New “Diamond Record”
$ 24,300,000. This is a new record sum which has ever been paid for a single diamond. The new world record was set during the Christie’s jewellery auction in London.
“The record-holder” is the legendary rare dark blue diamond Wittelsbach of an unusual oval 50-faceted cut. The Wittelsbach weighs 35.56 metric carats and measures 24.40 mm in diameter and 8.29 mm in depth. It is pure apart from a few surface scratches that were probably caused during removal from its setting. The diamond has been cut with 82 facets arranged in an unusual pattern - the star facets on the crown are vertically split and the pavilion has sixteen needle-like facets, arranged in pairs, pointing outward from the culet facet.
The first record of the Wittelsbach dates from the latter part of the seventeenth century. The king of Spain Philippe IV (1605 — 1665) included the gem into the dowry of his daughter infanta Margareta Teresa (1651 — 1673) when she was marrying the Emperor Leopold I of Austria in 1664. Then the diamond for a long period of time belonged to the treasury of Austrian and Bavarian monarchs.
Previously the diamond was sold in 1964 to a private collector for $180,000. Now the Wittelsbach has been bought by the head of the jewellery house of Graff — Lawrence Graff.
Yellow Gold Overlay Sterling Silver Amethyst Butterfly Hoop Earrings w/ Diamond Accent : spring butterfly decoration.
Spring…the time, when the Nature wakes up and awakes all its children. Grass starts to grow, apple trees begin to bloom, streams of water cling and the birds come from the southern countries and start building their nests, pleasuring our ears with sweet melodies and songs. Oh, and butterflies – butterflies everywhere, bright and light, like the letters, Spring sends us. Today two of the butterflies have decided to rest on your ears, and the name of this couple is Yellow Gold Overlay Sterling Silver Amethyst Butterfly Hoop Earrings w/ Diamond Accent.
Light and comfortable, these earrings will bring spring closer to your heart. The dainty hoops are made of 925 sterling silver and plaited with 18 karat yellow gold, if not to say about the charming gemstone butterflies, that decorate the hoops. The wings of the butterflies are made from violet amethyst, and their precious bodies are formed by diamonds. The earrings are only 8 millimeters high and 10 millimeters wide – tiny, yet elegant and stunning! The hinged posts of the earrings snap into the grooves of U-shape.
Spring has come – let it to your heart! Let your eyes sparkle, your lips smile, your face shine with spring spirit! And our little butterfly helpers - Yellow Gold Overlay Sterling Silver Amethyst Butterfly Hoop Earrings w/ Diamond Accent – will help you feel the spring power.
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The glamour vision of the world - why women adore diamonds?
Diamonds are also called “a girl’s best friendsâ€. It was gorgeous Marilyn Monroe to give them this name, and she surely was perfectly aware of all the aspects of a real woman’s life. However, why did the friendship start?
Every friendship is based on some similarities between the friends, and the relations between diamonds and women are not an exception. First and foremost, diamonds and women are both beautiful. The word brillant, from which the word “brilliant†and its synonyms in many languages have originated, is French and has the meaning “dazzling, sparkling, shiningâ€. These are exactly the words to describe a woman wearing diamonds. Dazzling beauty, sparkling eyes and the note of luxury and grace - this is what a single diamond adds to every woman. Diamonds have always been and will continue being in, for they are an essential means of turning a woman into a queen, attractive and stunningly beautiful.
Not only beauty, but also strength is a characteristic feature of both women and diamonds. Diamond is the hardest mineral on the Earth, able to cut everything and very difficult to shape – just as a woman can be named the strongest creature in the world that always reaches its aims. Even a small-sized diamond will cut iron or gold, and even a fragile woman will always get what she wants, using her inner power.
Both women and diamonds are different. The Nature lavishly presents us an impressive variety of diamonds, starting with yellow, orange or cognac-coloured and ending with dark-red and green, not naming the most popular and valued limpid diamonds. It doesn’t matter, whether a woman is dark- or fair-haired, has dark, white or yellow skin, is cheerful, romantic or pessimistic, whether she is a busy top manager or a creative artist– she will always be able to find a diamond, that will reflex her mood and inner world and highlight her special, individual beauty.
Both a woman and a diamond carry a mystery inside. It is practically impossible to count all the mysterious stories, unveiled intrigues and secrets connected with famous diamonds, like Kokhinoor, Shakh, Kullinan or Nassack. Attracted by the sparkling beauty of the stones, people left homes and faced dangers, went through adventures and performed feats of valour. There are only two driving forces in this world, that can cause all this – beautiful women and beautiful diamonds. Their power is infinite, and their mysteries are tantalizing.
There is no surprise that women adore diamonds, for they resemble each other. Diamonds really appear to be a girl’s best friends – the friends, that will always add to her beauty and attractiveness, the friends, that make her a queen.
10k Yellow Gold Diamond Cupcake Pendant - have you ever tasted a speciality cake?
Sweet things are something that makes our mood rise and our lips smile. Sweets will save the world, if you are blue and moody, and the day is so grey and dull. But what to do with diets and healthy nutrition, that are so important for women? The answer is something, that will be always with you with no harm to your figure. The answer is - 10k Yellow Gold Diamond Cupcake Pendant.
Elegance and sweetness are combined in this pendant to make your life a little bit funnier and your beauty – a lot more highlighted. The pendant weighs less than 2 grams – isn’t it called “a light dessert� A golden cake with the icing made of diamonds is a special dessert for a special occasion. The base is crafted from yellow gold and shaped to resemble a cupcake wrapping. Note, that the yellow gold weighs 10k. The delicious topping is formed by 15 round-shaped diamonds of IJ colour and I2-I3 clarity with the total weight of 0.05 Carats. The pendant is 17 millimeters high and 11.78 millimeters wide. The pendant is featured on the elegant yellow-gold rope, that is 18 inches long and fastens with a spring-ring clasp. A jewelry item, that will make you look gorgeous and make your life a little bit more delicious. 10k Yellow Gold Diamond Cupcake Pendant – for a jewelry sweet tooth.
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Glittering history: medieval, renaissance and modern diamonds. Part I.
“It stays intact even in the hottest flame, it is the sunlight, that thickened on the Earth and was cooled by the time, it plays with all colours and at the same time stays limpid, as a water drop…†– this is what the ancient wrote about a diamond. The history of diamonds covers thousands of years, but today these gems still continue attracting people with their magic beauty.
The Greeks called it adamas or adamantos – “insurmountable†or “unconquerableâ€, the Romans – diamond, the Arabs – almas, “the hardestâ€, the Indians – fahri. Diamonds used by a man were first mentioned in Indian sources. It is supposed, that people started to use diamonds three thousand years ago. The Indians worshipped diamonds and believed, these gems possessed a lot of magic qualities, as, for example, an ability to cure illnesses, protect against evil spirits or enemies, foresee the future.
To measure the weight of diamonds we use carats, that are equal to 0.2g or 200mg. Diamonds with the weight of more than 15 carats are extremely rare, and those of hundreds of carats are a great precious. Some of such gems get their own names, world fame and a place in history.
Today the annual volume of diamonds, mined all over the world amounts to 130 million carats. Diamonds are mainly used in jewelry, but not all of them can be applied in this sphere. Only 15% of the stones are called absolutely jewelry, and 45% more are called semi-jewelry – that means, they yield to the absolutely jewelry stones in shape, colour or clearness.