World’s first genuine diamond-encrusted rims

Big-name rappers and athletes are probably already familiar with Asanti, though you may not be. Last year Asanti was responsible for the then most expensive wheels in the world, a cubic zirconium encrusted set weighing in at a chunky 63,000 carats and an even heftier $250,000.

This year, the manufacturer ups the ante with the world’s first genuine diamond-encrusted rims. Debuted at the November SEMA auto show, the $1,000,000 foursome sports a total of 110,000 carats of genuine gemstomes- and comes with a free Bentley Continental GT as a sort of “manufacturer’s rebate”. The gemmed 22-inch set represents the apex of the Asanti brand, whos slogan “Unequalled luxury” is conveyed by their most expensive rims as well as their standard consumer offerings, which include rims with faux woodgrain finishes as well as genuine alligator leather adhered to the face of the wheel.


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US $355,000 for a diamond laptop

In 1982 the GRiD Systems Corporation released the GRiD Compass 1100 laptop, it was not IBM-compatible and it cost the consumer $10,000, which translated into todays dollars is about $20,200. Certainly out of reach for all but the most dedicated enthusiast, but some people needed this expensive laptop. These days you can buy a top of the line laptop for about $700 and it will probably come with about 15,000 times more memory than the GRiD Compass.


Last October 2005, Ego Lifestyle B.V., a Dutch fashion and lifestyle oriented company, released the Tulip E-Go Diamond laptop. The laptop is being marketed as the first and ultimate lifestyle notebook for men and women with a cosmopolitan lifestyle.

This hedonistic notebook is no workhorse by any means - it is more of a work of art than anything else. Underneath the aesthetically pleasing exterior lies a disappointing single-core AMD Turion 64-bit processor with ATI’s Radeon Xpress 200M chipset, 1 gigabyte of RAM, a 100G hard disk, Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi connectivity, and a front-loading optical drive. The display is a 12.1″ WXGA widescreen LCD which should be sufficient for normal use. You can use the DVD player to watch movies on the go without booting up the Tulip Ego.


The main star would be the limited edition Platinum, Diamond, and Otazu Ego Diamond models. Those come with prices so high, your arm, leg, and kidney won’t even be able to raise enough dough to purchase one. These premium models were designed by Laurent de Beer with diamond inlays, while the Otazu Ego Diamond sports a whooping 470 flawless diamonds which are arranged in different tulip, heart, and Otazu designs. This laptop also comes with solid palladium white gold platesin which 470 brilliant cut diamonds are embedded with surgical precision as well as 2 square cut rubies placed in the logos. Ego even allows you to throw in a customized phrase for kicks, which is the least they could do after you coughed up $355,000 for it. I wonder if the Otazu notebook could take the place of an engagement ring - it has, after all, 470 flawless diamonds that dot its external case. That’s probably more shiny rocks than most monarchs wear over their heads. No wonder that the diamond laptop is the most expensive notebook ever built.


For the hardcore gamers who's looking into this purchase will be glad that it comes with the ATI Radeon Xpress 200 mobile video card with video-out capabilities. This diamond laptop is shaped in a stylish handbag shape with an integrated chrome handle and changable Alcantara skins, so it won’t be hard to take it with you to LAN parties and other social events.

Most expensive wedding dress encrusted with multiple gems

Stunning designs and sparkling jewellery will be turning heads at the first Dubai Fashion and Diamonds show. The elite event was showcased at the Burj Al Arab’s Al Falak Ballroom last November 23 and 24, for royalty from region and invited VIPs only. Members of the public will then have the chance to glimpse the exhibits at the Dubai Ladies’ Club a day after the showcased.

Among the most anticipated items on display is the world’s most expensive wedding dress which is encrusted with multiple gems and carries a price tag of a mere 1 billion Japanese yen (Dh31.2 million). Its designer Yumi Katsura will be in attendance to meet guests and discuss her record breaking triumph.

In keeping with the theme “Asia — Celebration of Art”, other contributors from the east will be present as part of the inaugural show. Ashima-Leena Singh will be showcasing her authentic Indian label which specialised in bridal, hand-embroidered designs while Bonita Cheung, from Hong Kong, will display evening wear, featuring delicate French lace and luxurious Italian silks finished with intricate needlework and beads.


