World’s Largest Square Emerald Cut Diamond: The 302.37ct Graff Lesedi La Rona

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  • Опубликовано: 9 апр 2019
  • Watch the transformation of the 302.37 carat Graff Lesedi La Rona, the largest square emerald cut diamond in the world and the largest highest clarity, highest colour square emerald cut diamond ever certified by the GIA.
    See the full story at www.graff.com/famous-diamonds....
    Graff have taken the Lesedia La Rona rough diamond (1,109 carats) on an incredible journey. Having acquired the largest rough diamond discovered in over 100 years, the second largest in history, Graff master craftsmen began meticulous planning to create a spectacular collection of jewels.
    Initially cutting and polishing 66 exquisite satellite diamonds and planning for one principal diamond of unprecedented size, Graff’s world leading team of gemmologists and master polishers spent 18 months expertly planning, cutting and polishing the rough diamond using pioneering technologies, ultimately resulting in an historic moment in diamond history - The Graff Lesedi La Rona, 302.37 carats. The world’s largest highest colour, highest clarity square emerald cut diamond ever certified by the Gemological Institute Of America (GIA).
    “My love affair with diamonds is life-long, and crafting the Graff Lesedi La Rona has been an honour - it is beyond words.” - LAURENCE GRAFF
    Discover more: www.graff.com/famous-diamonds...
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    Video made by Justimagine productions: www.justimagine.be/
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  • @absolutetruthgirl
    @absolutetruthgirl 3 года назад +117

    Hats off to the historic gem cutters ...who did not have the technology we have today... and still produced incredible stones... that monarchies did whatever they could to possess them.

  • @james8343
    @james8343 4 года назад +215

    I could Never Imagine holding a diamond that size!! Just amazing to watch how they cut them now! Back in the day they had to use a hammer, chisel a steady hand and a prayer!!

    • @nsr5961
      @nsr5961 4 года назад +21

      james it’s just a rock... a material possession doesn’t give you anything. At death you certainly don’t take it. If I had that rock I
      Would toss it in the ocean. It’s worthless in my eyes. People just put price tags in things for their benefit not caring much about ruining the earth in the process.

    • @IzzyHaveMercy
      @IzzyHaveMercy 4 года назад +8

      We still need a prayer when I start my LaserJet cutting machine; what makes it worse, I'm an atheist ;)

    • @nancypresto1309
      @nancypresto1309 3 года назад +1

      Yeah... You're right!

    • @SAINTSROWANGEL
      @SAINTSROWANGEL 3 года назад +19

      @@nsr5961 And there is a reason you will never have a stone of beauty like this

    • @nickpearson291
      @nickpearson291 3 года назад +24

      When I was a twelve year old collector of gems in 1957, my dad left me off in front of Harry Winston's on 5th Avenue. I walked in and asked if I could see the Hope diamond. That was before Winston donated it to the Smithsonian museums. They sat me down at one of the tables where customers sit and eventually a man came with a flat leather case. They opened it and there was the Hope in its necklace. I held it up and felt it for a while. Then they gave me a short tour of the cutting rooms and gave me a small cut diamond that has lost a section during cutting.

  • @1nation919
    @1nation919 4 года назад +337

    Rose from titanic: would look good in the ocean

    • @Ab_someone
      @Ab_someone 4 года назад +5

      I'd sketch a portrait of her wearing just that ❤️

    • @urwah1248
      @urwah1248 4 года назад +2

      @@Ab_someone ahahaha

    • @DonaldDump2024
      @DonaldDump2024 3 года назад +18

      Yeah, wasn’t that the dumbest scene? She could have sold it at auction then donated the proceeds in honor of Jack Dawson. What good does it do in the ocean? That wasn’t romantic, it was idiocy.

    • @TheScamr
      @TheScamr 3 года назад +5

      @@DonaldDump2024 Tis a woman.

