The Tiffany Diamond

A fancy yellow diamond of extraordinary
fire and beauty, the Tiffany Diamond is a
symbol of the highest standards of quality
and craftsmanship established with the
founding of Tiffany & Co. in 1837.
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1877

A rough diamond of 287.42 carats is discovered in the
Kimberley mines of South Africa.
1878

Charles Lewis Tiffany purchases the stone
and sends it to Paris where it is cut to
128.54 carats. Officially named the Tiffany
Diamond, it is deemed one of the world's
largest and finest fancy yellow diamonds.
1893

The Diamond highlights Tiffany's exhibit at
the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.
1901

Tiffany and its magnificent Diamond
receive top honors at the Pan-American
Exposition in Buffalo.
1955

In its only appearance in Tiffany's Fifth Avenue windows,
the Diamond is placed in the hands of a gold wire angel for
a holiday display by famed window designer Gene Moore.
The bright and shining stone could easily be seen from
across the street.
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1961

Jean Schlumberger's Ribbon Rosette necklace
is set with the Diamond and worn by
Audrey Hepburn® in publicity photographs for
the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. Hepburn later
wrote of the gem in a letter to Tiffany & Co.,
borrowing the words of John Keats: "A thing of
beauty is a joy forever."
1972

In a witty ad placed in The New
York Times, Tiffany announces
that the Diamond may be
purchased for $5,000,000
(the equivalent of $25,800,000
today) within a 24-hour period.
1995

A Jean Schlumberger retrospective
at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs
in Paris features the Diamond in his
“Bird on a Rock” setting.
2006

The Diamond appears as part of a celebration of the
National Gem Collection at the Smithsonian's National
Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
2012

For the 175th anniversary of Tiffany's founding, the
Diamond is reset in a magnificent necklace of dazzling
white diamonds. After appearing at anniversary
celebrations around the world, the Diamond in its brilliant
new setting returns to its permanent place of honor on
the Main Floor of Tiffany's Fifth Avenue store.

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The Tiffany Diamond

A fancy yellow diamond of extraordinary fire and beauty, the Tiffany Diamond is a symbol of the highest standards of quality and craftsmanship established with the founding of Tiffany & Co. in 1837.

1877

A rough diamond of 287.42 carats is discovered in theKimberley mines of South Africa.

1878

Charles Lewis Tiffany purchases the stone and sends it to Paris where it is cut to 128.54 carats. Officially named the Tiffany Diamond, it is deemed one of the world's largest and finest fancy yellow diamonds.

1893

The Diamond highlights Tiffany's exhibit atthe Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.

1901

Tiffany and its magnificent Diamond receive top honors at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo.

1955

In its only appearance in Tiffany's Fifth Avenue windows, the Diamond is placed in the hands of a gold wire angel for a holiday display by famed window designer Gene Moore. The bright and shining stone could easily be seen from across the street.

1961

Jean Schlumberger's Ribbon Rosette necklace is set with the Diamond and worn by Audrey Hepburn® in publicity photographs for the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. Hepburn later wrote of the gem in a letter to Tiffany & Co., borrowing the words of John Keats: "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."

1972

In a witty ad placed in The New York Times, Tiffany announces that the Diamond may be purchased for $5,000,000 (the equivalent of $25,800,000 today) within a 24-hour period.

1995

A Jean Schlumberger retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris features the Diamond in his “Bird on a Rock” setting.

2006

The Diamond appears as part of a celebration of the National Gem Collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

2012

A fancy yellow diamond of extraordinary
fire and beauty, the Tiffany Diamond is a
symbol of the highest standards of quality
and craftsmanship established with the
founding of Tiffany & Co. in 1837.

A rough diamond of 287.42 carats is discovered in the
Kimberley mines of South Africa.

Charles Lewis Tiffany purchases the stone
and sends it to Paris where it is cut to
128.54 carats. Officially named the Tiffany
Diamond, it is deemed one of the world's
largest and finest fancy yellow diamonds.

The Diamond highlights Tiffany's exhibit at
the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.

Tiffany and its magnificent Diamond
receive top honors at the Pan-American
Exposition in Buffalo.

In its only appearance in Tiffany's Fifth Avenue windows,
the Diamond is placed in the hands of a gold wire angel for
a holiday display by famed window designer Gene Moore.
The bright and shining stone could easily be seen from
across the street.

Jean Schlumberger's Ribbon Rosette necklace
is set with the Diamond and worn by
Audrey Hepburn® in publicity photographs for
the film Breakfast at Tiffany's. Hepburn later
wrote of the gem in a letter to Tiffany & Co.,
borrowing the words of John Keats: "A thing of
beauty is a joy forever."

In a witty ad placed in The New
York Times, Tiffany announces
that the Diamond may be
purchased for $5,000,000
(the equivalent of $25,800,000
today) within a 24-hour period.

A Jean Schlumberger retrospective
at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs
in Paris features the Diamond in his
“Bird on a Rock” setting.

The Diamond appears as part of a celebration of the
National Gem Collection at the Smithsonian's National
Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.