The new styles of engagement rings are now available at Jones and Son Diamond and Bridal Fine Jewelry in Little Rock, Arkansas. The complete collections of Stardust Diamonds, Dev Valencia, Gelin & Abaci, Lieberfarb, and Tacori are now available at Jones and Son. Financing is available. Read more at www.jonesandson.com
Caerleon Jewelry will be at Holiday House in Little Rock, Arkansas 2008! This unique line will be featured at the Jones and Son Diamond and Bridal Fine Jewelry booth at the Junior League of Little Rock’s Holiday House 2008. The complete line of Caerleon Interchangeable Jewelry. Read more about this at www.jonesandson.com
The delightful Keira Knightley was recently spotted attending a very VIP party for “The Edge of Love” at London’s Berkeley Hotel - one of my favourite venues....
She wore a daring purple Erdem dress which was off set beautifully by a stunning Van Cleef & Arpels white gold and diamond Broderie Ring valued at £31,400 ($65,000 approx).
Van Cleef say:
“The world of fashion has always celebrated the art of embroidery, featuring floral designs in delicate threads of linen, gold or cotton. In a perfect synthesis, Van Cleef & Arpels has a natural attraction to embroidery, which goes in hand with the house’s traditional inspirations from nature, and has created an Embroidery line composed of floral motifs in a variety of delicate colours. The Broderie Ring worn by Keira is a luxurious white gold band scattered with blossoms and leaves of round diamonds.”
De Lalys is a relatively new and refreshing diamond and jewelry purveyor of really unique designs and custom jewelry.
They are currently building out their new website and already have some really beautiful featured custom made jewelry, like the diamond ring below.
Diamond RingThis diamond ring created by artisans at diamond giant De Beers exemplifies the use of gemstones in fine jewelry. Diamonds, the hardest-known natural substance, represent exquisite beauty to many but to some they also represent an exploitive industry that has fueled African bloodshed. |
So the most I like raw or rough are fish and veggies and sex — there’s something about beauty less processed.
Left true to its core, beauty can be unpolished but refined; organic but urbane, beauty can vibe like this Diamond in the Rough rough diamond ring: its brilliance is in its subtlety, its grace in its unapologetic texture, its allure in its rough confidence surrounded by other dainty diamonds that don’t dare to do more than duplicate each other.
I’m totally marrying my boss self with this rough diamond ring–
Though maybe my money would be better spent on breast implants.
A model holds the "Satlada" necklace as it is auctioned during a jewellery sale by Christie's in Dubai, April 29, 2008. The nine-pearl strand necklace was given to Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum by the late ruler of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and was sold for the final price of $1,385,000
The world’s largest and priceless collection of coloured diamonds will be showcased for the first time beginning yesterday in Dubai, whose retail trade in diamond jewellery alone is worth Dh1.5 billion ($408 million).
The 300-piece Rainbow Collection owned by Antwerp diamond dealer Eddy Elzas is the star attraction in the maiden edition of Dubai International Jewellery Week, an exhibition composed of three distinct shows and runs until Saturday.
Created to be a trade platform among and between traders, investors and consumers, the five-day show is a spin off from the Middle East’s premier exhibition for jewellery and precious timepieces, Watch & Jewellery Dubai. Ongoing at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the event showcases pieces of jewellery, whose total retail trade in Dubai stands at Dh5.51 billion ($1.5 billion), said Helal Saeed Al Marri, director-general of event organiser Dubai World Trade Centre.
Die-hard Muslims should lend all their ears here. Touted to be the World’s smallest Quran (the Holy book of Muslims); the quran is adorned on sapphire stones and fitted in pendants or wedding rings. They are been witnessed as a perfect accessory or emblem to be carried during marriage rituals. Counted 10,000 lines of wording is imprinted with a white gold whilst platinum have been extolled on mere 20 sapphire nanochips, measure just 5.8 mm by 9.8 mm. Developed and designed by Mir Enterprises, a single piece would cost you $4,084.
Company’s MD, Dr Mir Mokhtari told Gold News: “To give due amount of respect to the Quran, it will never be produced in big numbers. This limited edition jewellery will be designed for those who want to keep these words of purity close to them.
