Louis Vuitton Buys World's Second Largest Diamond

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The second largest diamond humans have ever found was coughed up from a mine in Botswana in April of 2019. Plenty of time was spent finding a buyer, and potential buyers pontificated if it was worth paying for. Well, we have finally found someone willing to pay the cost, none other than fashion icon Louis Vuitton!

Jan 23, 2020 · French fashion house and luxury retail company Louis Vuitton has announced that it has bought the second-largest diamond in the world. Known as Sewelô, meaning Rare Find in the Setswana language, the 1758-carat diamond was recovered at the Lucara Diamond Corp.’s 100% …

Jan 22, 2020 · Luxury retailer Louis Vuitton has unveiled its recently acquired 1,758-carat rough diamond, the second-largest ever discovered, to a select audience in Paris, France, before its louis vuitton buys world's second largest diamond turns it into a ...

Louis Vuitton buys world's second largest diamond

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 19 (ANI): After ruling the world of luxury handbags, French fashion brand Louis Vuitton has set its sight in the jewelry market as it recently purchased the world's ...

Louis Vuitton recently purchased the world’s second-largest diamond, signaling the French fashion house’s interest in the high-end jewelry market. The 1,758 rough diamond was originally recovered by Lucara Diamond Corp last April in Botswana. The palm-sized rock has been nicknamed “Sewelo” or “rare find” in the southern African Tswana language. Lucara and Louis Vuitton have…

Jan 17, 2020 · Louis Vuitton has just bought the world’s second-largest diamond, another sign of the French brand’s ambitions in the luxury jewelry market. The 1,758-carat rough diamond, which was recovered by Lucara Diamond Corp in Botswana last April, …

Louis Vuitton Buys World's Second-Largest Diamond

Louis Vuitton purchased the 1,758-carat Sewelo diamond found by Lucara Diamonds. NDTV: After ruling the world of luxury handbags, French fashion brand Louis Vuitton has set its sight in the jewellery market as it recently purchased the world's second-largest diamond, louis vuitton buys world's second largest diamond reported People magazine.

Jan 17, 2020 · The Botswanian diamond was unearthed in April 2019 and weighs 1,758 carats (coming in second place as the largest diamond, behind the Cullinan Diamond which weighs 3,106.75 carats). Louis Vuitton has not disclosed the exact cost of the purchase so far, but Chief Executive louis vuitton buys world's second largest diamond Michael Burke has stated that it was in the “millions”, and that ...


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