    • @KeyboardPadawan
      @KeyboardPadawan 3 года назад

      @@DonaldDump2024 okkkkk

  • @missyrabbit5250
    @missyrabbit5250 3 года назад +20

    Although the diamond is stunning after it is cut, there is a beauty in it's natural state

  • @cecilyerker
    @cecilyerker 5 лет назад +59

    I'm really glad that almost none of it was wasted and they really got as many smaller diamonds out of the parts they cut away for the big diamond. 66 smaller diamonds! Remarkable.

  • @nancyhobson9710
    @nancyhobson9710 4 года назад +17

    My father was a manufac touring jeweller - his hobby - he cut diamonds, before everything was computerised. He had some beautiful diamonds. And the best part was he found them himself - an avid fossicker.

    • @user-gg9ue4cb7o
      @user-gg9ue4cb7o 4 года назад

      Coolest job ever!

    • @teresapuett4943
      @teresapuett4943 4 года назад

      So your father was a lapidary?

    • @vikeshshah401
      @vikeshshah401 2 года назад +1

      Full dipresstion market 😇 Dr shatri ( Andheri west )

    • @Ransomware0
      @Ransomware0 Месяц назад

      I can understand because I'm also a diamond polisher😅​@@vikeshshah401

  • @christinajose4040
    @christinajose4040 2 года назад +28

    This is a masterpiece. Every time I watch this video, I am in awe. I can't wait to see what they do with every piece of it. I hope they make some sort of suite out of it!

    • @Ninyaho
      @Ninyaho 2 года назад +1

      Because ur awe it's abndon for most people in world , in reality its not that rare to price so high

    • @typing....7502
      @typing....7502 2 года назад +1

      World's best gemstones are here👇

    • @typing....7502
      @typing....7502 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/jiyb0hd7KmI/видео.html

  • @keithdanvers-colquhoun
    @keithdanvers-colquhoun 4 года назад +27

    Exquisite beauty, unparalleled to any other gem stone; beautifully cut, and so mesmerising to look at. Well done.

  • @RichardPhister
    @RichardPhister 5 лет назад +162

    *Ocean's Eleven soundtrack begins to play in head*

  • @DrewWasMe
    @DrewWasMe 2 года назад +16

    What an amazing jewel! Those gentlemen outdid themselves working this stone. It does make you wonder, before computer generated models and measurements and laser guided cutting, how did traditionally skilled gem cutters create some of the masterpieces that they did? Clearly this art of transformation is a love or passion that guides the gem cutters' vision, whatever they are given to work with.

  • @irafa2
    @irafa2 3 года назад +12

    Wow simply amazing, the technology and handcraft that goes behind that diamond is amazing. Let’s keep in mind that diamonds are the world most hard stone.

  • @sjgreene785
    @sjgreene785 2 года назад +5

    That is the one I've been waiting on.😉
    Talk about solid as a rock!

  • @knighthunteroi
    @knighthunteroi 3 года назад +5

    It almost brings you to tears to see something so beautiful

  • @timg2727
    @timg2727 5 лет назад +112

    It's amazing to be that this used to be done before modern technology.

    • @quantum7690
      @quantum7690 4 года назад +8

      Their using some serious technology most people use a diamond saw and facet it and polish it down

    • @bluewidow9151
      @bluewidow9151 4 года назад +11

      @@quantum7690 I think he was saying people way back use to do this without the technology in the video

    • @quantum7690
      @quantum7690 4 года назад

      @@bluewidow9151 yeah i know

    • @mrnobody2523
      @mrnobody2523 4 года назад +3

      The technology that’s around now has been around for thousands of years it’s recycled. Nothing new under the sun

    • @timg2727
      @timg2727 4 года назад +18

      @@mrnobody2523 oh, I see. I didn't realize that people had been analyzing gemstones with computers for thousands of years.

  • @michaelgodley2905
    @michaelgodley2905 Год назад +9

    This was just epic, that music made it even more. I wish I could see this process in person.