The stone is recognized as Micro Engineering of Quran as Art (MEQA) and took almost two years to give it a final shape. A layer of quartz protects the surface to guarantee the sacred text should not be made impure even with a mere touch. The Quran was featured at the IIR Dubai Bride Show from 23-26 April.
This is what awakens that unexplained feeling of familiarity, fondness and even affinity felt towards Indian jewelry.
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When I asked Mr. Vasant Mehta, Deputy Chairman of The Gem and Jewelry Export Promotion Council, what kind of contribution cooperation between an Indian jewelry manufacturer and an Israeli jewelry manufacturer can make, he replied: “Since the sixties, Indian diamantaires have purchased rough diamonds in
Gordon Hamme reviews the ever-changing world of diamonds. He spoke to Elli Lerner of AMC, a Diamond Trading Company Sightholder, Neil Josyfon of L&R Josyfon, a leading Hatton Garden diamond merchant and Richard Vainer of M.Vainer, an international natural coloured diamond merchant.
Pasquale Bruni, the luxury jewelry retailer, recently launched its first store in Wafi, Dubai.
With the introduction of its Le Lierre collection, Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre has succeeded in producing an extraordinary creation of artistic haute joaillerie. Comprised of a watch, a necklace, earrings, and a ring, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Le Lierre set recreates the lush beauty of coiled ivy leaves, rendered entirely in 18K yellow gold, tsavorites, yellow sapphires, and diamonds.
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Le Lierre wristwatch is a cuff-type design, which conceals its dial beneath one of the "leaves"; the complex 18K gold structure creates the vines of the ivy, while the deep green tsavorites and yellow sapphires capture the hue of ivy leaves, complete with the contrasting veining. The movement animating the watch is the manually-wound Jaeger-LeCoultre Caliber 846. Echoing the complex design of the wristwatch, the Le Lierre necklace, ring and earrings recreate the flowing interweaving tendrils and creepers of ivy, with blackened 18K yellow gold, tsavorites, emeralds, and--in the case of the necklace and ring--oval yellow diamonds.
In total, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Lierre watch and jewelry set demands more than 1,300 hours of labor by master jewelers, and comprises approximately 14,000 gemstones. Jaeger-LeCoultre has indicated that the suggested retail price for set is 3 million Euros (USD 4.3 million).
Roberto Coin: Luxury ChallengerAs part of the 2008 media kit from the Couture trade show, Roberto Coin included his personal thoughts, reflections and comments on luxury -- what it means and the challenge it presents. He emphasizes how he and his company happily meet that challenge head on daily with their focus on the client above all else and the embracing of the diversity of luxury and its far-reaching potential. JUNE 2008....
Fashion rings are by far the most exciting jewelry item. They have that unique ability and function to express our ever-changing mood. With few limits and boundaries, fashion rings can be set with a variety of stones including aquamarine, topaz, moonstone, onyx, tiger's eye, and more. However, it is the presentation and overall design of a ring that signifies it as a fashion ring. Typically, the more wild the design, the more likely it is to be a great fashion ring.
The Las Vegas Jewelry Couture 2007 Show showcased the fashion trends of the upcoming seasons and those styles were anything but dainty and conservative. This fall season we will see bold jewelry accessories on the edge of eccentricity.
Why wait in line to see the royal jewels at the Tower of London when you can have a princely piece of your own?
That's what buyers at Sotheby's auction of important pieces once owned by royalty found Thursday at the Beau-Rivage Hotel in Geneva. The event, called "Magnificent Jewels, Noble Jewels and Jewels from the Collection of Lily Marinho," fetched a total of 60 million Swiss francs ($57.1 million), including buyer’s premium. This was the highest total for any sale held in Geneva this week and the second-highest total for any sale of magnificent jewels worldwide in U.S. dollars.
The Dubai International Jewellery Week, the new format of the country’s largest such exhibition, opened Tuesday. Some 300 exhibitors are showcasing their goods to a crowd consisting of wholesalers, retailers and many consumers.
