Jewelry
April 12, 2019
Graff's Lesedi La Rona diamond. Image courtesy of Graff, photo by Ben Hassett
By Brielle Jaekel
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – British jeweler Graff recently revealed the largest polish diamond in 100 years, but its namesake founder revealed the process and more of the label’s priceless stories in a conversation at the Condé Nast International Luxury Conference.
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