  • @juki3451
    @juki3451 4 года назад +22

    What an incredible diamond... truly one-of-a-kind 💎

    • @joenguyen9955
      @joenguyen9955 2 года назад

      FUCK OFF - THIS IS A FAKE DIAMOND MADE BY USA ' SECRET FACTORY/IES. THANKS

    • @juki3451
      @juki3451 2 года назад +1

      @@joenguyen9955 Thx! You are so incredibly polite & so inspiring. Keep up the good work 👍

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  • @grendelum
    @grendelum 5 лет назад +69

    The laser certainly changes things... no more cleaving !!

  • @jmatt4life
    @jmatt4life 4 года назад +6

    MAGNIFICENT!!!
    I hope to see it someday!

  • @claudiocavaliere856
    @claudiocavaliere856 3 года назад +6

    Absolutely magnificent!

  • @princessbell2530
    @princessbell2530 5 лет назад +28

    I'm dumbfounded. Mouth hanging open.
    BEAUTIFUL!

  • @Emanxkillz
    @Emanxkillz 5 лет назад +782

    PRODUCER MICHEAL ENTER THE CHAT

    • @luxoriusbg
      @luxoriusbg 5 лет назад +31

      @Taps fan why? One of the few who worked and learned like crazy to achieve his dream and now when he is crazy rich he buys things which are investment.

    • @stonedfish99
      @stonedfish99 5 лет назад +16

      @Taps fan oh ooo some body is jealous!

    • @snowdoggieii
      @snowdoggieii 5 лет назад +3

      no he only want red/pink diamonds

    • @wachirarisky4284
      @wachirarisky4284 5 лет назад +8

      @@snowdoggieii Because he understands the value because of rarity

    • @whitemailprivilege2830
      @whitemailprivilege2830 5 лет назад +1

      EMAN ENTERTAINMENT Five Thousand????

  • @user-gg9ue4cb7o
    @user-gg9ue4cb7o 3 года назад +7

    It's so gorgeous and stunning!

  • @derekavalos8
    @derekavalos8 4 года назад +6

    Stunningly gorgeous WOW!!,,,,, LOVE IT.

  • @AnjaniKumargupta
    @AnjaniKumargupta 5 лет назад +7

    Incredible....Love this...

  • @MrSyrya
    @MrSyrya 4 года назад +8

    Lovely masterpiece.

  • @tariqhassaantabsum1558
    @tariqhassaantabsum1558 3 года назад +1

    its so beautiful

  • @lindanorris3226
    @lindanorris3226 3 года назад +2

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING US 🤗💫💎

  • @DeltaEpsilonSigma
    @DeltaEpsilonSigma 5 лет назад +3

    Beautiful presentation.

  • @h.huffen-puff4105
    @h.huffen-puff4105 4 года назад +3

    Beautifully faceted!

  • @CreativeSharing
    @CreativeSharing 3 года назад +2

    So amazing...

  • @ardilismath9071
    @ardilismath9071 2 года назад +2

    Amazing team work to get the perfect gem 💎

  • @zavor5786
    @zavor5786 4 года назад +17

    Those stock sound effects on top of a stock ""epic"" soundtrack make this rock look like a toy

  • @SighsInternally
    @SighsInternally 3 года назад +83

    imagine holding hundreds of millions of dollars in your palm

    • @SAINTSROWANGEL
      @SAINTSROWANGEL 3 года назад +1

      Billions

    • @IzzyHaveMercy
      @IzzyHaveMercy 3 года назад +6

      Meh.... you get used to it :D

    • @notdrake5001
      @notdrake5001 3 года назад +3

      and then scratching it with another diamond

    • @he-dp3mk
      @he-dp3mk 3 года назад

      @@IzzyHaveMercy Why are you talking like you're a billionaire?

    • @IzzyHaveMercy
      @IzzyHaveMercy 3 года назад +4

      @@he-dp3mk I’m talking like a laser operator who cuts these stones for a living. Why do you think I am a billionnaire?

  • @kingjaycarlos425
    @kingjaycarlos425 18 дней назад

    This elements are from my home that I brought when I arrive. But they light up beautiful where they come from. Here they only shine. ❤

  • @cw5451
    @cw5451 3 года назад

    Great video!

