One of the world’s most spectacular examples of May’s official birthstone is the 75.47-carat Hooker Emerald, an historic gem that was once mounted into the belt buckle of an Ottoman sultan. Today, it is beautifully displayed in a platinum brooch adorned with 109 brilliant-cut diamonds weighing approximately 13 carats. When Janet Annenberg Hooker donated the piece […]
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The 37.8-Carat ‘Chalk Emerald’ Will Take Your Breath Away
Exhibiting the most highly prized velvety deep green color, the 37.82-carat Chalk Emerald is displayed near the Hope Diamond in the National Gem and Mineral Collection at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The gem was sourced in the famous emerald-mining area near Muzo, Colombia — a destination widely known as the world […]
Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle’s Diamond Tiara
Meghan Markle wore a stunning diamond tiara designed for Queen Mary loaned to her by the Queen as she walked down the aisle of St George’s Chapel, but what is the Queen Mary tiara and where did Meghan get the tiara? Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan UP NEXT: Queen Elizabeth walks down Abbey aisle in […]
The World’s Most Valuable Diamond Mine is Set to Get Even Bigger
Debswana, the joint venture between Anglo American Plc’s De Beers unit and Botswana’s government, is seeking permission to deepen the Jwaneng mine to 830 meters (2,700 feet), according to a notice published in local newspapers Thursday. The Cut 9 project will extend the mine’s life by 11 years, to 2035, and allow the extraction of […]
Kimberley Diamond Mine
Entrance to Kimberley Kimberley, South Africa, is home to the world’s largest diamond mine, also known as the “Big Hole.” Dug by humans and so large it is visible from space; the pit has yielded some of the world’s largest diamonds and made the De Beers name famous worldwide. At Kimberley visitors can view a […]
All About Diamonds!
“Diamonds” – When we hear this word, the first thing comes to our mind is its sparkling beauty followed by its cost, and also Leonardo DiCaprio’s Blood Diamond movie. Why Diamonds are so costly? Why it is very special? What exactly it is? This Article is going to deal with all these questions and many!!! The […]
Some of the World’s Most Famous Diamonds
The history of diamonds claims stories of famous diamonds often have complex and even controversial histories because of the secrecy surrounding such stones The Star of Africa At 530.20 carats the Cullinan I or Star Africa diamond is the largest cut diamond in the world. Pear-shaped, with 74 facets, it is set in the Royal […]
You Lucky Girl! Your Birthstone is a Diamond!
April babies get one of the most popular and most precious gemstones as their birthstone: the diamond. Diamond jewelry is an ideal gift for a loved one born in April. As the gemstone with the highest rating on Moh’s hardness scale, with a score of 10, diamonds have the unique ability to be cut and […]
Some Amazing Facts About Diamonds
15 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT DIAMONDS Diamonds are the birthstone for the month of April, meaning that April-born ladies have an extra reason to ask for gifts of sparkling diamond jewelry (or buy diamonds for themselves). To celebrate these dazzling gemstones, I’ve rounded up fifteen interesting facts and bits of lore about diamonds’ origins and history: […]
This Day In Luxury History
On January 25, 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is discovered during a routine inspection by the mine’s superintendent. Weighing 1.33 pounds, and christened the “Cullinan,” it was the largest diamond ever found. Frederick Wells was 18 feet below the earth’s surface when he spotted a flash of starlight […]