and the rogue was bit.”

In 1698 in India, Thomas Pitt, the Governor of Madras is said to have acquired it by killing a slave who had originally found the diamond. It was then sent to England for cutting. The diamond was sold in 1717 to the French, who first fixed it on the band of Louis XV’s silver gilt crown in 1722 for his coronation. Then it was placed in Louis XVI’s crown in 1775. From there, the diamond was moved to the hilt of the First Consul’s sword in 1801, and then in 1812 onto his two-edged sword. In 1825, Charles X wore it on the crown of his coronation. Currently, the Regent is placed at the Louvre museum in Paris, where it can be visited.

The Centenarydiamond was discovered in the Premier Mine in South Africa in July of 1986. It was found using an X-Ray system. Originally believed to have weighed about 599.10 carats, Master cutter Gabi Tolkowsky and his select team took nearly three years to make it the largest, most modern-cut, and excellent-colour diamond that there is. It is known to have 247 facets with 164 of them being on the stone and 83 over its girdle. It was loaned in May 1991 to the British for display at the Tower of London. It is rumoured to have been sold in 2008 to an anonymous business owner in the United states by DeBeers. Further details are not known at this point.

2The Orloff – Plucked out from Vishnu’s eye

Carats: 300 :: Origin: