Top Facts About Diamonds

Top Facts About Diamonds DeBretts Online Jewellery Did You Know? Diamond Facts Diamonds were formed 3 billion years ago! The first Diamond Ring was made in 1477 for Archduke Maximilian of Austria's proposal to Mary of Burgundy. Diamonds are the hardest natural substance found on earth. The word Diamond is derived from the To produce a one carat Diamond it requires 250 tonnes of earth to be moved! Greek word Adamas which means unconquerable. Lets Get Down to Numbers Smallest and Largest Diamonds Top Diamond Producing Countries Worlds largest cut Diamond is the Cullinan I 3106 carat. VS Botswana (20.0% Worlds smallest cut Diamond Russia (22.0%) is the Bhavani Mikro 0.0003 carat Congo (19.0% -Rest Of The World (1.7% ABrazil (0.4%) Industrial vs Gem Quality Diamonds Ghana (0.6%) Australia (13.0%) Industrial Quality Namibia (1.3%) Angola (5.0%) Gem Quality Canada (8.0%) South Africa (9.0%) 20 40 60 80 Increase in Size of Carat vs Increase in Value VALUE OF ONE 2 CARAT DIAMOND VALUE OF TW01CARAT DIAMONDS VALUE OF ONE 2 CARAT DIAMOND VALUE OF FOUR 1CARAT DIAMONDS %3D Our Top Tens.. Ten Largest Cut Diamonds Ten Most Expensive Celebrity Rings 1. Beyonce Knowles – 18 carat - $5,000,000 2. Paris Hilton - 24 carat - $4,700,000 3. Melania Trump - 15 carat - £3,000,000 4. Mariah Caraey - 59 Diamonds – $2,000,000 5. Kim Kardashian - 20 carat - $2,000,000 6. Catherine Zita Jones – 10 carat – $2,000,000 6. Heidi Klum – 10 carat – $1,500,000 7. Katia Holmes - 5 carat – $1,500,000 8. Jennifer Lopez - 8.5 carat $1,000,000 10. Jennifer Garners - 4.5 carat $500,000 1. The Golden Jubililee - 545.67 carats 2. The Cullinan I- 530.20 carats 3. The Incomparable - 407.48 carats 4. The Cullinan II - 317.40 5. The Spirit of de Grisogono – 312.24 carats 6. The Centenary - 278.85 carats 7. The Jubilee - 245.35 carats 8. The DeBeers - 234.65 carats 9. The Red Cross – 205.07 10. The Millenium Star – 203.04 Top Diamond Quotes.. "Diamonds never leave you ... men do ..." - Shirley Bassey "I never hated a man enough to give him his Diamonds back." - Zsa Zsa Gabor "Big girls need big Diamonds" - Elizabeth Taylor "I don't work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, he would have put Diamonds on the floor." - Joan Rivers "Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their job."- Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Diamonds are Truly Amazing!! We hope you enjoyed our infographic which hopefully taught you a few interesting facts and figures about Diamonds. Keep tuned for the next installement . Please Share ( Created by: www.debrettsjewellery.co.uk