Botswana’s Lesedi La Rona diamond, the largest square-emerald cut diamond in the world, has been put up for sale at an undisclosed price. The stone was cut from the 1,109 carat rough diamond found in 2015 in Graff and sold to Botswana for $53m. The 302.37-carat diamond is so large that Botswana's existing equipment was unable to accommodate it when gemologists first attempted to analyse, cut and finish the stone. The so called "satellite" diamonds, which are a by-product of the main gem, totalled 66, ranging in size from less than one carat to 26.
Graff’s Lesedi La Rona diamond, the largest square-emerald cut diamond in the world, has been put up for sale at an undisclosed price. The stone was cut from the 1,109 carat rough diamond found in 2015 in Botswana and sold to Graff for $53m. The 302.37-carat diamond is so large that Graff's existing equipment was unable to accommodate it when gemologists first attempted to analyse, cut and finish the stone. The so called "satellite" diamonds, which are a by-product of the main gem, totalled 66, ranging in size from less than one carat to 26.