Are you curious to find who are the richest diamond owners ever? If yes is the answer, you are in the right place.
They used to say that diamonds are girl’s best friends, but in this top, we only have guy owners. Strange? Hmm, maybe, but think about how many girls do this guys get!
Why are this men buying diamonds thought? I tell you why, because diamonds never gets old, their prices never go down, they only go up with time.
So I have made a research and found this five guys who are the richest diamond owners. Let’s take a look at them. Some of them own the most expensive diamonds or the most rare diamonds ever found.
Number 5- Georges Nicolas Hayek Jr. â€" $1.7 billion
At the age of 58 years old, Georges is the CEO of Switzerland’s Swatch Group, which bought the high-end jewelry arm of Canadian firm Harry Winston for $1 billion in January.One of the famous diamonds that Hayek has acquired through the Harry Winston brand recently is what industry watchers have described as a “flawless†101.73 carat diamond, which sold for a record $26.7 million at a Christie’s auction in Geneva.
Number 4- Laurence Graff- $2.1 billion
Laurence Graff started working as a humble jewelry apprentice at the tender age of 15 and now is one of the richest diamond owners ever. Some of the most famous diamonds owned by Graff include the rare Graff Pink diamond at 24.78 carats, which the billionaire purchased for $46 million in 2010. Graff also owns the Lesotho Promise, a 603 carat diamond found in a mine in the South African country, which he purchased for $12.4 million in 2006. The company valued a necklace made from 26 stones cut from theLesotho Promise at more than $60 million in 2011, the New York Times reported.
Number 3- Dan Gertler â€" $2.6 billion
The 39-years-old Dan is the youngest person who make the list of the richest diamond owners ever.  Founder and president of the Dan Gertler International Group (DGI) and head his family’s Gibraltar registered business â€" the Fleurette Group, the billionaire made his fortune by investing his family money diamonds in mining assets in the DRC, Forbes reported.
Number 2- Beny Steinmetz- $5.8 billion
Beny Steinmetz is the name of our second richest diamond owners ever. The 57-years-old Beny is an Israeli-born tycoon, the heir of his father Steinmetz Diamond Group. Beny is also the owner of BSR Group (Beny Steinmetz Resource Group) which owns the Octea Diamond Group that was mined from the Koidu mine in Sierra Leone, diamonds who are worth 10 millions carats. Another diamond in Steinmetz collection is an 59.6 carat pink diamond called Steinmetz Pink, who was reported to be worth up to $100 millions back in 2003.
Number 1- Cheng Yu-tung â€" $19.6 billion
With his wealth estimated at $19.6 billion he is the biggest and oldest jewelry retailer. Plus he is the only Asian diamond owner who make this list. In 2010 Cheng bought a 507-carat Cullinan Heritage diamond and made the headlines because he paid $35.3 millions for the rough diamond, setting a new record for the highest price paid for a rough diamond. All this when the experts expected this diamond to sell at $25 million.
source of the pictures: forbes.com
What do you think of the richest diamond owners? Do you think these guys have spend their money well? Would you buy a diamond? Tell me your opinion in the comments below! 
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