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April 24th, 2013 by Noam Flint
Black diamonds must be the strangest of all the fancy colored diamonds colors. On one hand, they seem to be an internal contradiction, both literally and metaphorically. The beauty of a polished diamond is in its ability to reflect and refract light that shines through its interior; it is for this quality that they have […]
April 20th, 2013 by Noam Flint
It’s been 175 years since the firm that became Tiffany & Co. was founded, and just over a half-century since its place in pop culture was cemented by the Oscar-winning film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. So when the jeweler to the stars publishes its mail order catalog, affectionately known as the Blue Book, it does so […]
April 18th, 2013 by Noam Flint
Only a day has passed since the record breaking news of the 34.65 carat intense pink known as the Princie pink diamond being sold for $39.3 million dollars and the Internet wheels have started turning – this time regarding a newly discovered magnificent blue diamond. Petra Diamonds, an independent diamond mining company and the certainly […]
April 15th, 2013 by Noam Flint
After months of making only low arcs across the horizon, the sun now streaks across the sky, illuminating our days with bright yellow light. Is that why several large yellow diamonds made the news during the first two weeks of April? In the provincial capital of Edmonton, Canada, Birks & Mayors unveiled a 16-carat VVS1-clarity […]
April 10th, 2013 by Noam Flint
In some alternate universe, nature buried most of her precious gems under lands that were historically populated by light-skinned people. Half a century ago on this other-Earth, one of the Northern royals traveled from the “mysterious” Occident to the “enlightened” Orient, in order to sell one of the largest and most magnificent gems dug up […]
April 3rd, 2013 by Noam Flint
Most of the time diamonds are draped over bare flesh, but some daring designers have sewn them into clothes. In most cultures, the majority of the human form is covered in clothes, giving the costume-cum-jewelry designer a massive canvas to work with. So unless gemstones are relegated to only a small fraction of the garment […]
March 27th, 2013 by Noam Flint
No one knows who discovered the first diamond and then learned that if it was polished the right way it became a thing of radiant beauty. Technological advances have made it possible for the diamond to be polished, cut and faceted till it’s not merely a thing of surpassing beauty, but an object of veneration […]
March 17th, 2013 by Noam Flint
The upcoming Sotheby’s magnificent jewels auction in Hong Kong will take place on the 8th of April. These diamond auctions often set the tone for the high-end jewelry and diamond prices. During the last couple of years the diamond auctions held by both Christie’s and Sotheby’s often exceeded expectation – a blue diamond sold for […]
March 10th, 2013 by Noam Flint
The tradition of assigning specific gemstones to correspond to the twelve signs of the zodiac, or to the twelve months of the year, is an ancient one. In the Jewish tradition, the stones in the breastplate worn by Aaron, the brother of Moses, and by all subsequent Temple High Priests, were said to be connected […]
March 4th, 2013 by Noam Flint
Of all the different shades that diamonds can come in, only one of these seems to have a consistent source. To the best of my knowledge, there’s no diamond mine anywhere in the world that produces blue stones on a regular basis. If you have a hankering for purplish rocks, you’ll just have to wait […]
