Huge diamonds are very, very rare and less than 80% of those diamonds harvested are worhty to be called gemstones. Most of the well-known diamonds that have been deemed famous are not always the highest quality or the most beautiful. The diamonds that are the most famous are usually famous due to the interesting stories behind the diamond itself.

The Great Star of Africa is listed as the largest cut diamond ever. It is pear shaped and weighs in at a whopping 530.20 carats. It's part of the royal scepter and can be seen with the crown jewels in the Tower of London. It was cut from the Cullian which was a 3,106 carat diamond crystal that went on to create 96 smaller stones. The legend of this diamond suggests that there may have been another half of the Cullian which would have been one impressive sized diamond crystal.

The Orloff diamond is bluish green in color and is an exceptionally pure gem that has an interesting history. The myth says that the large stone was first seen as the diamond eye of a Hindu idol. It was stolen by someone who just took one of the eyes because the thief was afraid of the consquences. It was given to Count Grigori Orloff, a Russian. It is now housed in the Russian Diamond Treasury located in Moscow.

The Centenary Diamond was first seen by the world in 1986 and it contains 247 facets and weighs in at 273.85 carats. It is the world’s largest, most modern cut and flawless diamond in existence today. This diamond was crafted over three years. The diamond was unveiled at the Tower of London in 1991. It has never been appraised but is believed to be worth over $100 million dollars.

The Taylor-Burton Diamond was first discovered in the Premier Mine in South Africa in 1966. It was 240.80 carats and was cut into a pear shaped 69.42 diamond. This stone is beyond price because of the famous celebrity who owned it. The famous actor Richard Burton purchased the gift for his wife Elizabeth Taylor. It has been stated that he paid more than one million dollars for it. After the death of Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor donated the sale of the stone to charity for $2.8 million dollars and allowed the diamond to go to a museum.

The Regent Diamond is commonly thought to be one of the most beautiful diamonds. It was first discovered in 1698 in India. It was eventually sold to the French Prince Philippe II in 1717. The diamond was used in the royal crown and also as an adornment in the hat of Marie Antoinette. Stolen during the revolution, it was recovered only a short time after. Napoleon Bonaparte used the diamond on his sword until his death. Now you can find it at the Louvre, in the French Royal Treasry.

Diamonds always seem to hold great mystery and mystic. Throughout time, people have desired and cherished this most-precious of all gems. Diamonds and myths about diamonds will be here as long as we have diamonds...an eternity. Post by DanforthDiamond.com, your engagement ring experts.