Famous Diamond Necklaces

Throughout history diamond necklaces have intrigued everyone from jewel thieves to royalty to film directors.

Perhaps the most famous diamond necklace is the Hope Diamond. A merchant traveler originally sold it to King Louis XIV of France in 1668. This diamond is 112 3/16 carats and boasts an unusual violet color. It has since been passed down through several wealthy and eccentric collectors including Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean who in 1911 had the huge stone set into a diamond necklace that consists of three circlets of large white diamonds. The Hope Diamond is frequently showcased in many traveling museum exhibitions.

Another fantastically large diamond necklace is known as the Patalia necklace. This necklace features the seventh largest faceted diamond in the world, weighing 234.65. In 1928 the jeweler Cartier also set this diamond as a pendant in the glittering diamond necklace. Currently this most spectacular of diamond necklaces is owned by anonymous residents of Israel who also lend it for educational purposes to museum exhibitions

Another famous necklace is the Heart of the Ocean which is a heart shaped diamond pendant surrounded by white diamonds on a necklace. This was the necklace that was featured in the movie The Titanic. This fake diamond necklace inspired many genuine imitations including a necklace ordered up by Celine Dion that featured a large fine heart shaped pendant shaped like a heart in sapphire. This necklace later sold for $1 million. This is one of the few cases where a valuable diamond necklace was inspired by a fake movie prop.





 

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