GRAFF Laurence Graff developed an eye for diamonds before we was old enough to vote. By the age of 15, he was a jewelry apprentice in London, sparking a passion that led him to found his eponymous house, Graff Diamonds. Known for its record-breaking stones, one of his finds, the 550-carat Letseng Star, is among the largest white diamonds ever unearthed. Its yield of 27 flawless stones appears in an array of jewelry designs; but the largest of the bunch, a 33.11-carat pear-shaped diamond, resides in a butterfly brooch whose wings flutter—and cast light on the historic jewel—with the faintest of movements. Diamond butterfly brooch featuring the 550-carat Letseng Star diamond
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