List of largest rough diamonds
This is a partial list of the largest non-synthetic diamonds with a rough stone weight of over 200 carats. The list is not intended to be complete – e.g., the Cullinan mine alone has produced 135 diamonds larger than 200 carats since mining commenced. De Beers generally does not publish information relating to large diamond discoveries.
Carats | Name | Country | Mine | Date | Current owner |
3167 | Sergio | , possibly from outer space. | Found above ground in Lençóis | 1895 | Eventually sold to I. K. Gulland of London, where it was broken up into small pieces as industrial diamond drills. |
3106.75 | Cullinan Diamond | Premier Mine | 1905 | British Crown and Elizabeth II | |
1758 | Sewelô | Karowe Mine | 2019 | Louis Vuitton | |
1109 | Lesedi La Rona | Karowe Mine | 2015 | Graff Diamonds | |
995.20 | Excelsior Diamond | Jagersfontein Mine | 1893 | Robert Mouawad | |
969 | Star of Sierra Leone | Diminco Mine | 1973 | Harry Winston | |
910 | Lesotho Legend | Letseng Mine | 2018 | Samir Gems and Taché Diamonds | |
890 | Incomparable Diamond | Societé Minière de Bakwanga | 1984 | Louis Glick | |
813 | The Constellation | Karowe Mine | 2015 | Nemesis International DMCC | |
793 | Koh-i-Noor | Kollur Mine | 13th Century | British Crown | |
777 | Millennium Star | Mbuji-Mayi | 1990 | De Beers | |
770 | The Woyie River | Woyie River | 1945 | ||
755 | The Golden Jubilee | Premier Mine | 1985 | Government of Thailand | |
726.6 | The Vargas | San Antonio River | 1938 | ||
726 | The Jonker | Elandsfontein | 1934 | ||
709 | Peace Diamond | Artisanal mine | 2017 | Graff Diamonds | |
650.8 | The Jubilee | Jagersfontein Mine | 1895 | Robert Mouawad | |
620 | The Sefadu | Diminco Mine | 1970 | Lazare Kaplan | |
616 | The Kimberley Octahedron | Dutoitspan Mine | 1964 | De Beers | |
603 | Lesotho Promise | Letseng Mine | 2006 | Graff Diamonds | |
602 | Santo Antonio | Santo Antonio do Bonito River | 1994 | ||
601 | Lesotho Brown | Letseng Mine | 1967 | ||
600 | Goias | Verissimo River | 1906 | ||
581 | Wynn | Amazon River | 2002 | ||
599 | Centenary | Premier Mine | 1986 | ||
587 | Spirit of de Grisogono | ||||
552.74 | Diavik Mine | 2018 | |||
550 | Letseng Star | Letseng Mine | 2011 | ||
549 | Karowe Mine | 2020 | Lucara Diamond | ||
507 | Cullinan Heritage | Cullinan Diamond Mine | 2009 | Chow Tai Fook Jewellery | |
493.24 | Letseng Legacy | Letseng Mine | 2007 | SAFDICO | |
490 | The Kimberley | Kimberley Mine | 1921 | ||
478 | Light of Letseng | Letseng Mine | 2008 | ||
476.7 | Meya Prosperity | Meya Mine | 2017 | ||
472.37 | Karowe Mine | 2018 | Top light brown. Sold June 2018 | ||
460.2 | Cullinan Diamond Mine | 2009 | |||
460 | Darcy Vargas | Santo Antonio do Bonito River | 1939 | ||
460 | Charneca 1 | Santo Ignacio River | 1940 | ||
434.6 | Zale Light of Peace | 1969 | Sold in 1980 to unknown buyer | ||
428.5 | The De Beers | De Beers Mine | 1888 | Disappeared | |
424.89 | The Legacy of the Cullinan Diamond Mine | Cullinan Diamond Mine | 2019 | Choron Group | |
410 | The Regent | Paritala-Kollur Mine | 1698 | Louvre Museum, France | |
404.2 | 4 de Fevereiro | Lulo Diamond Project | 2016 | De Grisogono | |
401.97 | 2016 | Sold by Alrosa and JSC Almazy Anabara to Taché Diamonds and Samir Gems | |||
373 | Karowe Mine | 2015 | Graff Diamonds | ||
357.61 | Letseng Mine | 2018 | Light brown | ||
357 | Letseng Dynasty | Letseng Mine | 2015 | ||
353.9 | Premier Rose | Premier Mine | 1978 | Robert Mouawad | |
347.00 | Karowe Mine | 2016 | |||
342.57 | 26th Congress of the CPSU | / | Mir mine | 1980 | Diamond Fund, Moscow |
341.9 | Queen of Kalahari | Karowe Mine | 2015 | Bought by Chopard in partnership with Taché Diamonds | |
327.48 | Karowe Mine | 2018 | Sold for US$10.1m in June 2018 | ||
320.65 | Alexander Pushkin | / | Udachnaya pipe | 1989 | Diamond Fund, Moscow |
314 | Letseng Destiny | Letseng Mine | 2015 | Graff "The Graff Vendome" | |
300 | The Orlov | ~1750 | Diamond Fund, Moscow | ||
298.48 | The Creator | Placer mining, Yakutia | 2004 | Government of the Sakha Republic; kept in the Diamond Fund, Moscow | |
296.66 | Karowe Mine | 2016 | |||
287.42 | Tiffany Yellow Diamond | Premier Mine | 1877 | Tiffany & Co. | |
271 | Victor Mine | ||||
269.7 | Karowe Mine | 2015 | |||
256.6 | Karowe Mine | 2013 | |||
254.5 | Star of the South | Bagagem River | 1853 | Last known at Cartier, 2002 | |
253.7 | The Oppenheimer | Dutoitspan Mine | 1964 | Smithsonian Institution | |
249.89 | Karowe Mine | 2017 | |||
245.42 | Karowe Mine | 2016 | |||
241.88 | Free Russia | Sytykanskaya pipe, Yakutia | 1991 | Diamond Fund, Moscow | |
242 | The Manami Star | Jwaneng Mine | 2018? | Cut into an 88.22 carat diamond; auctioned in Hong Kong by Sothebys and sold for US$13.8m to a Japanese collector. | |
240.8 | The Taylor Burton | Premier Mine | 1966 | ||
240.0 | Karowe Mine | 2019 | |||
239.0 | Karowe Mine | 2013 | |||
235.16 | The Town of Vilyuysk | Yubileynaya mine | 2013 | Diamond Fund, Moscow | |
232.4 | Udachnaya Mine | 2019 | |||
232.1 | Cullinan Mine | 2014 | |||
232.05 | Star of Yakutia | / | Mir mine | 1973 | Diamond Fund, Moscow |
227.0 | Lulo Mine | 2017 | Lucapa Diamond | ||
224.47 | Karowe Mine | 2016 | |||
223 | Karowe Mine | 2019 | |||
221.47 | Manhattan Lycos White | Manhattan Diamonds | 2012 | ||
217.39 | The Angola Star | Luarica Mine | 2007 | Diamond in the Rough, New York City | |
216.96 | Karowe Mine | 2017 | |||
214.65 | Boris Eifman | Nyurbinskoye mine | 2016 | Alrosa | |
210.55 | Premier | / | Diamond Fund, Moscow | ||
207.29 | Children of Asia | Zarnitsa mine | 2016 | Alrosa | |
202 | Letseng Mine | 2017 | Bought by Taché Diamonds & Samir Gems | ||
200.74 | 60th anniversary of the Komsomol | / | Mir mine | 1978 | Diamond Fund, Moscow |