Wittelsbach Diamond
The original Wittelsbach Diamond, also known as Der Blaue Wittelsbacher, was a 35.56-carat (7.11 g) Fancy Deep Grayish Blue diamond with VS2 clarity that had been part of both the Austrian and the Bavarian Crown jewels.
Its color and clarity had been compared to the Hope Diamond. The diamond had measured 24.40 millimetres (0.961 in) in diameter and 8.29 millimetres (0.326 in) in depth. It had 82 facets arranged in an atypical pattern. The star facets on the crown were vertically split and the pavilion had sixteen needle-like facets, arranged in pairs, pointing outward from the culet facet.
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