The British jeweler Graff acquired a 373.72 carat (about 75 grams) diamond, mined at the Karov mine in Botswana,. This was reported in a press release, received by the editorial office of "Tapes. Ru »on Tuesday, May 16. The stone is classified as D Type IIa (colorless, practically transparent, without defects) and is suitable for cutting. The stone is part of the weighed 1109 carats (221.8 grams) of the Lesedi la Rona diamond ("Our Light"), the second largest in history. In June 2016, the auction house Sotheby's put Lesedi la Rona at auction in London, but could not sell it. The largest amount offered for it was $ 61 million. At the same time, the estimated value of the stone is $ 70 million. Therefore, it was withdrawn from the auction.

Graff is a jewelery-watch house, founded in 1960 in London by Lawrence Graffe. It produces jewelry with precious stones, mainly with diamonds (including colored diamonds), and watches (from 2008). Four-time holder of the British Royal Prize in the field of international trade (1977, 1994, 2006, 2014). In different years Graff acquired extremely rare and valuable diamonds, in particular pink Empress Rose, Star of America, The Sarah.

Original article: British company Graff acquired a diamond weighing 75 grams.