The Letseng Legacy


One year exactly after having purchased the Letseng Legacy, a 493 carat rough diamond mined at the Letseng Mine in Lesotho, Safdico unveiles the finished product; 20 polished diamonds, all stemming from the same rough material.

A historical matching pair of 50 carat pearshapes, a 35 carat round brilliant and another matching pair of pearshapes of 15 carat is the result of yet another technological treat.

In total more than 225 carat of polished was crafted out of the Letseng Legacy.

November 2007

Safdico, in a closed envelope tender held at the HRD, the Antwerp World Diamond Council, outbid the world's leading diamantaires today, for a remarkable 493 carat diamond.

Ranked as the 18th largest diamond ever found, the Letseng Legacy was named to reflect the growing legacy that the Letseng Mine, where the stone was unearthed, is creating as a producer of significant diamonds.

Johnny Kneller, Safdico's Northern Hemisphere CEO, commented : "We are very pleased to have once again made the winning bid for such an historic diamond. To have acquired the Letseng Legacy as well as the Lesotho Promise is a great achievement for Safdico and for Mr. Graff. This diamond will, of course, be cut in Antwerp."

Indeed, as the manufacturing operation for Graff Jewellers, Safdico will study and cut the stone in Antwerp and the polished result will be marketed through Graff's extensive retail operation.