The Tiffany Diamond is one of the most celebrated, storied diamonds of all time. In 1877, the 287.42-carat rough yellow diamond, one of the largest ever discovered, was unearthed in South Africa. Charles Lewis Tiffany, the founder of Tiffany & Co., acquired it a year later. The stone was cut more than half to its final 128.54 carats in a cushion-shape design with 82 facets to bring out its brilliance, a stunning testament to the pursuit of beauty over size. “Our stones are very important to us. They are our heritage,” says Anthony Ledru, Tiffany & Co. president and chief executive officer, in an exclusive online interview with Robb Report Philippines from his home in New York on a holiday morning. “They’re what drives us—our history of exceptional diamonds and legacy stones.” In 1961, actress Audrey Hepburn, a woman of the zeitgeist, famously wore the Tiffany diamond—set in a ribbon rosette..