  • @instagem2693
    @instagem2693 2 года назад +3

    Keep up the good work :)

  • @annelisapearl9819
    @annelisapearl9819 4 года назад +7

    The most expensive diamond is named Lesedi La Rona 🔥🔥🔥 proud RSA moment right here

  • @anchalmahat9194
    @anchalmahat9194 2 года назад +1

    I never seen diamonds anymore..Diamonds r really amazing

  • @nagellabalaankanna8869
    @nagellabalaankanna8869 3 года назад

    I'm so happy and grateful. Diamond life. Thank you very much. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

  • @bibeshj
    @bibeshj 5 лет назад +4

    It's breathtaking

  • @zeferinoarroyo7673
    @zeferinoarroyo7673 5 лет назад +4

    Wow.Congratulations!

  • @tatianalevina3020
    @tatianalevina3020 2 года назад +2

    Wish to see this diamond in Basel once)So beautiful!

  • @jurgenmancka
    @jurgenmancka 8 месяцев назад +2

    AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!💎👑

  • @HHH-ec3ll
    @HHH-ec3ll 2 года назад +3

    It’s simply divine!!

  • @kaoskheosegosebe8928
    @kaoskheosegosebe8928 5 лет назад +7

    Botswana surly has quality diamonds.. Lesedi La Rona "OUR LIGHT" it would be nice if the diamonds had the country of Origin engraved on it or something..I am sure the Motswana Man who found it would be happy to take a picture with the final piece of what was one of the top 5 biggest diamonds in the world.

  • @OKANEHOKI
    @OKANEHOKI 4 года назад +5

    So beautiful 💎

  • @JustinLHopkins
    @JustinLHopkins 4 года назад +9

    The poor miner who found this was probably given a $5 bonus that day.

  • @jerrymuns
    @jerrymuns 4 года назад

    Breathtaking.

  • @000novee
    @000novee 5 лет назад +3

    Jaw dropped! Magnificent

  • @yunusprofessionalgemologist
    @yunusprofessionalgemologist 5 лет назад +6

    Excellent, I think may b time atleast 4 to 6 months for polished.

  • @muhammadalizaidi1090
    @muhammadalizaidi1090 3 года назад

    BEAUTIFUL.

  • @vicdman9577
    @vicdman9577 2 года назад

    this was well done.

  • @frankaris1790
    @frankaris1790 5 лет назад +3

    Sheer perfection.

  • @treasured.goddess9098
    @treasured.goddess9098 3 года назад +3

    Nice work it’s beautiful 🌹

  • @genepatrick4232
    @genepatrick4232 4 года назад +1

    Really nice piece of diamond.👌🔷👌🔷👌🔷.

  • @maximhollandnederlandthene7640
    @maximhollandnederlandthene7640 6 месяцев назад

    Wonderful 🤗
    Such a large Labgrown diamond. 🤩

  • @latinogott
    @latinogott 5 лет назад +39

    Elizabeth Taylor, would have had gag had she been alive to see this diamond. Imagine going for a walk in the park with that rock. Talk about a cocktail piece. Stunning. I'll just wait and see who buys it. Lucky person investor :)

    • @LaDivinaLover
      @LaDivinaLover 5 лет назад +7

      No one will buy that. It’s too large to do anything with, unless ofcourse you want it in a scepter for which no one will have any use. 😂
      And Elizabeth Taylor said specifically her carat weight cap was 80ct. “After that you can’t wear them”.

    • @cw5451
      @cw5451 5 лет назад +5

      LaDivinaLover: Oh, some filthy rich person will definitely buy it. Many wealthy people enjoy spending BIG on things that give them bragging rights. Owning this stone guarantees bragging rights. Of course, there are also reclusive obscenely rich people who spend BIG on rare items because they want to possess something so rare.

    • @pine6193
      @pine6193 5 лет назад +2

      @@cw5451 not just that, a stone like this is a good investment

    • @grendelum
      @grendelum 5 лет назад +3

      Stone like that (any quality diamonds really, it’s their principle purpose) have only one use, making wealth portable and concealable.