Mario Arjan, general manager of Wellmark UAE, which is organising the show, said it had taken a year to bring it together. He said: “We believe that inspiration is all around us, waiting to be noticed. Through this show, we aim to inspire you to create and admire all things beautiful.” While the organisers claim it is not a commercial event, pieces on display will be available for purchase, if desired. Speaking at a press conference at the Dubai Press Club, Diala Al Bsat, events and project manager at Wellmark, said the event was unique in all aspects, from its production to the venue.

“Dubai Fashion and Diamonds is an experience and a journey that is going to take us from one country to another, from India to Hong Kong, to Japan…,” she said.

“It is an artistic event that is going to put Dubai on the artistic map.”

The show, expected to draw royalty and VIPs from across the Gulf, is being supported by patron Shaikha Manal Bint Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Ladies’ Club.

The world’s most expensive wedding dress, valued at 1 billion Japanese yen (Dh31.2 million), has been created by Japanese designer Yumi Katsura. It is made from silk-satin and embellished with zari-embroidery and 1,000 pearls, a green 8.8 carat diamond emblem and a five carat white gold diamond, which is one of only two in the world.

The world’s largest sapphire, Le Cote d’Azure, weighs an impressive 397.095 carats and is included in the Guinness Book of World Records. It has been donated for the event as part of the Frojo de St Tropez collection.

Cannon camera covered with diamonds

Canon kicked off its IXUS 10 celebrations last night with a star-studded party at the Atlantis Gallery in London's Brick Lane. The event saw the unveiling of a diamond IXUS worth more than €40,000 as well as three new additions to one of the most iconic camera ranges of all time.

Two key figures behind the IXUS success story – camera designers Yasushi Shiotani and Seiichi Omino – joined international fashion icons, celebrities and more than 600 media representatives to mark the tenth anniversary of the first IXUS. Shiotani's 'Box and Circle' design for the original APS-based IXUS camera in 1996 spawned hundreds of imitations and remains the signature motif of the range. Omino reinterpreted the concept for the digital age with his striking design for the Digital IXUS in 2000.

The €40,000 Super Diamond IXUS is covered with 380 diamonds. Nine 'his and hers' diamond IXUS cameras have also been produced with an estimated value of €3,500 each.

Canon debuted the three newest additions to the IXUS range with a catwalk show on the night: the titanium-bodied Digital IXUS 900 Ti, Digital IXUS 850 IS, and Digital IXUS i7 zoom.

"The challenge facing any iconic brand is to remain faithful to its original values while staying fresh and innovative," said Mogens Jensen, Head of Canon Consumer Imaging Europe. "That IXUS has kept its number one position throughout the last 10 years is testament to both the strength of the original IXUS concept and Canon's commitment to innovation."

The missing necklace

The exquisite Patiala necklace that belonged to the Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, India, mysteriously disappeared in 1948 but resurfaced 50 years later! The necklace was in fact created for him by the prestigious House of Cartier in 1928, and is regarded even today as one of the most expensive pieces of jewelry ever made.


Famous for its exquisite brilliance and extraordinary design, it had five rows of platinum chains encrusted with 2,930 diamonds, including the world’s seventh largest DeBeers diamond. However, after this famous necklace disappeared in 1948, it was recovered by a representative of Cartier, Eric Nussbaum, 50 years later in London.


When the necklace was traced in 1998, all that was left of it were the chains and some original stones. Alas, gone were the original Burmese rubies and the equally genuine De Beers diamond that gave the necklace its exquisiteness and rarity.


According to informed sources, Cartier took three years to make the necklace and so exquisite was it that the jeweler asked the maharaja for permission to display it before shipping it to India. Immediately, Cartier bought it and restored the art deco period piece to its original beauty by using old techniques and replacing the original stones.


However, the first diamond necklace that Europe ever saw was made of stones so rough that when Charles VII of France presented it to Agnes Sorel, her soft neck felt the piercing prick of the sharp corners of the necklace to such an extent that she commented that it was her punishment or carcan to wear it. Hence the name carcanet for a diamond necklace. Since then, diamond necklaces weren’t looked upon favorably until the French Revolution when a diamond necklace was called a riviere. And of course, Marie Antoinette’s diamond necklace is but another story.



