Wednesday, 27 September 2017

World's second biggest diamond sells for $53 million

World's second biggest diamond sells for $53 million

The world's second-biggest diamond has finally found a buyer. After failing to sell at a Sotheby's auction last year, the 1,109-carat uncut stone has now fetched $53 million in a private sale to luxury jeweler Graff Diamonds. The seller, Canada's Lucara (LUCRF), recovered the huge diamond from Botswana's Karowe mine nearly two years ago. It named it Lesedi La Rona, which means "Our Light" in Botswana's Tswana language.
Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/26/news/diamond-lesedi-la-rona-sold/index.html?source=Snapzu

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