Cristina on March 13th, 2009

According to DCLA, The Diamond Certification Laboratory of Australia, we know have to think about 5 C’s instead of 4 C’s when we go out to get a diamond. The C’s identified by DCLA are: carat-weight, color, clarity, cut and the most important C of all, according to them, confidence. “Confidence is found in the [...]

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Cristina on March 10th, 2009

If you are looking for references in the glittery world of jewels then Graff should be on the list. The house of Graff is one of the most prestigious jewelry houses in the world. Present in the jewelry news and at the utmost high class auctions, Graff offers splendid jewels and not for any pocket, [...]

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Cristina on February 22nd, 2009

The British crown jewels are so precious that they travel in secret and can only be handled by one person – the Crown Jeweler!

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Cristina on January 30th, 2009

“Kazanjian Red” the vividly blood-hued red diamond is still on display in the museum’s Gem and Mineral Hall, Los Angeles,  until February 1st. All diamond lovers know the story of this incredible rare diamond. It was discovered in 1927 in a diamond field in South Africa, got stolen during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands [...]

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Cristina on January 13th, 2009

I feel quite embarrassed to admit this, but only today had i found out that diamond is not the hardest material known to man. I feel a little sad, as for all these years diamonds represented supreme hardness, eternity, singularity, brilliance. It still does but now not only “diamonds are forever”. Diamond is still the [...]

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