How much is the Heart of the Ocean worth now?

Remember the famous heart-shaped blue diamond in Titanic? It hasn’t left my mind since my very first viewing of James Cameron’s legendary film. And just today I dug around and read a lot of interesting things about “The Heart of the Ocean.” So, the famous diamond really existed and. exists to this day. It is kept in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. But it will be consistent. The first mention of the incredibly beautiful blue diamond dates back to 1600. In general, according to legend, this stone was found in the Kollur mines in Golconda. The same legends say that for some time the blue stone was the eye of a statue of a Hindu deity. During one of his visits to India, it was bought by the French traveler and jeweler Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, who, upon returning to France, presented the diamond to King Louis XIV. The royal jewelers cut the stone, which now weighed 67,125 carats. Until 1792, the blue diamond belonged to the Tudors, but after the start of the revolution (with the confiscation of all the property of the dynasty), its trace disappeared. In the 1830s the stone makes itself felt again. This time it ends up in the hands of Briton Henry Philip Hope, who bought a blue diamond weighing 45,52 carats. The diamond purchased by Hope was so unique that no one had any doubt that it was a fragment of the same French diamond or (more likely) the same one, but after cutting, since now the diamond was oval in shape, not heart-shaped. Until 1908, the precious item belonged to the Hope family. Then, most likely, the stone, which was now called by the name of the owner – “Hope” – was sold to the Turkish Sultan. In 1910, the stone was purchased by jeweler Pierre Cartier, who set the diamond in a necklace. Among the owners of the “Heart of the Ocean” is the American socialite Evelyn Walsh-McLean, who was lucky enough to own the jewel after Cartier. Evelyn’s family owned the stone until 1958, when her grandchildren sold the jewel to jeweler Harry Winston, who sent it to the Smithsonian Institution as a gratuitous gift. Long story, isn’t it? It is worth remembering that no other gem in the world is shrouded in so many ominous legends as the “Heart of the Ocean”. It is believed that it brought misfortune to its owners, which is why it wandered from hand to hand. According to one version, the blue diamond caused the death of Jeweler Tavernier, who presented the diamond to the king, Louis XIV himself and Queen Marie Antoinette. Hope, who bought the stone in the 1830s, ended his days in poverty. The presence of a diamond on board the Titanic, as you yourself know, did not end well. The messenger who delivered the diamond to the Smithsonian Institution also got it. Nowadays, everything seems to be in order with both the institute and the stone. In 1995, a prototype of the Heart of the Ocean diamond was sold at Christie’s in London. The heart-shaped blue stone went under the hammer for 7 million 791 thousand dollars. The weight of the product was 13,75 carats. That is, one carat of diamond cost 565 thousand dollars. At the same time, the diamond adorning Kate Winslet’s neck in Titanic weighed, according to experts, at least 350 carats. And, of course, Cameron made the mistake of showing a heart-shaped diamond in Titanic, rather than an oval one, as it was already in the 1830s. Overall a beautiful story. You get goosebumps just thinking about how much this diamond has seen in its lifetime. But if you dream and imagine that I have an extra 7-8 million dollars, then I still would not buy this, albeit legendary, thing. Firstly, just because of the number of owners. You never know what kind of negativity the stone has been charged with over more than 4 centuries. Secondly, I can’t imagine how such an “anchor” can be worn around the neck – the stone is too large. Gemologists especially value diamonds of bright, saturated, so-called fancy colors. There is even a range of increasing the cost of a diamond depending on the fancy color: green, red, pink, blue. Even a diamond that barely shows a fancy tint already increases in price sharply. This is why the bright blue Heart of the Ocean stone is so valued in the gemological community. Heart of the sea (English Heart of the Sea) is an item used in creating a sea guide.

• 1 Receipt
  • 1.1 Loot in chests
  • 2.1 As a crafting ingredient

  Receiving [ ]

  The heart of the sea can only be found in treasures. To find this structure you will need a treasure map, which is found in chests of underwater ruins and sunken ships. Feeding raw cod or salmon to a dolphin will also lead to the discovery of treasure or other underwater structure.

  Loot in chests [ ]

  Subject	Structure	Storage	Quantity	Chance
  Java Edition
  Heart of the sea	Treasure	Chest	1	100%
  Bedrock Edition
  Heart of the sea	Treasure	Chest	1	100%

  Usage [ ]

  As a crafting ingredient [ ]

  Data values ​​[ ]

  Name	Identifier	Translation key
  Heart of the sea	heart_of_the_sea	item.minecraft.heart_of_the_sea

  Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
  Heart of the sea	heart_of_the_sea	467	item.heart_of_the_sea.name

  Story [ ]

  Official release of Java Edition
  1.13		18w15a			The Heart of the Sea has been added to the game.
  		18w19a			Now the heart of the sea is generated in treasures in the amount of 1 piece per treasure.
  		18w21a			Changed the color of the tooltip at the heart of the sea.
  Official release of Bedrock Edition
  1.4		beta 1.2.14.2			The item identifier nautilus_core was added to the treasure mining table, but this item could not be obtained because it had not yet been added to the game.
  		beta 1.2.20.1			The Heart of the Sea has been added to the game.
  		beta 1.2.20.2			The texture of the heart of the sea has been updated.
  1.5		beta 1.5.0.1			The Heart of the Sea is now used when crafting a sea guide.
  Legacy Console Edition
  TU69	1.76	38 Patch	The Heart of the Sea has been added to the game.
  Education Edition
  1.4.0					The Heart of the Sea has been added to the game, but still lacks functionality. Can be found in treasures in quantities of one piece.

  Problems [ ]

  Bug reports for Heart of the Sea are maintained on the Mojira bug tracker. Report any bugs you find there (in English).

  Interesting Facts [ ]

  • Prior to the introduction of the Heart of the Sea into the game, it was discovered that the treasure trophy table contained an item with the identifier nautilus_core (“nautilus core”), which subsequently became the corresponding Heart of the Sea. Despite the name change, in a number of game files the heart of the sea is still called nautilus_core.
  • In Bedrock Edition there was a mistake in the name: “Heart” instead of “Heart”.