One of the biggest diamonds in the world is for sale

Looking for a jewel with personality? Do you think that a 302.37 carat diamond has enough personality? Graff Diamonds He announced Wednesday that the largest diamond in the world, emerald cut, was for sale. The price has not been disclosed.

The finished stone, called Serious Lesedi La Rona, is the main diamond of the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona rough diamond found in 2015 in Botswana. Lucara Diamond Corp. sold the Lesedi La Rona to Graff Diamonds for 53 million USD – 47,777 USD per carat – in 2017.

The gigantic size of the diamond It was a challenge for Graff's gemologists to badyze, cut and finish the stone: It was too much great for your team. A new scanner had to be built specifically for this rough diamond, equipped with specialized image software to map the stone and determine the type of size to generate the largest and brightest diamond. The process took 18 months, according to the company.

"Pruning a diamond of this size is a form of art, the greatest artistic sculpture," said Laurence Graff, founder of Graff Diamonds, in a statement. "It's a very risky art form because you can not add anything and you can not cover an error, you can only cut it, you have to be careful and you have to be perfect."

In addition to Lesedi Laed de Graed, 66 diamond diamonds were taken out of the rough stone. The brothers range from less than one carat to over 26 carats.