That is the story of the diamond worth trillions of dong in the world's most expensive necklace called L'Incomparable. This expensive diamond was found by an African girl while playing next to a pile of rocks and trash near her uncle's house in the town of Mbuji Mayi, Republic of Congo.
This dump of trash and debris was legally collected from the nearby MIBA diamond mine, after it had been abandoned by the company. The girl saw a sparkle in the pile of waste and dug it out with her hands. It was the aforementioned diamond in its original condition. At the time, the diamond weighed 890 carats.
The diamond found by a little girl in a garbage dump has been crafted into a beautiful egg-shaped version. (Photo: Reuters)
The girl’s uncle, after hearing his niece boast about the strange “object”, knew that this thing was really valuable. He sold the diamond to local traders but it was not clear how much money it was for.
After changing hands many times, the diamond was finally bought by the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. Experts crafted the diamond into a new version with a value of up to 55 million USD (more than 1,000 billion VND).
High-end fashion design house Mouawad created the perfect L'Incomparable made of gold featuring an egg-shaped diamond weighing over 407 carats along with 90 other white diamonds weighing 230 carats.
It took a team of experts more than four years to complete the world's most expensive necklace in 2013. It is currently on display in the Natural History section of the academy.
The diamond is valued at more than 1,000 billion VND. (Photo: Reuters)
Because of its rarity and great value, the L'Incomparable necklace is extremely well protected. It is guarded by a large team of security personnel, plainclothes supervisors, and cameras and motion detectors installed everywhere.
Mouawad CEO Jean Nasr confirmed that so far, only two VIPs have expressed serious interest in the necklace. They are both from Asia.
The identity and fate of the African girl are still unknown, and no one knows if she received any "gift" from selling that rare diamond.
Quoc Thai (Source: Reuters)
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