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Yalos Diamond TV- Worlds Most Expensive TV

Following on from the likes of the i.Beat Organix Gold MP3 player, costing a cool £13,600, and the £160,000 Black Diamond mobile phone, the latest highly desirable piece of technology to feature in Thoughts from the Sidelines’ TechnoLust category is the rather fetching Yalos “Diamonds” LCD TV.

Created by the Italian company Keymat Industrie with input from Japanese designer Takahide Sano, this seriously bling 40 inch LCD TV boasts no less than a full 20 carats worth of diamonds embedded in white gold on the screen’s tempered crystal surround as well as two tuners and is, of course, is fully HDTV compliant.

However, as you would expect, it carries a serious price tag.

Further interesting features of the Yalos “Diamonds” LCD TV are that there are no visible screws or joins which affords this TV is incredibly sleek and refined appearance. The official site even mentions that the TV’s logo has “been screen-printed backwards and changes colour depending on whether the set is on or off”.

The set has provision for 1080i and 720p high definition picture formats and utilises Pixelworks technology so as to further unsure that the television’s picture is as clean and sharp as the sets overall design.

Further features include one HDMI, VGA, DVI, 2 x YPbPr, 2 x Scart, 2 x S-Video, 2 x CVBS connections, a resolution of 1366 x 768, a double RF tuner and a picture contrast ratio of 1200:1.

The price? A staggering £67,500.00.

$500,000 for the Most Expensive Chess Set

Renowned French artist and master of jewelry, Bernard Maquin created the Royal Diamond Chess set in 2005 bringing the game of chess to a whole new level. Noted for its abililty to combine fine art, jewelry, and the classic game of chess, this is one of the most expensive chess sets in the world.

Thirty craftsmen, under the direction of Maquin spent over 4500 hours creating the expensive chess set. The work was done all by hand and when it was completed, the artists used 1168.75 grams of 14 carat white gold, and approximately 9900 black and white diamonds, bringing the total weight to 186.09 carats and the total cost to $500,000.

This posh chess set is part of the Charles Hollander Collection, one of the most respected names in the diamond industry. And you just know you are looking at a piece from the Hollander collection when you see a game doubling as a diamond studded work of art.

But if you thought the Hollander set would make your chess game bling-bling, then you haven’t seen the most expensive chess set in the world yet. This label goes to the Jewel Royale Chess Set from Britain. Boodles, a British custom jewelry company commissioned its production.

Valued at over £5 million ($9.8m USD), this single chess set is the most expensive and exquisite game set of any kind in the world. Constructed of gold and platinum, it contains diamonds, emeralds, rubies, pearls and sapphires. The king piece alone weighs 165.2 grams of 18 carat yellow gold and has a spiraling mid-section graced by 73 rubies and 146 diamonds.

Interestingly, there will be a limited number of replica sets selling for about £20,000 ($26,700 USD).

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A diamond ice cream cone that worth $1 million

A gold and diamond-studded replica of Bruster's Real Ice Cream's signature cherry vanilla ice cream cone has left home on a world tour, National Jeweler Network reported. Starting at the JCK Las Vegas show in early June, Lazare Kaplan's '$1 Million Ice Cream Cone,' which is 6.5 inches tall, has traveled to the Huntington Museum of Art in West Virginia and Mednikow Jewelers in Atlanta.

Standing at 6.5 inches tall, the ice cream cone has 549 round Lazare diamonds in the ice cream portion of the cone, 87 Lazare square emerald cut diamonds, and one breathtaking 5.63 carat Fancy Intense Yellow radiant cut diamond. The 152.16 carat total weight one-of-a-kind piece has a retail value of $1 million.If you really want this cone, it is for sale, and the proceeds will go to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

15 World's most expensive thing you cannot afford

Most expensive cellphone: 28,000 pounds

Peter Aloisson, who makes phones covered in gold and diamonds for affluent clients, is the man responsible for making the most expensive phone ever. It costs more than a BMW 3-series convertible, or a Jaguar S-Type. A Motorola covered in 1200 diamonds and featuring a keyboard soaked in18-carat gold, the phone is priced at 28, 000 pound sterling. The new phone beat the previous record held by another Aloisson ‘Diamante’ phone - an identical model featuring a paltry 950 diamonds laid into the gold bodywork. That phone retailed for 23, 000 pound sterling. “The people who buy my phones don’t have to worry about security - they all have bodyguards,” he told UK tabloid The Sun.


