This cut originated in the late 1800’s when advances in technology allowed for diamonds to be shaped on a wheel, allowing cutters to shape round diamonds. Each of these diamonds was hand faceted and primarily cut for weight retention; resulting in the creation of many different facet shapes that is truly unique. Superseding the Old Mine Cut, this newer design included a larger table size, different
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Gemstones are beautiful crystals born in the earth. They are made from minerals and organic materials in natural processes of fossilization, heat and pressure and dehydration. They have been coveted and prized for centuries, cut and polished into beautiful jewels and worn in jewelry. Some gemstones are similar in appearance to others if you are not sure what you are looking at. For example spinel is
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Jewellery from the collections of beauty moguls Estee Lauder and her daughter-in-law, Evelyn Lauder will be featured at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction on December 5. The proceeds from the auction are projected to exceed $13 million and will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, an organization founded by Evelyn in 1993. Evelyn also is credited with creating the well-known pink ribbon
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Russian banking giant Sberbank is offering up an exclusive credit card, something that will bring a whole new meaning to the gold card.
Partnering with high-end credit card Visa Infinite, Sberbank will be offering a solid 24 karat gold version embedded with 26 round diamonds totalling 0.17 carats and featuring inlaid mother of pearl. It will make your wallet a lot heavier, literally – each card
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Kensington Palace hosted an exclusive exhibition featuring a beautiful and rare collection of Argyle pink diamonds titled “Out of the Vault: Pink Diamonds and Royalty” which unveils the tales of the diamonds and their experiences with the royal families, sultans, maharajahs and other colorful clientele. The exhibition was put forth by Rio Tinto, the diamond mining company that owns the famous Australian
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On November 13th, Christie’s Geneva will auction the legendary Archduke Joseph Diamond for the second time. The same stone was seen nine years ago, when Christie’s Geneva offered it up to the winning bidder for a cool $6.5 million, the equivalent of approximately $10.5 million today.
The diamond carries with it a respected succession of owners as well as a renowned origin. It was mined from
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There are many shapes to choose from when picking a diamond, and it all really comes down to personal preference and style. The Asscher shape is a step-cut stone, meaning its facets are long and rectangular, lending to its appearance a glassy shine and large flashes of brilliance.
The Asscher cut was named after the Asscher brothers who developed the original 58-facet cut in 1902. They were the
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This year marks the diamond jubilee, or 60th anniversary, of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. To celebrate this event, there is an exhibit at Buckingham Palace of some of her diamond jewelry. The exhibit contains 10,000 diamonds encrusted on various jewelry and weaponry. Most of the jewelry at the exhibit is the Queen’s personal collection. Monarchs have always found that diamonds represent wealth and
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As part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Queen Elizabeth is held a lunch for sovereign monarchs.
It was the biggest gathering of monarchs (outside of royal weddings and funerals) seen since 2002, which was the Queen’s previous Golden Jubilee dinner celebration for European sovereign monarchs. The guest list included the European crowned heads of state – Norway, Sweden, and Denmark were in
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Bonham’s auction house is offering a rare period necklace, dubbed the “Mirror Diamond” necklace for private sale at a price of $20 million. The necklace features five Mughal empire pendant diamonds finished with Colombian emerald drops.
What makes the diamonds in this necklace extraordinary is their origins and cut. All five of the Mirror Diamonds are great examples of the colorless, fiery
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