Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Pumpkin Gemstones


22.45 ct. spessartine garnet. Omi Privé.
Charlie Brown gets a bag full of rocks this time of year. Orange is the color of autumn.
Lydia Courteille “pumpkin” ring
5.54-carat, fancy vivid orange, cushion-cut Pumpkin Diamond

Pumpkin Tourmaline

“The Orange” 14.82-carats. Largest fancy vivid orange diamond known.
Padparadscha Sapphire

Saturday, 27 October 2018

Lux Watch 4 - diamond-encrusted Apple watch

A new, diamond-encrusted Apple watch has arrived to make those luxury watch dreams come true — if you can afford it. From Brikk comes the Lux Watch 4, with prices starting at a rock bottom $28,995. The watches have the full functionality of the Apple watch and are available in yellow, rose, and white gold.

It takes 34 people up to 80 hours to make one.
A gold bracelet instead of a leather strap is going to cost you, the price rises to $59k. Going 'fully encrusted'? No problem. The Lux Watch 4 Omni ranges in price from $69k to $279k.

Thursday, 25 October 2018

Alrosa finds 28.5 carat fancy intense yellow diamond

ALROSA has extracted a 28.59-carat rough yellow diamond at the Ebelyakh placer deposit in Russia. The stone is fancy intense yellow. It is the largest yellow rough diamond mined by ALROSA this year.

In 2017 ALROSA extracted a 27.85-carat pure pink diamond – the largest pink stone in it's history, and a 34.1-carat vivid yellow diamond.

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo shows off £1.2m diamond-encrusted watch

Ronaldo's latest accessory is finished with 424 white diamonds. It's an upgrade for the Portuguese star after he has previously been spotted with a £100,000 Jacob and Company limited edition H24 on his wrist, which had a total diamond weight of 15.25 carats. Ronaldo became a brand ambassador for Jacob & Co in 2013.

Ronaldo's statement piece caught the eye of the media as he spoke about a rape allegation that is currently hanging over him.

Monday, 22 October 2018

Coloured Diamonds

The most valuable fancy colours are those with a single colour. They are difficult to find because they often have secondary colours. Grading a fancy colour is rigorous because they don't have the same number of points on a colour scale.

When a fancy-coloured diamond is under evaluation, the GIA focuses on three areas:Hue - The colour (e.g. purplish-pink), Tone - How light or dark the colour is, and Strength/Saturation.
Less than one in 10,000 gem-quality diamonds is classified as ‘fancy-coloured’. The various colours are formed under unique conditions involving specific trace elements, radiation and/or plastic deformation of the crystal structure.
Fancy yellow and browns are more abundant. Rarest is the red diamond. Classified according to their hue, tone and saturation, the value of coloured stones generally increases with the strength and purity of the colour. Even very slight colour differences can have a profound effect on price.

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Uber Bling Watches

High-jewelry watches represent the haute couture of horology. Extravagant and always exceedingly expensive, these divas elicit oohs and ahs by fusing two luxury worlds with abandon: They’re statement pieces that do more than just look fabulous — they actually tell the time, too.
Bvlgari


Graff

Chopard
Jaeger-LeCoultre Dior
Van Cleef & Arpels
Jacob & Co
FabergéCartier

Monday, 15 October 2018

Chopard Red Carpet jewels shine

Chopard is synonymous with the Cannes Film Festival. The Festival is Chopard's single most important event.

Sunday, 14 October 2018

Van Cleef & Arpels - Oiseaux de Paradis

It all started with the marriage of Estelle Arpels and Alfred van Cleef in 1895. In 1906 they started to work under one name: Van Cleef & Arpels. Today it is a household name for the finest gems on earth.

Friday, 12 October 2018

New Harry Winston Collection

The Big Apple has been a source of inspiration for Harry Winston designers since the house opened its doors in 1932. The latest; the New York Collection, was launched last month.