172 BAL HARBOUR
GRAFF
Laurence Graff developed an eye
for diamonds before we was old
enough to vote. By the age of 15,
he was a jewelry apprentice in
London, sparking a passion that
led him to found his eponymous
house, Graff Diamonds. Known for
its record-breaking stones, one of
his finds, the 550-carat Letseng
Star, is among the largest white
diamonds ever unearthed. Its
yield of 27 flawless stones appears
in an array of jewelry designs; but
the largest of the bunch, a
33.11-carat pear-shaped diamond,
resides in a butterfly brooch
whose wings flutter—and cast
light on the historic jewel—with
the faintest of movements.
Diamond butterfly brooch featuring
the 550-carat Letseng Star diamond
