This intense yellow 128.51 carat diamond belongs to the New York jewelry brand: Tiffany & Co. This stone was discovered in South Africa in the Kimberley mine in 1877. Gideon Reed, director of Tiffany in Paris, bought this diamond for $18,000.
Before it was cut, this diamond weighed 287.42 carats. To cut a diamond of this magnitude, the Tiffany House and gemologist Frederic Kunz first spent a year studying the stone to know how elle was going to be cut.
The decision was made, the diamond was cut into a 90-facet cushion shape. This diamond was set on a brooch named "Bird on the Rock".
This diamond is famous for its color, its size, but also because it was exposed to the general public. Indeed, during the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" the main actress Audrey Hepburn wears this diamond as a necklace. But another star also made it talked about, it is Lady Gaga. The singer wore it on a red carpet.
This fabulous diamond has been exhibited in several exhibitions around the world, but it is in the historic Tiffany & Co store (5th Avenue New York) that the diamond is most often displayed. So if you are in New York, don't hesitate, it's worth the detour!