The canary yellow diamond is the most valuable diamond in the world some would disagree that it is as beautiful as white diamonds. White diamonds seem to be the revered for their beauty but a true diamond connoisseur will recognize the beauty and rarity of the infamous yellow diamond. The yellow diamond is so rare that not even many jewelers have seen one they are extremely rare! Originating in Africa some of the largest diamonds in the world are yellow diamonds. The Tiffany Yellow weighs in at a whopping 287.42 carats and the worlds largest the Kimberly Octahedron is also yellow.


The value of the diamond seems to depend on its rarity as it is only diamond experts that revere the yellow diamond for its beauty it seems to be an acquired taste only the very wealthy can afford. To the untrained eye the yellow diamond looks muddy compared to the white sparklers they are used to seeing. It’s
like asking a 10 year old child to enjoy a 100 year old bottle of scotch or a fine Chianti; they just won’t be able to appreciate the beauty. If you look through a magnifying glass into a yellow diamond it displays the most beautiful pyramid of colors dancing around trapped inside the diamond it’s like a secret rainbow hidden inside a drop of sunlight.


So why if you want to do something really impress your loved one with an engagement ring that screams opulence and style why not invest in a yellow diamond instead of the typical white diamond that everybody opts for, be different be daring and choose something out of the ordinary. A yellow diamond engagement ring is what Ben Affleck chose for the beautiful Jennifer Lopez when they were engaged back in 2003. Jennifer stunned and wowed the press when she arrived at a premiere wearing the huge Carney yellow diamond on her finger it was the talk of Tinsel Town for the summer of ’03.