    • @basvenema
      @basvenema 5 лет назад +1

      @@grendelum you're so right: "making wealth portable and concealable".
      Beantwoorden

  • @pochoybilat
    @pochoybilat 5 лет назад +18

    Congrats looks great. I would of done a 700 CT cushion lol

    • @coincapital3117
      @coincapital3117 5 лет назад +1

      Mark Sofiev that would’ve been amazing to see lol

  • @vinzalarms5079
    @vinzalarms5079 2 года назад

    Great job 👍

  • @whitecrystal221
    @whitecrystal221 Год назад

    Wonderful work

  • @Ty-ri7dy
    @Ty-ri7dy 3 года назад +3

    What gauge wire would you use for the prongs?

  • @nikunjshankar6422
    @nikunjshankar6422 5 лет назад +3

    Magnificent..!!!

  • @parvezkhan5486
    @parvezkhan5486 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful

  • @franzdiningrat8963
    @franzdiningrat8963 2 года назад

    holly gosh, thats sooo wonderful

  • @beerdedtraveler1856
    @beerdedtraveler1856 4 года назад +5

    Amazing Amazing Amazing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @silvafatima6088
    @silvafatima6088 5 лет назад +5

    Que lindo diamante e quase magia parabens

  • @jaleelharris6557
    @jaleelharris6557 4 года назад

    Beautiful 😍 diamond 💎

  • @fauxamy23
    @fauxamy23 Год назад

    It should have been kept in the museum uncut!

  • @laurencelance586
    @laurencelance586 3 года назад +10

    THAT was amazing! I'd love to be able to look at that stone under a microscope or a loupe

    • @ericberensen4528
      @ericberensen4528 3 года назад +1

      A. #1. GLASS. EYE. YOU. MEAN. LOL 😎🍻

  • @istitutodigemmologiagenova1976
    @istitutodigemmologiagenova1976 5 лет назад +3

    Spectacular

  • @treasured.goddess9098
    @treasured.goddess9098 4 года назад

    My favorite of all the designs

  • @franklesser5655
    @franklesser5655 3 года назад

    Perfect for a casual cocktail ring.

  • @jadilsonalvesdasilva7192
    @jadilsonalvesdasilva7192 2 года назад +5

    Muito bom excelente 👏👏👏 parabéns

  • @marleneandrade7276
    @marleneandrade7276 4 года назад +5

    São maravilhosa estas pedras

  • @sayyafdiary
    @sayyafdiary 3 года назад

    This is incredible

  • @anaaron7465
    @anaaron7465 2 года назад +2

    De o frumusețe ancestrală ....💎

  • @iamnoone348
    @iamnoone348 5 лет назад +3

    It is magical.

  • @RebeckaSarkozy
    @RebeckaSarkozy 5 лет назад +10

    I really wonder what it would have looked like polished and not all chopped up into smaller bits.

    • @samli123.
      @samli123. Год назад

      سوف اعطيك هديه

  • @latinogott
    @latinogott 3 года назад +2

    Spectacular beauty :)

  • @1962hellen
    @1962hellen 4 года назад +1

    That’s beautiful

  • @renatomoreira5806
    @renatomoreira5806 3 года назад +5

    Muito linda pedras preciosas diamante

  • @FEGIII-sm1gu
    @FEGIII-sm1gu 3 года назад +5

    Hmm, looks exactly what I have always known as a Royal Asscher cut; is a square step or emerald cut the same? Regardless, what a gorgeous gem.