The show’s new format combines three shows that had run separately in the past: the luxury show Areeq Dubai, the retail show Jewellery Collections Dubai, and the trade show Jewellery Trade Dubai.
The largest of the three, Jewellery Collections Dubai, was heavily dominated this week by private consumers with varied tastes and interests, seeking to buy directly from diamond and jewelry wholesalers.
Exhibitors reported inquires for high color loose diamonds in clarities of VS+, usually for diamonds weighing over a carat. However at the same time, many exhibitors reported interest only in finished jewelry. In those cases, inquires focused on items set with smaller goods of SI quality.
In terms of design, buyers sought out rings with large abstract shapes and big heavy necklaces with very ornate designs. In both cases the jewelry was set with baguette cut diamonds. In general, fancy shapes were far more popular than round cuts.
Istanbul is the only city in the world that stretches across two continents. Connecting Europe with Asia, the city straddles more than the Bosphorus River, it straddles cultures. As a child, Sevan Bicakci lived on a street with a church, mosque and temple – three different beliefs that serve as inspiration for the very enigmatic jewelry designer now known simply as Sevan.
“Where I am from, rings are the mirrors of the personality of the wearer. They tell all about the wearer,” says the imposing 35-year-old, speaking through an interpreter as he points out favorite pieces in the jewelry case at Stanley Korshak.
His calloused and burned hands seem too huge to finesse the delicate details that are the signature of his three-year-old label, but offer proof of the labor he devotes to each necklace, bracelet and ring.
Sevan began working as a jewelry model-maker at 17 in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. He developed a reputation as a skilled goldsmith and problem-solver, but spent most of his time producing commercial versions of work by other Turkish jewelers.
Everything changed six years ago when he set out to make a gift for his wife. “There is one sweetheart in life,” Sevan says. “If she’s going to wear a present from me, it should be a unique one.”
A ring was made – and a manifesto was born.
Inspired by the early 20th-century Arts and Crafts movement, Sevan rebelled against mass production. He began working with his brother and produced 30 rings the first year, throwing away more than he sold. Incorporating non-jewelry techniques, such as stained-glass and mosaic, into his work, Sevan earned a new reputation in the Grand Bazaar, this time inspiring other artisans to join him.
Today he oversees a team of 35 craftsmen, but produces only 400 one-of-a-kind pieces each year. A single ring, his specialty, can take from three months to a year to complete. The more laborious pieces involve micro-mosaic, a Sevan signature that may incorporate up to 12,000 pieces of ceramic tile or porcelain.
Reverse hand-carvings are another signature. Sevan personally carves each stone from underneath, depicting remarkably detailed, three-dimensional sculptures of whirling dervishes, the Virgin Mary, or even ladybugs.
The loss percentage is high, with eight to 10 stones ruined for each success. The gem’s interior is then painted and filled with clear enamel, before being set on an elaborately intricate band.
Sevan says the environment of Istanbul and its history propel his work. “I enjoy dreaming of myself as an Ottoman sultan, and sometimes I become his concubine or a Byzantine queen. The question then becomes, what would they wear if they lived now?”
Latter-day Byzantine queens Halle Berry, Tory Burch, Mary-Kate Olsen, Brooke Shields and Celine Dion are among those who wear his designs. And, he affirms, they pay retail. (Translation: from about $7,000 for a gold and sterling bracelet, to $58,000 for a ring with an Istanbul mosque carved into lemon topaz.)
“The Ottoman Renaissance never happened,” Sevan acknowledges, “but I like to think it is now.
“The ideas are new, but the techniques are old.”
World’s most prestigious jewelry award goes to Sevan Bicakci
Stating that competition between jewelry brands in the US market is very tough, Bicakci said that he produces only one piece of jewelry for each model range and this uniqueness allowed him to sell his work at places such as Hollywood Barneys as well as New York, Chicago and the Las Vegas Barneys. Bicakci also has a number of collectors across the world.
Istanbul-based jewelry designer Sevan Bicakci was chosen as the winner of the prestigious “Town & Country Couture” Design award, considered to be the Oscar of the jewelry world. He was given the award in a ceremony held in Las Vegas in Spring 2006.
