Spirit of de Grisogono Diamond

Weight

312.24 carats (62.448 g)

Color

Black

Cut

Mogul

Country of origin

Central African Republic

Mine of origin

Unknown

Date discovered

Unknown

Cut by

Fawaz Gruosi

Original owner

De Grisogono

Current owner

Unknown

Estimated value

Unknown

The Spirit of de Grisogono is the world's largest cut black diamond and the world's fifth largest diamond overall. Starting at an uncut weight of 587 carats, it was taken from its origin in west central Africa and cut by Swiss jeweler De Grisogono. The resulting mogul-cut diamond weighs 312.24 carats and is set in a white gold ring with 702 smaller white diamonds totaling 36.69 carats. The ring is rumored to have been sold to an anonymous buyer for an undisclosed amount.

References

Sybarites. "Spirit of De Grisogono, The Worlds Largest Black Diamond". Retrieved Sept. 27, 2007.
Peora. "The Spirit of De Grisogono". Retrieved Sept. 27, 2007.

Category: Named diamonds