Most expensive tea bag: 7,500 pounds

To celebrate PG Tips 75th birthday, Boodles jewelers produced this tea bag. It took three months to make and has been hand-crafted using 280 diamonds. Pete Harbour, spokesman for PG Tips has been quoted: “As it’s our 75th birthday, we wanted to do something special to remind people just how much they love the great British cup of tea.”







Most expensive tie: 1 crore

When fully dressed Salman Khan paraded on a red ramp displaying the most expensive tie in the world, the picture was splashed all over the globe. The tie, studded with 261 diamonds of 77 carat each and made of pure silk with 150 grams of gold, is priced at a whopping Rs 1 crore. It is designed by Satya Paul and the Suashish Diamond group.







Most expensive perfume: 47,500 pounds

At 47,500 pound sterling, it is the world’s most expensive perfume. Indeed, the best things come in small packages. The fragrance, created by renowned British perfumer Arthur Burnham, is held in a 4 in bottle

made with platinum, 24 carat gold, rubies and diamonds.

At 47,500 pound sterling, it is the world’s most expensive perfume. Indeed, the best things come in small packages. The fragrance, created by renowned British perfumer Arthur Burnham, is held in a 4 in bottle made with platinum, 24 carat gold, rubies and diamonds.



Most expensive pen: $265,000

Swiss company Caran d’Ache made ‘La Modernista Diamonds’ a pen that was sold in Harrods, London, for $265,000. Created in memory of architect Antonio Gaudi, the rhodium-coated solid silver pen has an 18-karat gold pen point and is pave-set with
5,072 diamonds and 96 half-cut rubies.





Most expensive teddy bear: Price on request

Silk and find mohair give the 125 Karat Teddy bear a unique sheen. Golden threads are hand-knotted in the fur. Eyes are set in yellow gold and are made of sapphire cabochons, surrounded by diamonds. The ear button is 24 karat gold. The Teddy is 50 cm tall and has a growler. The teddy bear was made to pay homage to Margarete Steiff, 125 years after her start with a fabric elephant pin cushion so many years ago.




Most expensive jeans: Over $4,000

They wanted to be “the Mercedes-Benz, the Maybach of the denim industry”. And APO jeans have done just that with a pair costing as much as $ 4,000 or more. They offer mens and ladies jeans with Silver

Buttons and Rivets at $1,000, 14k White or Yellow Gold Button and Rivets at $1,500, Platinum Button and Rivets at $3,250, and the Diamond Button and Rivets start at $4,000. All Jeans will come with Authenticity Number as well as an Appraisal Sheet from a top Jeweler in the NY diamond district. Of course, you could buy the economy version: they run only $1,000 a pair. APO jeans are constructed from denim woven in India that costs $40 a yard, compared with the $2- to $3-per-yard cost of materials for most designer denim. Buttons and rivets are made with precious metals or, if a customer is willing to shell out $4,000 or more, up to a dozen white diamonds on the main button.


Most expensive shoes: 1 million pounds

Would you feel like a princess or what when you wear something worth 1m pounds? The most expensive shoes in the world were on sale at Harrods in London. After a photo-call for the press, the shoes were locked away in a bullet-proof case where they will be guarded round-the-clock. The shoes, inspired by the ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz, were woven from platinum thread and set with 642 rubies. They were designed by Stuart Weitzman.



Most expensive cocktail: 15,250 pounds a pop

The world’s most expensive cocktail contains a diamond ring instead of an olive! The drink, created by Harvey Nichols in Manchester, has to be escorted to diner’s tables flanked by security guards. The dazzle cocktail contains a six and a half carrot pink tourmaline and diamond ring set in 18-carrot white gold. The drink was the brainchild of senior bartender Jay Malik, 24, who was asked to

devise a drink to fit with the restaurant’s Pink Dinners month. A special safe has been brought in for the bar to keep the rings in and customers can choose any ring they want from the range - the most expensive being a 27,000 pounds sterling two-carrot engagement ring.



Most expensive watch: $11 million

One of the most complicated watches ever made, it also became the most expensive watch ever sold when it was hammered down for $11 million at Sotheby’s.

