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$1 Million Dream Angels Fantasy Bra Glitters With 2,100 Diamonds Weighing 71 Carats
by Howard Cohen on Nov 08 2018
It took the designers and artisans at Atelier Swarovski a total of 930 hours to complete the bejeweled 2018 Dream Angels Fantasy Bra, an impressive work that will be worn by supermodel Elsa Hosk at this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. The $1 million bra and body chain are adorned with 2,100 diamonds weighing a...
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King Tut’s Breastplate Features a Scarab Carved From Rare Libyan Desert Glass
by Howard Cohen on Nov 07 2018
When British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter entered the intact tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922, he encountered thousands of luxury objects intended to accompany the boy king into the afterworld. Among the items decorated with gold, silver and precious gemstones was a breastplate depicting the god Ra as a winged scarab carrying the sun...
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Rami Malek Reveals on ‘Ellen’ Why He Cast His Freddie Mercury Fake Buck Teeth in Gold
by Howard Cohen on Nov 06 2018
Rami Malek, who portrays Freddie Mercury in the newly released Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, pulled off the uncanny resemblance by wearing a mouth apparatus that mimicked the music legend's buck teeth. “It was hard to sing in them, hard to talk in them, hard to kiss in them,” the 37-year-old actor revealed on the Ellen...
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Young Couple Finds $18K in Diamond Rings Hidden in $2 Thrift Shop Board Game
by Howard Cohen on Nov 05 2018
A young couple visiting Prince Edward Island for the Labour Day weekend thought they struck it rich when a $2 board game purchased at a second-hand store yielded $18,000 worth of diamond jewelry. Chris Lightfoot and Mandy Flack could hardly believe their eyes when they discovered a trove of diamond rings hidden under the box’s...
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Music Friday: Don Williams Is in Love With the Girl Who Wears a Diamond Ring
by Howard Cohen on Nov 02 2018
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you throwback tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. In 1977, Don Williams topped the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs chart with “I’m Just a Country Boy,” a sweet ballad about a young man who is in love with the prettiest girl in...
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Three Minuscule Moon Rocks Expected to Sell for $1 Million at Sotheby’s Auction
by Howard Cohen on Nov 01 2018
Three tiny moon rocks brought to the Earth by Soviet cosmonauts in 1970 are expected to fetch upwards of $1 million when they hit the auction block at Sotheby's New York on November 29. The specimens weigh approximately .07 carats combined, so their per-carat tally could reach a staggering $14.3 million. By comparison, the highest...
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by Howard Cohen on Oct 31 2018
On Monday, Gemfields unveiled "Inkalamu," a 5,655-carat Zambian emerald crystal with remarkable clarity and a perfectly balanced golden green hue. The carat weight is equivalent to 1.1 kg or 2.5 lbs. Inkalamu, which means the "Lion Emerald" in the regional Bemba language, was discovered at the Kagem mine on October 2 by geologist Debapriya Rakshit...
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600 Akoya Cultured Pearls Adorn the $400,000 Tournament of Roses Crown
by Howard Cohen on Oct 30 2018
Adorned with 600 cultured pearls and valued at $400,000, the bejeweled Tournament of Roses crown was placed on the head of 17-year-old Louise Deser Siskel during a coronation ceremony last Tuesday evening at the Pasadena Playhouse in Southern California. The newly crowned Rose Queen will lead the 130th edition of the Tournament of Roses Parade...
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Vancouver Man Spells Out Halloween-Themed Marriage Proposal Using 640 Pumpkins
by Howard Cohen on Oct 29 2018
Justine Aichelberger and Jesse Seads met at a Halloween party seven years ago, so when the young man was plotting a surprise marriage proposal recently, he was determined to include pumpkins — many pumpkins — in his plan. Seads had arranged for his girlfriend to "win" an aerial tour for two over Vancouver Island. Once...
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Music Friday: Learn From Mistakes and ‘Make Them Gold,’ Urges Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry
by Howard Cohen on Oct 26 2018
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you new tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Lauren Mayberry of the Scottish synthpop band Chvrches (pronounced churches) implores her young fans to embrace their mistakes and “make them gold.” Written by band members Iain Andrew Cook, Martin Clifford Doherty and...
