How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: Isadora yellow diamond necklace ($5,000,000) The true Tiffany Diamond was worn in public only three times since its discovery, most recently by Lady Gaga, who wore it as part of a custom-made necklace to the 2019 Academy Awards. It was worked on for a year from a 287-carat rough unearthed in South Africa in 1877.

Gal Gadot’s character in Death in the Nile, a socialite called Linnet Ridgeway Doyle, is a replica of the Tiffany Diamond – one of the largest coloured (or “Fancy”) diamonds ever made – a 128.54 carat gem polished into an 82-facet, cushion shape polished gem. In addition, special attention was paid to the finishing of the settings and polishing, “as close-ups would not allow for any imprecisions”.ĭeath on the Nile: 128-carat yellow diamond necklace ($30,000,000) To create an identical effect on screen, the colored diamonds were replaced with zirconium oxides, a natural material, mounted on white gold as “the necklace had to be solid enough to withstand frequent manipulations during filming”. In the film, the Toussaint is made of flawless, colorless diamonds. To adapt the jewel to match Hathaway’s proportions, dis-mountable bezels were devised. The necklace, which was initially designed for a man, was adjusted to Anne Hathaway’s measurements and reduced by 15% to 20% of the original size. The original necklace was designed by Jacques Cartier in 1931 for the Maharaja of Nawanagar. The necklace is a tribute to Jeanne Toussaint, Cartier’s Creative Director in the 1930s. Cartier, which was chosen as the film’s exclusive jewelry partner, was asked to create a very specific replica for the film’s ultimate heist – the “Jeanne Toussaint” Necklace. The film, which combines a crime caper with plenty of laughs and fashion, also has some serious bling behind it. Ocean’s 8 gives a feminist touch to the traditionally male-casted Ocean’s 11 franchise with an all-female cast. Ocean’s Eight: The Toussaint Cartier necklace ($150,000,000) It is currently kept at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC. The piece was inspired by one-of-a-kind blue Hope Diamond, a stunning 45.52 carat gem- and the largest blue diamond in the world. While the studio fashioned the prop for about $9,400, the 56-carat heart-shaped blue diamond in white gold and a colorless diamond frame would have been worth more than $500 million had it been real. At the end of the film, it is tossed into the ocean by Rose. Titanic: Heart of the Ocean Necklace ($500,750,000)ĭesigned by jewelers Asprey & Garrard, the Heart of the Ocean is a fictional jewel which, in Titanic, allegedly came from Louis XVI’s crown. So, here they are – the top five most expensive pieces from the movies:

The list uses “precise assumptions for fictional pieces by valuing each element and converting it to real-world amounts.”

Hollywood is in the business of selling dreams and, as a new fascinating list reveals, that also includes the fantastic diamond jewelry we see on screen.Īccording to a recent article in, the UK-based Hatton Garden jeweler, Queensmith, was asked by to list the most expensive pieces of jewelry – both fictional and real- from movies and TV series.

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