When the world’s largest diamond, then cut to be cut from the royalty of English for the past one hundred years in fact come from? Read on to learn a sparkling tale of the incredible generosity of nature and the beauty (and maybe yourself a little ‘shine in the process).
In 1905, a mine in South Africa, which was originally thought that a big piece of glass was removed from the walls of the mine. Has attracted much attention because it reflects light close. Proved to be the largest gem quality diamond was found in the world, for a total of 3.106 carats (about 1.3 pounds). The stone was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the gentleman who had found the mine in particular, was there and opened the day at the dazzling diamond.
The Transvaal Government bought the stone and presented it to King Edward VII of England on his 66th birthday in 1907, but the cutting and polishing of the stone is a huge problem. The king appointed Asscher diamond producer, with the task very difficult and dangerous Cut Diamond. The psychological pressure was immense, for a tap in the wrong place and the jewel of all can become more than a million dollars worth of diamond dust.
After two attempts to split the stone with a steel blade and a touch of a bridge, stone split, as expected, and an employee reported that Mr. Asscher quickly faded. After recovery, which has been divided into nine sections Cullinan, The Star of Africa (530 carats) for the Cullinan IX, a 4.39 carat pear. Leftovers “with 96 diamonds and 9.5 carats of polished shares.
Until recently, the Cullinan diamond is the largest in the world and occupies a place of honor in the royal scepter of the ruler, in which Edward VII laid. The second largest section, the Cullinan II, at 317.4 carats, the stone is now coordinating the support of ‘Imperial Crown, which was used by Elizabeth II for his coronation. British royal family has nine main sections of the Cullinan.
