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Music Friday: Miranda Lambert Confesses Cheating Ways to Her Engagement Ring in ‘Dear Diamond’
by Howard Cohen on Apr 06 2018
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, country star Miranda Lambert stares down at her engagement ring and confesses a deep, dark secret in the 2011 ballad, “Dear Diamond.” The song’s protagonist has cheated on her husband and she fears...
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Impulsive ‘Ace of Cakes’ Star Duff Goldman Pops the Question With Ring Made From Butcher’s Twine
by Howard Cohen on Apr 05 2018
In a rambling love treatise posted to Instagram, Ace of Cakes star Duff Goldman explained to his 197,000 followers on Monday why he proposed to girlfriend Johnna Colbry with a ring made from butcher’s twine. It turns out the 43-year-old chef can be a bit impulsive, so when the idea of popping the question to...
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Four Magnificent Diamonds to Headline Sotheby’s New York Auction Later This Month
by Howard Cohen on Apr 04 2018
Diamond lovers are in for a big treat later this month as Sotheby’s New York will present an impressive array of rare gems at its Magnificent Jewels sale. Among the headliners of the April 18 event are fancy-colored diamonds in pink, orangey-pink and blue, as well as a D-flawless pear-shaped diamond weighing in excess of...
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by Howard Cohen on Apr 03 2018
In honor of April’s official birthstone, we turn our attention today to one of the most popular — and prettiest — gems of the Smithsonian. Dubbed the “Blue Heart Diamond,” the 30.62-carat fancy deep-blue sparkler was last owned by socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post and now resides near the Hope Diamond in the Janet Annenberg Hooker...
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Aussie Man Kicks Up the ‘Find of a Lifetime’ — a 141-Carat ‘Parti-Colored’ Sapphire
by Howard Cohen on Apr 02 2018
An amateur prospector stumbled upon a rare 141-carat “parti-colored” sapphire in the Gemfields region of Queensland, Australia, last week, and the find is likely to make him at least $23,000 richer. The unusual stone — also known as “polychrome sapphire” — displays a range of colors, from rich blue to vivid green to bright yellow....
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Music Friday: Taylor Swift Wants to Wear His Initial on a Chain in 2017’s ‘Call It What You Want’
by Howard Cohen on Mar 23 2018
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you the hottest songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Taylor Swift wants to wear her new boyfriend’s initial on a chain around her neck in the introspective 2017 hit, “Call It What You Want.” Written by Swift and collaborator Jack Antonoff,...
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Gold and Titanium May Hold the Key to Curing Some Forms of Blindness, Chinese Researchers Say
by Howard Cohen on Mar 22 2018
Chinese researchers have successfully restored the vision of blind mice by replacing their deteriorated photoreceptors with artificial ones made from gold and titanium. Using jewelry-industry metals to reverse blindness could prove to be a game changer in the treatment of debilitating eye diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and macular degeneration. In the study, scientists...
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Never-Before-Seen Deep-Earth Mineral Is Found Trapped Inside a Diamond
by Howard Cohen on Mar 21 2018
A tiny diamond found at South Africa’s Cullinan mine is credited with preserving and ferrying an unstable, never-before-seen deep-Earth mineral 400 miles to the surface. Scientists at the University of Alberta’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences discovered a minuscule sample of the elusive mineral “calcium silicate perovskite” trapped within the rough diamond that measured...
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24.70-Carat Ruby Ring and ‘Circle of Heaven’ Jadeite Bracelet Share Top Billing at Sotheby’s Auction
by Howard Cohen on Mar 20 2018
A spectacular 24.70-carat cushion-shaped ruby ring will share top billing with “The Circle of Heaven” jadeite bracelet at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on April 3. Both items are expected to fetch more than $10 million when they hit the auction block at the Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale. Rubies found in the Mogok region of...
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Gold, Platinum and Diamonds Pelt Siberia’s Coldest City After Plane Spills Its Cargo
by Howard Cohen on Mar 19 2018
Gold, platinum and diamonds literally rained from the sky over the frigid city of Yakutsk in eastern Siberia last Thursday. The wild display of flying treasure — worth 21 billion rubles or $368 million — was attributed to the failed cargo hatch of a Cold War-era transport plane called the Antonov An-12. The aircraft was...
