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The world’s most valuable diamonds in 2024

Seriously expensive sparkly rocks
Moussaieff Red Diamond: $20 million (£16m)
Taylor-Burton Diamond: $23 million (£18m)
The Rock: $24 million (£19m)
The Light of Memory Diamond: $24 million (£19m)
Chloe Diamond: $25 million (£20m)
Mouawad Blue Diamond: $25 million (£20m)
Archduke Joseph Diamond: $29 million (£23m)
Great Chrysanthemum Diamond: $30 million (£23.8m)
Tiffany Yellow Diamond: $30 million (£23.8m)
Cullinan Dream Diamond: $30.5 million (£24m)
The Spirit of the Rose Diamond: $32 million (£25m)
The Winston Blue Diamond: $32 million (£25m)
The Sakura Diamond: $32 million (£25m)
The Perfect Pink Diamond: $33 million (£26m)
Sweet Josephine Diamond: $38 million (£30m)
Unique Pink Diamond: $41 million (£32m)
Zoe Diamond: $43 million (£34m)
Bleu Royal diamond: $45 million (£35m)
Orange Diamond: $48 million (£38m)
The Lesotho Legend Diamond: $50 million (£39m)
Princie Diamond: $53 million (£42m)
Winston Pink Legacy Diamond: $63 million (£50m)
The De Beers Cullinan Blue: $63 million (£50m)
Blue Moon of Josephine Diamond: $64 million (£50m)
Graff Pink Diamond: $66 million (£52m)
Lesedi La Rona: $68 million (£54m)
Regent Diamond: $72 million (£57m)
Oppenheimer Blue Diamond: $75 million (£59m)
Constellation Diamond: $83 million (£65m)
Harrods Diamond: $90 million (£71m)
Pink Star Diamond: $91 million (£72m)
De Beers Centenary Diamond: $100 million (£79m)
De Beers Millennium Star: $100 million (£79m)
Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond: $113 million (£89m)
Jacob Diamond: $150 million (£118m)
Hope Diamond: $350 million (£276m)
Daria-i-Noor Diamond: priceless
Koh-i-Noor Diamond: priceless
Cullinan II (Second Star of Africa) Diamond: priceless
Cullinan I (Great Star of Africa) Diamond: priceless
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Courtesy Christie's

The Light of Memory Diamond: $24 million (£19m)

This glorious 9.14-carat pink diamond sold for over $18 million at Christie’s Geneva in 2016. That's around $24 million (£19m) in today's money.

Mounted on a Cartier ring, the pear-shaped jewel was bought by a private Asian collector who named it The Light of Memory.

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Danielle McAdam

10 April 2024

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