Brief: Graff debuts a sublime 132-carat yellow diamond
![The Golden Empress began its journey at the Letšeng mine in Lesotho. Photos courtesy Graff Diamonds.](https://www.sparkle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Golden-Empress-132_55-Fancy-Intense-Yellow-3.jpg)
The Golden Empress began its journey at the Letšeng mine in Lesotho. Photos courtesy Graff Diamonds.
![The rough also yielded eight satellite stones: six pear-shape, Fancy yellow stones as well as two brilliant round stones.](https://www.sparkle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lowerressatellite-3.jpg)
The rough also yielded eight satellite stones: six pear-shape, Fancy yellow stones as well as two brilliant round stones.
BY KAREN AANONSEN
Graff has a reputation for producing jaw-dropping jewels. And the designer’s newest unveiling, The Golden Empress, doesn’t disappoint. A 132.55-carat Fancy Intense yellow diamond, the magnificent, cushion-cut stone joins a roster of spectacular Graff yellow diamonds that includes The Delaire Sunrise — the largest square emerald-cut Fancy Vivid yellow diamond in the world at 118.08 carats — and the 100.09-carat Graff Vivid Yellow. Born from a 299-carat rough, the brand’s latest masterpiece was crafted to ensure that its individual saturation, tone, and hue were optimized.
—June 2015