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World’s Largest Fancy Intense Pink Diamond Hits the Auction Block in Geneva Next Month
on Oct 16 2017
All eyes will be on the “Raj Pink,” the world’s largest known fancy intense pink diamond, when it hits the auction block at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale in Geneva on November 15. The exceptional 37.30-carat, cushion-modified, brilliant-cut gem is estimated to fetch between $20 million and $30 million — but could yield...
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on Oct 13 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you classic songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Styx lead singer Dennis DeYoung searches for a pot of gold in the classic 1977 hit, “Come Sail Away.” An inspirational song about following one’s dreams no matter how challenging the journey may...
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on Oct 12 2017
Back in March, we recounted the amazing story of pastor and part-time miner Emmanuel Momoh, who extracted a 706-carat diamond from the sediment of a Sierra Leone riverbed using his bare hands and a sieve. The shimmering yellowish specimen, which is slightly smaller than a hockey puck, is considered to be one of the 20 largest...
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Gem-Filled Pods Make These Reusable Water Bottles Truly Unique
on Oct 11 2017
The practice of using gemstones to vitalize water dates back to ancient Greece. The energy emitted from opals, garnets, emeralds, amethysts, quartz or even diamond slivers can boost water’s alkalinity and oxygenation, and some believe the gems have the ability to infuse H2O with their own unique properties and characteristics. Because of the impractical nature...
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888-Carat ‘Star of Jolie’ Is the Largest Gem-Quality Star Sapphire in the World
on Oct 10 2017
Carrying an asking price of $5 million, the recently revealed “Star of Jolie” weighs 888.88 carats and is said to be the largest gem-quality star sapphire in the world. The pear-shaped, double-cabochon black star sapphire, which is named for actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie, made its debut last week when jewelry designer Robert Procop unveiled...
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Music Friday: ‘Love Is More Than What It Seems’ So Tremolo’s Justin Dillon Wears a ‘Promise Ring’
on Oct 06 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Tremolo frontman Justin Dillon sings about a treasured piece of jewelry in the group’s 2005 release, “Promise Ring.” Dillon believes that beyond being a symbol of the bond between him and his girlfriend,...
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Pittsburgh Penguins Celebrate Back-to-Back Stanley Cups With Eye-Popping Championship Rings
on Oct 05 2017
Emblazoned with 394 hand-set diamonds weighing a total of 9.25 carats, the eye-popping Pittsburgh Penguins 2017 Stanley Cup ring commemorates the team’s impressive back-to-back championships. It was the first time in 19 years that a National Hockey League team has accomplished that feat. The face of the ring features the iconic Penguins logo rendered in...
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Mili The Giraffe Helps Missouri Man With Surprise Marriage Proposal at Dickerson Park Zoo
on Oct 04 2017
Mili the Giraffe, one of the most popular attractions at Dickerson Park Zoo, literally stuck her neck out to help a Missouri man with a surprise marriage proposal. Cody Hall had arranged for him and his girlfriend, Makayla Blankey, to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the zoo in Springfield, Mo. The special access would give...
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on Oct 03 2017
For the first time ever, a satellite will be launched into space solely as an artistic gesture. The brainchild of artist Trevor Paglen, the 100-foot-long inflatable sculpture looks like an elongated diamond and can reflect sunlight while orbiting the nightside of the Earth. The reflections off the Mylar-like surface will be so bright that skywatchers...
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163-Carat D-Flawless Diamond Is the Largest Ever to Appear at Auction
on Oct 02 2017
On November 14, Christie’s Geneva will offer for sale the largest D-flawless diamond to ever hit the auction block. The 163.41-carat emerald-cut diamond was cut from a 404.20-carat rough named “4 de Fevereiro,” which was discovered at Angola’s Lulo mine in February 2016. It was bought by de Grisogono founder Fawaz Gruosi and unveiled to...
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on Sep 29 2017
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town demands an engagement ring and a walk down the aisle in the up-tempo 2010 country hit, “Little White Church.” Fairchild portrays a young woman who is fed...
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Engagement Ring Lost While Baking Cookies Turns Up 50+ Years Later During Kitchen Renovation
on Sep 28 2017
Herman’s Hermits were on the radio, Lyndon B. Johnson was in The White House and Audrey Musgrove was on her hands and knees looking for an engagement ring she would never find in the kitchen of her brand new home in Sully, Iowa. The year was 1965, and the young mom had taken off her...
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Graff’s $53M Purchase Reunites 1,109-Carat Lesedi La Rona With Her 373-Carat Sibling
on Sep 27 2017
British billionaire and diamantaire Laurence Graff paid $53 million for the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona, the largest gem-quality rough diamond discovered in more than a century. Graff’s purchase marks the poignant reunion of two of the world’s largest and most high-profile diamonds. You see, Graff had already paid $17.5 million for the 373.72-carat “chunk” that...
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NJ Officer Searches Breakdown Lane — on His Own Time — to Find Engagement Ring of Young Bride-to-Be
on Sep 26 2017
A police officer with a heart of gold searched the breakdown lane of Route 4 in New Jersey — on his own time — to find the engagement ring of a young bride-to-be. Kimberly Garcia had lost her ring while changing a flat tire on the side of the busy highway in northern New Jersey,...
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KC Man Who Fumbled Ring Into Pond Earns a Redo on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ AND Gets Original Ring Back
on Sep 25 2017
The forlorn boyfriend who famously fumbled an engagement ring into the pond at Kansas City’s Loose Park earned a redo on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday. Seth Dixon got to propose to Ruth Salas in front of a national TV audience on a set that mimicked the wooden footbridge where the original proposal took...
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on Sep 22 2017
Hey, it’s Music Friday when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. When “Something Just Like This” was released earlier this year, the lyric video set a YouTube record with more than 9 million views in 24 hours. To date, that video has been seen an...
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$8 Garage Sale Brooch Delivers $26,250 Windfall at Bonhams Auction
on Sep 21 2017
A sparkly red, white and green brooch that was scooped up for just $8 at an Ohio garage sale five years ago delivered a $26,250 windfall at Bonhams New York on Tuesday. Although the brooch was hardly the highest priced lot of the Bonhams auction, the feel-good It Could Happen to You narrative behind the...
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Government of Botswana Calls ‘First Dibs’ on Exceptional Diamond Discoveries
on Sep 20 2017
In mid-November 2015 — during a span of just 72 hours — Lucara’s Karowe Mine in Botswana yielded three exceptional rough diamonds that tipped the scales at a combined 2,296 carats. Now, the government of Botswana wants first dibs on future historic finds. A new clause in Botswana’s Precious and Semi-Precious Stones Act compels mining...
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Lifelong Cubs Fan and Former Wrigley Field Usher Wins $70,000 Player-Grade 2016 World Series Ring
on Sep 19 2017
Geneine Dietz, a lifelong Cubs fan who spent 10 seasons ushering games at Wrigley Field, plunked down $10 on a raffle ticket and scored an authentic, player-grade 2016 World Series ring valued at $70,000. Dietz’s winning ticket — #001907 — was drawn randomly from more than 25,000 entries. Fans paid $10 per entry to have...
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Argyle Mine — World’s Primary Source of Pink, Red and Blue Diamonds — Is Nearly Tapped Out
on Sep 18 2017
Rio Tinto’s Argyle Mine in Western Australia — the world’s most prolific diamond mine and primary source for pink, red and blue diamonds — is nearly tapped out. The mine is expected to cease operations in 2021 after a 38-year run that has produced more than 800 million carats of rough diamonds. While the bulk...
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