Historical Perspective: The discovery of this original gem was made in 1986 in the Premier Mine of South Africa. Also, the discovery site of The Cullinan. It was unveiled at the 100 year anniversary gala of De Beers in 1988 after having been crafted into its current cut appearance by Gabi Tolkowsky. Regarded as one of the most accomplished diamond cutters in the world, his family had long
been in the diamond trade. It was his great-uncle, Marcel Tolkowsky, diamond expert and mathematician, who authored the publicationDiamond Design in 1919 that is still today's basis for round brilliant diamond cuts
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