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by Howard Cohen on Oct 25 2018
A diamond-shaped reflective balloon the size of two school buses will be delivered into low-Earth orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in mid-November. Visible from the Earth without the aid of a telescope, the "The Orbital Reflector" by artist Trevor Paglen will appear as bright as a star in the Big Dipper. The diamond...
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Made Famous by Marilyn Monroe, ‘Moon of Baroda’ Diamond to Hit the Auction Block in Hong Kong
by Howard Cohen on Oct 24 2018
Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe sang "Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend" and wore the 24-carat Moon of Baroda diamond while promoting the Howard Hawks film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953. "It’s gorgeous!" Monroe gasped when she first set eyes on the pear-shaped, VS2, canary yellow stone. It was the largest diamond she ever wore in...
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Golden State Warriors Unveil the First-Ever Reversible Championship Rings
by Howard Cohen on Oct 23 2018
The Golden State Warriors kicked off a new season with a ring ceremony last Tuesday to commemorate their 2017-18 championship run, and as expected, they’re opulent. The rings’ most interesting feature is the reversible top, the first-of-its-kind for a championship ring. The head of the ring, which can be completely detached from its band, has...
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Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers Return to the Smithsonian After 18-Month Hiatus and Rejuvenating Facelift
by Howard Cohen on Oct 18 2018
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Marie Antoinette’s Prized Pearls to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s Geneva on Nov. 14
by Howard Cohen on Oct 17 2018
With a revolution raging in France in March 1791, Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI prepared for their escape. The queen spent an evening carefully wrapping her most precious jewels in cotton and then packed them neatly into a wooden chest. The diamond, ruby and pearl treasures were secretly shipped to Vienna in the...
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NYC’s Central Park Feted as the Most Popular Place in the World to Pop the Question
by Howard Cohen on Oct 16 2018
New York City’s Central Park — the verdant oasis of majestic trees, rolling lawns and bass-stocked ponds just steps away from the bustling metropolis — has been named by Celebrity Cruises as the most popular place in the world to pop the question. The company analyzed more than one million Instagram posts from the past 12...
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Greville Emerald Tiara Takes Center Stage at Princess Eugenie’s Royal Wedding
by Howard Cohen on Oct 15 2018
As Princess Eugenie exchanged wedding vows with Jack Brooksbank on Friday at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, England, all eyes were on her magnificent emerald tiara. Dubbed the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara, the diamond-encrusted platinum headpiece features a 93.7-carat oval-shaped emerald center stone flanked by six additional emeralds on each side. Jewelry experts have...
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Music Friday: Tom Jones Can’t Compete With a Diamond-Gifting Rival in ‘I (Who Have Nothing)’
by Howard Cohen on Oct 12 2018
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you romantic throwback tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. In Tom Jones’s soaring rendition of “I (Who Have Nothing),” the Welch crooner assumes the role of a poor man trying to win the heart of his true love. While his rival has...
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‘Opal Peacock’ Brooch Showcases One of the Finest Examples of October’s Birthstone
by Howard Cohen on Oct 11 2018
Gifted to the Smithsonian in 1977 by legendary jeweler Harry Winston, the “Opal Peacock” brooch showcases a 32-carat black opal sourced from Lightning Ridge, Australia. The cabochon-cut gem, which displays a vivid blue and green play-of-color reminiscent of a peacock’s plumage, is considered one of the world’s finest examples of October’s birthstone. For his Opal...
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‘Diavik Stars of the Arctic’ to Headline Rio Tinto’s ‘Specials’ Tender on Oct. 25
by Howard Cohen on Oct 10 2018
Inspired by the constellations that light up the night sky of Canada's remote Northwest Territories, 'The Diavik Stars of the Arctic' will headline Rio Tinto’s upcoming "Specials" tender — a showcase of rough diamonds greater than 10.8 carats. Among the diamonds comprising The Diavik Stars is the 177.71-carat "Vega of the Arctic," one of the...
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