ABSOLUTEDIAMONDS - Johannesburg

Buy or sell polished diamonds here. Choose your diamond using the four Cs: the cut, carat weight, clarity and colour. Diamonds are best known as the scintillating, colourless gemstone, although they can also come in a variety of pastel hues. Diamonds are unique among the precious stones by the play of light they reflect. Even small diamonds, those in sizes below 1 carat, generously scintillate their fire. South Africa is one of the world’s top sources of diamonds. The largest gem-quality diamond was the 3,106 carats Cullinan, found in South Africa in 1905. The stone was later cut. The largest polished gem from it, Cullinan I or the First Star of Africa, weighs 530.2 carats, and the second largest, named Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa, weighs 317.4 carats. Both gems are in the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.