp.160M)

3.The Heart of Eternity is a diamond measuring 27. 64 carats (5. 528 g), color assessed as "Fancy Vivid Blue" by the Gemological Institute of America. The Heart of Eternity was cut by the Steinmetz Group, who has a diamond before selling to the De Beers Group.



The Heart of Eternity is a member of the class very rare colored diamonds. As was found in the Premier Diamond Mine in South Africa. Blue (Type IIb) diamonds account for less than 0. 1% of the output from the Premier mine, which is the only mine in the world with the production of diamond blue enough. Of the ten colored diamonds that attract the highest bids, six out of ten were blue diamond, rating values as high as $ 550, 000 to $ 580, 000 per carat ($ 2750-2900 / mg).




The Heart of Eternity was inaugurated in January 2000 as part of the De Beers Millennium Jewels collection, which includes the Millennium Star. The Heart of Eternity is a feature with ten other blue diamonds; collection of blue diamond carat reaches 118 (23. 6 g). De Beers Millennium Jewels are displayed in London's Millennium Dome throughout 2000. Business on 7 November 2000 of stealing a collection foiled.



During the exhibition at the Smithsonian, the Heart of Eternity was recorded on loan from private collectors, giving rise to speculation that it was a sold during the exhibition at the Millennium Dome in London.





Wittelsbach Diamond :


Price: 16. 4 Million dollars (rp.164M)



Diamond 4.Wittelsbach also known as Der Blaue Wittelsbacher is 35. 56 carat (7. 11 g) blue diamond with VS clarity 2 has appreciated by European aristocracy for centuries. It has become part of both Austria and Bavaria, the Crown jewels.



Color and clarity have been compared with the Hope Diamond. Diamond size 24. 40 mm in diameter and 8. 29 mm in depth. Facet 82 has been arranged in an atypical pattern. Stars in terms of crown divided vertically and the pavilion has sixteen needle-like facets, arranged in pairs, pointing outward from the culet terms.




The Steinmetz Pink :




Price: 25 Million dollars (rp.250M)



5.The Steinmetz Pink is the diamond weighing 59. 60 carat (11. 92 grams), given a color as Fancy Vivid Pink by the Gemological Institute of America. The Steinmetz Pink is the largest known diamond has been given Vivid Pink. As a result of the scarcity of this extraordinary, the Steinmetz Group took careful to cut the 20 month Pink. When it was introduced in Monaco on May 29, 2003, in a public ceremony.


De Beers Centenary Diamond :




Price: 100 Million dollars (Rp.1triliun)



6.De Beers Centenary Diamond, at 273. 85 carat (54. 77 g), the third largest diamond has been produced in the Premier Mine. The Centenary Diamond is rated as a level D color color by Gemological Institute of America, which is the highest grade diamond is colorless and internally and externally flawless. Centenary Diamond was named as shown in the rough for Centennial.The Centenary Diamond was unveiled in final form in May 1991.






The Hope Diamond :



Price: 350 million dollars (3.5 triliyun)



7.Hope He is a big-mond, 45. 52 carat (9. 10 g), housed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC-blue Hope Diamond to the naked eye due to a trace amount of boron in the crystal structure, but exhibits a red phosphor under ultraviolet light. It is classified as Type IIb diamonds, and is famous for being a curse.



The Cullinans :



Price: 400 million dollars (rp.4triliun)



8.The Cullinan is the largest rough diamonds gem quality diamond ever found, at 3, 106. 75 carat (621. 35 g).



largest polished stone stone named Cullinan I or the First Star of Africa, and the 530. 2 carats (106. 0 g) is the largest diamond in the world until the year 1985 the discovery of the Golden Jubilee Diamond, 545. 67 carat (109. 13 g), also from the Premier Mine. Cullinan I is now mounted on the head with a stick Cross. The second largest gem from the Cullinan stone, Cullinan II or the Little Star of Africa, at 317. 4 carats (63. 5 g), is the fourth largest diamond in the world. The second jewel in the Crown Jewels of the British Empire.






Koh-I-Nor:


Price: Probably priceless (This is one of the british crown jewels!)



9.K? Hi N? R (Hindi: ???????, Persian / Urdu Telugu :??????,: ????????) which means "Mountain of Light" from the Persian, also spelled Kohinoor, Koh-e Noor or Koh-i-Nur is 105 carats (21. 6 g) diamond that was once the largest known diamond in the world. The Kohinoor originated at Golconda in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is owned by various Sikh, Mughal and Persian rulers who fought bitterly over it at various points in history and win the war damage time and again. After completely ignoring the Maharaja Ranjit Singh's will was eventually confiscated by the East India Company and became part of the British Crown Jewels when British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli declared Empress of India Queen Victoria in 1877. This is the legend that anyone who has a Koh-i-Noor ruled the world.



Possible condemnation associated with ownership of the diamond dates back to the Hindu texts relating to the first confirmed appearance of the diamond in 1306:



"He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all its misfortunes. "She owns this diamond will own the world, but also will know all misfortunes." Only God, or a woman can wear it freely. "







The Sancy Diamond:


Price: perhaps priceless)



10.The Sancy, a pale yellow diamond of 55. 23 carat (11. 05 g), once belonged to famous ancient Great Mogul, but more likely from India who was cut because of the unusual with Western standards.


Shield-shaped stone consists of two back-to-back crowns (the typical upper stone) but does not have any resemblance to a pavilion (the bottom of the stone, under the belt or the middle of the body).




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