Constellation Diamond Bought by Jeweler de GRISOGONO

(IDEX Online) – To mark the opening of the 28th Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris, de GRISOGONO has bought The Constellation, the world's most expensive rough diamond.

The purchase represents a milestone for the company in its journey to become one of the world's leading high jewelry and watch brands, the firm said in a statement. 

Measuring over six centimeters wide, The Constellation weighs 813 carats and was discovered by the Canadian company, Lucara Diamond, at its Karowe mine in Botswana in November 2015. The gem was purchased for $63 million earlier this year.

It is expected that the cutting process, due to be completed by the middle of 2017, may unveil one of the world's largest certified flawless diamonds.

Speaking about the purchase, Founder and Executive Board member of de GRISOGONO, Fawaz Gruosi said: "I am thrilled to have the chance to work with such an incredible and important diamond as The Constellation. As a jeweler I am conscious of the extraordinary responsibility I have to the stone and to the team who have worked so hard to secure it. To be able to bring my creative skills to the cutting and setting process of such a stone is both an honor and a privilege and I cannot wait to realize my vision for it."