The Lesotho Promise is the wonderful creation of Graff, a necklace that truly takes the breath away. The awesome 603 carat stone was found in the Letsenf mine, in Lesotho, the 15th largest diamond found. Graff payed quite a sum for it, the diamond ads up to $12.36 million. After thorough analysis, the diamond was [...]

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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 19th, 2009

The Napoleon pearl, also know as “La Regente Pearl” is the fifth largest natural pearl. Its splendor come from that fact that despite of the big size, it has a uniform shape. It is called the Napoleon pearl because it was the centerpiece of a pearl tiara he had made a present for his queen [...]

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Cristina on January 6th, 2009

Costume jewelry is not made to give women an aura of wealth, but to make them beautiful. Coco Chanel (Cera, pg. 178) Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel – Coco Chanel – was born in France in 1883. With her enormous talent she created a fashion empire which encompassed clothing, jewelry, and perfumes. Coco Chanel’s fashion legacy managed [...]

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Cristina on December 31st, 2008

Italy is well renowned for its exquisite design and fashion taste. Design is at home in Italy, since they are just incredible at designing quite about everything: clothes, shoes, purses and what we are most interested in … jewelry. I have come up with a list of one of the best designers in Italy but [...]

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