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Meet the Powerful Woman Whose Lips Inspired the Marquise-Cut Diamond
Meet the Powerful Woman Whose Lips Inspired the Marquise-Cut Diamond
A diamond shape inspired by a woman’s lips makes for a great royal love story. But the woman at the center of the marquise-cut diamond’s… Read more...
Music Friday: Sting Turns Tables on His Master in ‘Wrapped Around Your Finger’
Music Friday: Sting Turns Tables on His Master in ‘Wrapped Around Your Finger’
Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Sting and The… Read more...
Ring Pop Gets a Bridal Makeover With Its First-Ever Wedding Collection
Ring Pop Gets a Bridal Makeover With Its First-Ever Wedding Collection
For nearly 50 years, Ring Pop has been making childhood memories one candy-coated “gem” at a time. Now the iconic wearable treat is growing up… Read more...
8.41-Carat Purple-Pink Diamond Could Fetch $12 Million at Christie’s Hong Kong
8.41-Carat Purple-Pink Diamond Could Fetch $12 Million at Christie’s Hong Kong
A spectacular 8.41-carat pink diamond with a vivid purple overtone is poised to become the star of Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels Autumn Auction on… Read more...
Divers Recover Engagement Ring From Murky Hudson River After 2-Hour Search
Divers Recover Engagement Ring From Murky Hudson River After 2-Hour Search
For Denise Rivera, a breezy open-air meal overlooking the Hudson River turned into a jewelry nightmare when her engagement ring slipped from her finger, rolled… Read more...
Long-Lost ‘Florentine Diamond’ Takes Center Stage in Québec Exhibition
Long-Lost ‘Florentine Diamond’ Takes Center Stage in Québec Exhibition
A diamond that spent decades hidden from public view is finally stepping into the light. The legendary 137-carat “Florentine Diamond,” once part of the Austrian… Read more...
Music Friday: Don Williams Sings of True Love in a ‘Cracker Jack Diamond’
Music Friday: Don Williams Sings of True Love in a ‘Cracker Jack Diamond’
Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, country music legend… Read more...
Birthstone of the Month: 423-Carat Logan Sapphire Is September’s Showstopper
Birthstone of the Month: 423-Carat Logan Sapphire Is September’s Showstopper
Imagine a sapphire the size of a large chicken egg, weighing nearly 423 carats and glowing with a rich blue hue touched by the faintest… Read more...
NFL Season Opens With a Super Bowl Rematch — and Memories of Two Rings
NFL Season Opens With a Super Bowl Rematch — and Memories of Two Rings
Today, the NFL begins another long journey toward Super Bowl glory, and the opening game offers a fitting reminder of where every team ultimately wants… Read more...
Sotheby’s to Auction World’s Largest Matched Pair of Paraíba Tourmalines
Sotheby’s to Auction World’s Largest Matched Pair of Paraíba Tourmalines
Two extraordinary Paraíba-type tourmalines with a remarkable history are headed to the auction block. On September 17, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will offer the Kat Florence… Read more...
Music Friday: Andreya Triana Discovers Life’s Simple Treasures Are ‘Gold’
Music Friday: Andreya Triana Discovers Life’s Simple Treasures Are ‘Gold’
Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, British singer-songwriter Andreya… Read more...
Diamonds Can Generate Electricity, Flipping the Script on a Century-Old Belief
Diamonds Can Generate Electricity, Flipping the Script on a Century-Old Belief
For more than a century, diamond has been regarded as one of the world’s most electrically inactive materials. Now, researchers at the University of Hong… Read more...