The gold pocket watch features 24 complications, (Complications are mechanical functions of the watch other than the hours, minutes and seconds.)

Most expensive hair cut: 1,925 pounds

If you want London stylist Lee Stafford to cut your hair, make sure you are extra loaded. He calls it a “couture cut”. And the only place where you can get one is his house. Champagne, hors d’oeuvres and a follow-up trim as part of the package. It's a good look combined with diamond necklace.

Most expensive house: 70 million pounds

This one is hardly a secret: The infamously lavish new estate in England known as Updown Court in Windlesham, north Surrey.
103 rooms, 58 acres, a private helipad, five swimming pools. Forbes.com put the mansion at the top of its list of “the priciest residences on the planet” which are for sale. And it's more glamorous when package with a display of a collections of diamond stuffs.



Most expensive nail polish: $250

How special could you feel by wearing sheer nail polish that has platinum dust in it? And how many people would be mad enough to do that? Many! The ‘I Do’

polish, the most expensive in the world, is a collaboration by Allure magazine, platinum supplier Johnson Matthey, PGI and Essie Cosmetics. The polish costs $250 per bottle. However, the first bottle was displayed in special bottle made with a platinum top and base that is valued at $55,000. Girls looks more lovely when combined with diamond rings.



Most expensive work of art: $104 million

A masterpiece by Pablo Picasso, painted in 1905 when he was just 24 years old, became the most expensive piece of art ever sold when it went under the hammer at Sotheby’s in New York for $104m. The painting, Garcon a la Pipe (Boy with a Pipe) is one of the most important early works by the artist ever to appear on the market. This work of art looks more beautiful when associated with diamonds stuff.




Most expensive truffle: 28,000 pounds for 1.88 lbs

An expensive little Italian restaurant in Knightsbridge, Zafferano bought the most expensive truffle in the world. For how much? Just take a deep breath! Zefferano paid 28,000 for just 1.88 lbs of Italian white truffle during a charity auction in Tuscany. And this sounds romantic if you also give an engagement rings while you are at dine.

Diamond-studded bra that costs $10million

HOW’S this for a treasure chest — a diamond-studded bra that costs $10million.

Saucy lingerie store Victoria’s Secret includes the sensational Star of Victoria fantasy bra in its Christmas 2002 catalogue.

Designed by jewellers Mouawad, it has a huge, flawless, 60-carat diamond at its centre and is encrusted with 1,150 rubies, cut into roses.

Also included are 1,600 emeralds which have been fashioned into leaves.

The cost of the one-off bra, modelled here by Czech supermodel Karolina Kurkova, 18, includes a matching pair of knickers — inset with 2,420 rubies, emeralds and diamonds.

But the astronomical price-tag — at £6½million the costliest in the world for undies — does NOT include Karolina’s spectacular matching necklace.

The bauble, which experts believe may be the only part of the ensemble to be sold by the US-based store, sparkles with rubies and diamonds on an 18-carat white-gold chain. It will cost punters a mere $998 — nearly £642.

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Diamond shoes stars at the Oscars

She might have been outshined by Beyoncé Knowles and Oscar nominee Jennifer Hudson, however, Oscar night Anika Noni Rose the third songbird in the Dreamgirls trio, definitely stole the show as every step of hers drew attention. Anika got the exclusive chance to walk the Oscar’s red carpet wearing Stuart Weitzman’s Diamond Dream shoe.

Rose agreed to do the walk because they’re so comfortable, so when they asked me if I wanted to do it, I said absolutely. The silver stiletto that Anika wore with a brownish dress was worth a whopping $500,000 and was embellished with 30 carats’ worth of Kwiat diamonds.

Rose said that she was not at all nervous about losing any of the diamonds. I’m sure someone will be standing next to me with a net and a metal detector in case one falls off, she says with a laugh.

Anika is walking down the red carpet in a pair of skyscraper heels held on by two clear straps studded with hundreds of hand set diamonds.

Now I couldnt even bring myself to wear a pair of 200 dollar shoes, with the way I walk, not to mention how many heels I have actually broken including getting them caught in a the drains whilst
walking down the street, so imagine wearing shoes that have a retail value of around $2,000,000.

