Vuitton’s diamond as big as a tennis ball steals the show in Paris | Malay Mail

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PARIS, Jan 21 — Louis Vuitton made a splash as it showcased its latest purchase today: the world’s second-biggest rough diamond. The LVMH-owned brand, which said last week that it was the new owner of the 1,758-carat Sewelo, displayed the glinting, blackened stone at its Place Vendome store in...

Tuesday, 21 Jan 2020 07:13 PM MYT

PARIS, Jan 21 — Louis Vuitton made a splash as it showcased its latest purchase today: the world’s second-biggest rough diamond. The company has not said how much it paid for the diamond. The size of a tennis ball and covered in carbon, it was discovered in Botswana last year and will be cut into gems.

Vuitton, better known for making pricey handbags, only entered fine jewellery in 2012 - where it competes with Bulgari, also owned by LVMH, and Richemont’s Cartier.

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