  • @user-uk1fh7mg3k
    @user-uk1fh7mg3k 4 года назад

    Wow , waterjet!! Nice~

  • @anverluxuryswisspartofceyl5902
    @anverluxuryswisspartofceyl5902 3 года назад +1

    What a beauty 😍

  • @briancc2808
    @briancc2808 5 лет назад +4

    Perfection in a gemstone #Graff 💎💎💎💎

  • @carlosbarahona8609
    @carlosbarahona8609 3 года назад +6

    Elizabeth Taylor's " Burton Taylor " Diamond is nothing compared to this 300 carat masterpiece. Roughly 4 or 5 times bigger than the Burton Taylor Diamond. If I had Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates kind of deep pockets in a heart beat. It is truly just so beautiful and perfect. A precious beauty that's for sure. Nature and technology in the palm of your hands. Spectacular!

  • @Lotuswhite2911
    @Lotuswhite2911 3 года назад

    WONDERFULL!

  • @dsmith1543
    @dsmith1543 2 года назад

    Now that’s a RONA that I wouldn’t mind catching.

  • @JustRolly
    @JustRolly 3 года назад +7

    I have a question. During the "sandpaper" phase, where does the excess material go? it gets lost?

    • @freddaltons4682
      @freddaltons4682 3 года назад

      Used for other industry like cutting heavy metal needs diamond, and also diamond dust is useful too. There are many ways to recycle a diamond trash. Any cutting equipment has diamond now.

    • @JustRolly
      @JustRolly 3 года назад +1

      @@freddaltons4682 thanks interesting!

  • @guilhermeribeirojunior6592
    @guilhermeribeirojunior6592 4 года назад +5

    Belo trabalho...

  • @zepho100
    @zepho100 Год назад +1

    I remember watching a similar video of his from a long time ago, it was beautiful but I cannot find it. Where he was talking over it saying how it's unprecedented to find such a gem.

  • @beinghuman3064
    @beinghuman3064 5 дней назад

    Nature has given such an immense and precious clear stones so called Diamonds 👍👍

  • @trebor9711
    @trebor9711 2 года назад +3

    What a fantastic video on how & all the work that goes into cutting and exploiting the absolute maximum out of the Diamond 💎 best video I've seen on this kind of Workmanship and what goes into it. All I could afford to buy my Girl would be the shavings that fell onto the Machine floor.🤣👍

  • @guilhermeribeirojunior6592
    @guilhermeribeirojunior6592 5 лет назад +5

    Show...belo trabalho...

  • @juliebutler8256
    @juliebutler8256 3 года назад +5

    has it been sold/ who owns it now? A truly extraordinary stone.

    • @samli123.
      @samli123. Год назад

      انها موجوده معي

  • @cristianaragon9956
    @cristianaragon9956 5 лет назад +4

    Me encantan las piedras lamentablemente no tengo recursos para ir a una parte donde pueda encontrar piedras preciosas 😔

  • @mrceylonsapphire93
    @mrceylonsapphire93 3 года назад +1

    Wow 😳 masterpiece

  • @user-sx6xb5nq9l
    @user-sx6xb5nq9l 2 года назад

    Speechless

  • @haroldamherestrella2222
    @haroldamherestrella2222 5 лет назад +5

    Congratulations perfect gems cutting 💎💎💎💎💎💍💍💍💍💍

  • @MMradnane
    @MMradnane 5 лет назад +144

    A shiny rock given a high inflated value by De Beers Sa corporation, who control everything about diamonds, from mining to polishing; they also keep them rare so the price is always high.

    • @drzg2640
      @drzg2640 5 лет назад +16

      Adnane TruthSeeker- RUclips conspiracy expert

    • @thegrowcube2391
      @thegrowcube2391 5 лет назад

      Iu

    • @bailey9947
      @bailey9947 4 года назад +3

      Adam Ruins Everything?

    • @alexaez3567
      @alexaez3567 4 года назад +19

      Nope - large diamonds are rare

    • @joeshuge
      @joeshuge 4 года назад +9

      The amount of earth that has been cleared in search of diamonds, no they are not rare even very large ones there are truck loads stored in vaults, and trickled out to maintain rarity, if the majority of the public really knew how many and how large diamonds can be it would devalue their product. Just look at diamond sales the day after Christmas, slashed by half price, and they don't even hold value if you try to sell them second hand, it all about buying new, expensive, fresh cut diamonds.