Weighing in at 34 65 carats the princie is the most expensive golconda diamond ever sold.
Most expensive cut diamond ever.
The princie was discovered over 300 years ago in the famous golconda mine in india.
The following are top 10 expensive and best cut of diamonds in the world.
Steeped in mystery and legend the stone is believed to have been mined in india in the 1300s.
One of the largest diamond costing 4 12 million usd this diamond was presented to the king of thailand.
The winston blue was the top lot of the sale which reaped in a total of 154 1 million and broke another four world records.
Because so much of the rough diamond goes to waste during the cutting process round diamonds are the most expensive diamond shape to produce and that impacts the price even more than the demand.
Flawless round diamond solitaire engagement ring 1 63 ct.
Sotheby s is set to auction off a 102 carat diamond that could become the most expensive jewel ever sold to an online bidder.
Weighing in at a massive 105 6ct the most expensive diamond in the world is oval shaped.
The controversy behind the stone lies in claims that britain stole the stone from india and that it rightfully belongs to india.
The stone a 102 39 carat d colour flawless oval diamond could fetch.
The diamond was sold at christie s geneva magnificent jewels sale in may 2014 for about 23 8 million breaking the world record for the world s most expensive blue diamond.
And it s not just because it s the most in demand.
The moussaieff red diamond is 5 11 carats 1 022 g diamond with triangular brilliant cut that rated as fancy red in colour by the gemologial institute of america gia.
Radiant cut diamonds are the rectangular and square diamonds that are very beautiful and brilliant as well.
These expensive and rare beauties have enjoyed the properties of the rich and the kings.
The most popular cut for diamond engagement rings is also the priciest.
The round brilliant has the most facets of any shape which require more precision work and cutters have to discard more of the rough diamond so you essentially pay for a larger stone than you end up with.
It is considered that these cuts of expensive stones are called princess cut diamonds because of their style.