The Black Orlov
According to the legend, the Black Orlov is said to have taken its name from the Russian Princess Nadia Vyegin-Orlov who owned it for time. It is a 67.50-carat cushion-cut stone, a so-called black diamond (actually, a very dark gun-metal color).
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Blood diamonds
Reality behind Africa’s bloody diamonds trade.
World of diamonds is not only full of brightness, nobility and honour. It is also world of blood, poverty, hunger and disease.
Most of the world’s production of diamonds comes from Africa, poor African states are forced to export raw diamonds to other contry where diamonds are cut, because diamond trade and diamond cutting is strictly limited to a few locations, and a single company—De Beers—controls a significant proportion of the trade in diamonds.
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Millennium Star
Part of the cycle The Greatest Diamonds of all time.
The De Beers Millennium Star is, at 203.04 carat (40.608 g), the world’s second largest known top color (D), internally and externally flawless, pear-shaped diamond.
Rare five carat vivid pink diamond goes on sale
Rare five carat vivid pink diamond goes on sale Christies auction house in New York shows off an extremely rare five carat vivid pink diamond expected to sell for up to ÂŁ4 million.
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The Centenary diamond
The world’s largest top-color diamond – the Centenary Diamond was recovered at Premier Mine (DeBeers) in times od centenary celebrations of DeBeers, hence it beautiful name. The raw diamond was perfect 599 carat, The Centenary was found on July 17th, 1986 by the electric X-ray recovery system at the Premier Mine and it’s presence was kept as Top Secret.
