Seriously expensive sparkly rocks
The largest pink diamond discovered in 300 years was unearthed in the diamond-rich Lulo mines of Angola in 2022. The astoundingly rare Lulo Rose gemstone weighs a whopping 170 carats.
This magnificent stone’s true value will remain unknown until it’s been cut and polished, but the comparable Pink Star diamond – which was 132.5 carats in raw form before being refined to 59.6 carats – fetched an incredible $71.2 million (£55.8m) when it went under the hammer in 2017.
But some gems are worth a lot more. Read on to feast your eyes on the world’s most expensive diamonds, with their values adjusted for inflation to give you an idea of their worth in today's money. All dollar amounts in US dollars.
27 December 2023