Now girls, if you have loose diamonds lyeing around the house, like most of us have, and you fancy doing a bit of art and craft and feel a little creative, then then you could stick them to a pair of old shoes just like shoe designer Stuart Weitzman’s who is supplying some pretty spectacular accessories for this year’ Oscars.

$15 million for 18th biggest diamond discovered

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Another biggest diamond was discovered recently and was insured by a London-listed mining company, Gem Diamonds Ltd. It is the 18^th biggest diamond that was discovered for $15 million and was confirmed by Chief Executive Clifford Elphick.

"We've insured it for around $15 million, that's just our own internal view... it's too soon to say (how much it will sell for)," he told Reuters in an interview.

The company earlier said it found the 494-carat diamond at its Letseng mine in Lesotho, but did not say how much it was worth. The diamond was discovered on September 7, 2007 and was currently in Antwerp being cleaned and evaluated, Elphick said.

Production at the mine, which has a history of producing high-value gems, is expected to almost double next year with a second processing plant due to be launched by the end of the first quarter. The average value per carat at the mine is around $1,500, nearly 20 times the industry average of $81, Elphick added.

The company's total output is expected to increase in 2008 due to the launch of new and rehabilitated mines in Congo and Indonesia and the takeover of Australia's Kimberley Diamond Company. "Next year will be a completely different look to this year," he said, without giving an output estimate. The company sold 39,204 carats in the first half of 2007.

Greenlandite Gemstone: The World's oldest gemstone

Greenlandite was discovered in the 1960s during the survey of the large iron deposit, Isukasia north of Nuuk. Greenlandite was subsequently discovered in several localities in the Godhabsfjord area. It was later established that the geological environment in which greenlandite was formed was in the order of 3.8 billion years old. this means that we are talking about one of the earths oldest formations!


Geologically speaking, the rock consist of quartzite with a large content of a green minerals - fuchsite - evenly distributed throughout, giving the stone a fresh green color. Quartzite is made of fine-grained quartz, while the chromium-containing fuchsite resembles glitter, with fine spangles distributed throughout the rock. Greenlandite is a hard mineral, often translucent with a metallic inner glow derived from its many spangles. this type of stone is also known, in the jewelry trade, as aventurine quartz.

Greenlandite has been used as a gemstone in Greenland for many years, justly marketed as “the world’s oldest gemstone”. Green aventurine quartz has long been known as an Indian or Brazilian gemstone, and more recently stones from southern Africa have appeared which can be difficult to distinguish from greenlandite. Experts will note that the color of greenlandite is a more bluish green than that of the foreign variants of aventurine quartz. Any confusion with jade (nephrite) (hardness H=6) can be resolved with a hardness test.

Composition

Greenlandites’ two components are quartz (SiO2) with a hardness of H=7 and fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3)10(OH,F)2) with a hardness of H=2.5. As a result the stone is very hard and can readily be polished to a smooth surface. Varying green (fuchsite) and white (quartz) schlieren (streaks) in the same piece can produce many variants of the stone. That indeed is part of greenlandites’ singularity.

Gemstone

For lapidary purposes the most usual form is as a cabochon, but flat polishing also produces pleasing effects. Thin slices are partially translucent, and are therefore well-suited to uses where light can shine through them. Polished greenlandite is best suited to mounting in silver. Superb results have been obtained by mounting in combination with other single-colored gemstones, such as red tugtupite, or blue lapis lazuli.

Greenlandite is well suited to carving for signet rings, for example. the best-known use of greenlandite is in fact in the Bishop of Greenland’s cape. Larger pieces can be used decoratively as bookends or letter racks. It is also well-suited for use in larger stone arrangements, mosaics, and candle holders.

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Blue Diamond: The Titanic “Heart of the Ocean Necklace”

The Titanic movie featured Kate Winslett as Rose wearing "The Heart of the Ocean" - a blue diamond necklace based on the famous Hope Diamond. (the actual Hope diamond was never on the Titanic) This stunning necklace has captured the imaginations of romantics everywhere.

Jewelers Asprey & Garrard were inspired to make a real Heart of the Ocean diamond necklace. The result was a 170 carat heart shaped sapphire with 65 diamonds, each 30 carats. Celine Dion wore it at the Oscar ceremony as she sang "My Heart Will Go On" - the theme song from Titanic during the 1998 ceremony. It was later sold at a benefit auction for $2.2 million.