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Music Friday: Scotty McCreery’s ‘This Is It’ Gives First-Hand Account of His Marriage Proposal
by Howard Cohen on Mar 16 2018
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you new songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, former American Idol Scotty McCreery delivers a first-hand account of his mountaintop marriage proposal to future bride Gabi Dugal in his brand new single, “This Is It.” In the song, the 24-year-old McCreery...
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$100,000 in Diamond Jewelry Narrowly Escapes Ghastly Demise at County Landfill
by Howard Cohen on Mar 15 2018
Quick action and perfect timing are credited with saving $100,000 worth of diamond jewelry from a ghastly demise at the Hall County landfill, about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. This past Friday, a Georgia woman (who wishes to remain anonymous) mistakenly threw away two diamond rings and a tennis bracelet. Even though she felt sick...
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Lesotho Legend — Fifth-Largest Gem-Quality Diamond Ever Mined — Sells for $40 Million
by Howard Cohen on Mar 14 2018
The colossal 910-carat diamond recovered from the Letšeng mine in January was sold on Monday for $40 million. Dubbed the “Lesotho Legend” to honor its country of origin, the Type IIa, D-color rough specimen is the fifth-largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered. The Lesotho Legend also has the distinction of being the largest gem-quality diamond ever...
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Hidden Valley Celebrates Upcoming Royal Wedding With $35K Bejeweled Bottle of Ranch
by Howard Cohen on Mar 13 2018
Hidden Valley is honoring the upcoming nuptials between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — and National Ranch Day — with a bejeweled bottle of salad dressing valued at $35,000. White diamonds punctuate the crown-shaped cap, while green and blue sapphires adorn the bottle’s neck. Thin ribbons of blue sapphires hug the contours of the bottle...
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by Howard Cohen on Mar 12 2018
Here’s a quiz: What do Vivien Leigh’s necklace from Gone with the Wind, Elizabeth Taylor’s serpent bracelet in Cleopatra and the earrings worn by Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes all have in common? They were all created by Eugene Joseff’s design studio under the brand name Joseff of Hollywood. These and other memorable pieces from Joseff’s workshop are...
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Music Friday: A 23-Year-Old Elvis Presley Asks Sweetheart to Wear His Ring Around Her Neck
by Howard Cohen on Mar 09 2018
Back in the heyday of drive-ins and sock hops, a 23-year-old Elvis Presley was dominating the music scene with an unprecedented string of 10 consecutive #1 hits. It was exactly 60 years ago when the handsome crooner from Tupelo, Miss., tried for number 11 with his sure winner, “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck.” Welcome...
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British Superstar Ed Sheeran Reveals Why He Wears an Engagement Ring
by Howard Cohen on Mar 08 2018
British superstar Ed Sheeran is proudly wearing an engagement ring and doesn’t understand why the concept is considered so avant-garde. “I never saw why men didn’t wear engagement rings,” he told a reporter for Lorraine, a British lifestyle and entertainment TV show. “It’s the same commitment either way. Cherry [Seaborn] made it for me herself...
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Here’s How a 1950s Brazilian Beauty Queen Is Forever Linked With March’s Birthstone
by Howard Cohen on Mar 07 2018
In 1954, Maria Martha Hacker Rocha, a statuesque beauty from Brazil, was the odds-on favorite to win the Miss Universe pageant. Admirers from all over the world were captivated by her beauty, class and amazing blue eyes. Although she eventually earned runner-up status to American Miriam Stevenson, the 18-year-old from the Brazilian state of Bahia...
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Platinum Jewelry Steals the Spotlight at the 90th Academy Awards
by Howard Cohen on Mar 06 2018
Hollywood’s most talented and glamorous stars celebrated their achievements wearing platinum jewelry at the 90th Academy Awards in the City of Angels on Sunday night. According to insiders, jewelry houses called in designs from around the globe and arranged high-security hand-offs to the stylists who dressed the red carpet-ready A-listers. Platinum chic is often the...
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Music Friday: Heartless Lover Sam Outlaw Sings, ‘I See No Diamond Ring on Your Finger’
by Howard Cohen on Mar 02 2018
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you new tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, country singer Sam Outlaw takes on the persona of a heartless lover in the 2017 song, “Diamond Ring.” Featured a few weeks ago on Amazon’s anti-Valentine’s Day playlist, “Love Me Not,” Outlaw’s “slow,...
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