ARTICLE Luxury Magazine
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he unearthing of the Lesedi La Rona at the Lucara Karowe mine in Botswana in 2015 was a momentous occasion. Weighing a whopping 1,109 carats, it made history as the largest gem- quality diamond discovered since the Cullinan Diamond was revealed in 1905. It was sold to the renowned London diamantaire Laurence Graff for $53 million.
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лмаз Lesedi La Rona обнаружили на руднике Lucara Karoweв Ботсване в 2015 году. При весе в 1109 карат он вошел в историю как крупнейший алмаз ювелирного качества, начиная с 1905 г.,когда мир узрел алмаз Cullinan. Он был продан известному диамантеру Лоуренсу Граффу за $ 53 млн. Из Lesedi La Rona получилась коллекция в 67 бриллиантов.
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THE LESEDI LA RONA DIAMOND
It was identified It was identified as Type IIa, which comprise only 1-2% of all diamonds found. Type IIa stones are almost entirely devoid of impurities which made the prospect of cutting and polishing this epic stone even more exciting. Mr Graff spent 18 months cutting and polishing the Lesedi La Rona, revealing a magnificent collection of 67 diamonds.
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