Jeweler Harry Winston created a "Heart of the Ocean" blue diamond necklace. The $2.0 million necklace was worn by Gloria Stuart, who portrayed Rose as an older woman.

Tanzanite Gemstone

The Tanzanite Gemstone is one of the most gorgeous gemstones mined in East Africa. Tanzanite is a stunning variety of zoisite with a velvety blue color. You can also find a tinge of purple in Tanzanite gemstones. The Tanzanite gem stone was first found in the year 1967 and was given the name Tanzanite by Tiffany And Company, the gemstone was found in Tanzania and was therefore named Tanzanite. This gemstone was introduced in the world market in the year 1969.


In the shadow of Mount Kiliminjaro are the Merelani Hills of Tanzania and this is where the best Tanzanite gem stones are mined. Liberalization of the Tanzanian economy and new mining techniques have recently, made the Tanzanite gemstone more readily available.


The Tanzanite gemstone shows a trichroic effect, that is a 3 color visibility when viewed from different angles. The three color effects are blue, purple and bronze. Legend has it that, the first pieces of Tanzanite was collected by the Masai herders when they noticed lightning strike some brownish ziosite crystals. The lightning is supposed to have changed the crystals to a beautiful blue color.


The natural color of tanzanite is brownish and this is how most rough tanzanite appears. Heating of tanzanite results in a color change that ranges from Blue to Purple. Color enancement using heat treatment is a widely accepted treatment for the Tanzanite gem stone.


Among the man gemstones discovered in the last 90 years, only one Tanzanite has been officially added to the birthstone. Tanzanite has been adopted as a December birthstone by the American Gem Trade Association


When valuing a Tanzanite gemstone keep the following in mind. Size: As is the case with most gemstones, big Tanzanite gemstones are more expensive and rare as compared to smaller pieces. Color: Tanzanite gems that are more blue rather than purple are more expensive. To bring out the blue color in the Tanzanite gemstone, the gemstone cutting loss is higher but worth the sacrifice. Inclusions, Cracks and Color zoning: Tanzanite gemstones with inclusions and cracks would be valued at a lower price. Further, if you notice a Tanzanite gemstone with uneven color through the gemstone, remember that the value would fall too. These rules also apply to most other gemstones.


Looking after Tanzanite jewelry: As a rule, do not wear jewelry with Tanzanite gemstones when doing physical work like gardening, cooking, clothes washing etc. This gemstone is a bit more delicate than many other gemstones and therefore cannot be worn when doing strenuous activity. Never clean Tanzanite jewelry in an ultrasonic cleaner. If you should be getting a Tanzanite ring resized or repaired ensure that the gemstone is first taken off from the mounting. The Tanzanite gemstone could shatter with the heat of a torch.

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Onyx and diamond jewelry: Choosen Color by Hollywood’s Standout Starlets on the Red Carpet

Onyx and diamond jewelry has been trending on the red carpet, reflecting of Art Deco style. At the Globes, Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds) wore black onyx earrings and ring by Kwiat. At the Grammy’s recording artist Pink wore diamond and onyx earrings, bracelets and ring by Neil Lane. At the Oscars, Neil Lane fans Diane Keaton in classic black and white accessorized in onyx and diamond pendent and ring, and Jessica Biel toned down her hot pink Oscar de la Renta in onyx and diamond earrings, ring and bracelet. Men, too, dressed in onyx and diamond shirt studs and cufflinks including best actor Forest Whitaker and best supporting actor nominee Mark Wahlberg at the Oscars, both in Kwiat jewels.

Some of the more memorable gemstone looks this year have been seen on: Globetrotters like Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy) in sapphire earrings and ring by Neil Lane; Edie Falco (The Sopranos) in moonstone earrings and ring by Stephen Russell; Naomi Watts in pink opal drop and tourmaline earrings by David Yurman; and Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) in Lorraine Schwartz white jade and yellow diamond earrings.


At other star-studded awards—from the People’s Choice and Grammy’s to the Screen Actor’s Guild—celebrities continued to show their colors like star fans of designer Erica Courtney, including actresses Marcia Gay Harden in rubellite teardrop earrings and swirl stackable ring; and Cloris Leachman in earrings and necklaces set in citrine, peridot, coral, brown tourmaline, and whiskey quartz.