Bicakci also received the Tanzania-based Tanzanite Foundation’s Celebration of Life Jewelry Design award for a ring in his ‘Door Collection’ in the Independent Designer category of the competition held in the United States this year, leaving world-renowned jewelry brands behind. The style of his award winning design is regarded as an invention in the jewelry world.
Bicakci said he participated in the competition at the invitation of the Tanzanite Foundation but he couldn’t even imagine how to take part in the competition due to the astronomical price of the ring’s stone. The rare and precious tanzanite stone in parliament blue was thus provided by the foundation.
Stating that competition between jewelry brands in the U.S market is very tough, Bicakci said that he produces only one piece of jewelry for each model range and this uniqueness allowed him to sell his work at places such as Hollywood Barneys as well as New York, Chicago and the Las Vegas Barneys. Bicakci also has a number of collectors across the world.
He said the awards and competitions weren’t so important for him, however, he highlighted the importance of taking part in such events in order to be recognized in the U.S.-dominated jewelry industry.
His work is comprised of portraits, statues, glass collections and his latest collection is called Bug and Sea Products. He that he has some ambitious projects and has worked for months on the designs, adding, My new works will turn the signature of Sevan Bicakci from the temperament of jelly to bone.
American Diamond, a large jewlery retailer wanted a way to let people learn about and interact with diamonds in order to facilitate sales. They needed a solution that would work over the Web, provide good diamond simulations, and could be easily manipulated by a customer online.
Construct 3D created a real-time web diamond simulation using X3D with its support for scripting, custom nodes and shaders. The diamond can be viewed loose (on its own), within a cathedral style ring setting and on a female hand model.
The geometry for the diamond is generated mathematically in real-time, based on user input using a custom X3D PROTO. Most of the diamond’s characteristics can be modified in real-time by user input to the HTML page, including size, facets, color grade, etc. The X3D simulation uses shaders for the metal and a diamond shader with reflection, refraction and dispersion (front and back faces) and a custom node for sparkles.
A custom GUI was created to match the ‘look and feel’ of the AmericanDiamond.com website. The colors and style of the X3D could then embed seamlessly into the existing web pages.
In the Indian context the significance of ruby has always been at the highest for which from the ancient period till now there is always a craze to go for the real ruby rings. Now the basic reason for this is not far to see. Ruby being a gemstone is regarded as the ideal epitome of eternal love and also of passion and emotions for which it is almost a custom to present the couples celebrating the sliver or golden jubilee of their marriage real ruby rings. It is due to the fact that in the present age when the breakaway of relationship is just a matter of time, celebration of such a long association is indeed tough, and for that there should be the presence of some love and passion among the couple. But it must be said that this is nothing new and this attribute has been known from the ancient period in the Indian context.
For the price, it certainly need to line up plenty of zeros to afford it.
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This is the Super Diamond IXUS with 380 diamonds supplied by Antwerp-based Eddie Elzas. The camera forms part of Canon’s 10th anniversary celebrations for its IXUS range of digital snappers and this one will be sold on Ebay to raise cash for the Red Cross.
Nine others, referred to as ‘his’ and ‘hers’ models will also be up for grabs. Thankfully for us, they are aimed at the peasant end of the charity scale and, with far less diamonds, will only cost you around £2,400 each. Bargain, or what? – Martin Lynch
Diamond rings are completely fabulous to wear for any occasion and go well with everything. Whether it is a diamond solitaire, three stone anniversary ring or your grandmother's antique cluster ring, diamond rings are always in style. And, lucky are those born during the month of April. Diamond is your birthstone and what could be a more appropriate present but a diamond ring?
We have many different styles of rings from which to choose. Yellow gold, white gold and platinum are all equally popular, though recently 18K white gold and platinum have been in high demand. These beautiful white metals seem to assist the sparkling diamonds. Yellow gold diamond rings haven't been sold out though. Nothing compares to the rich warm tone of yellow gold against beautiful bronze skin. Yellow gold rings may help bring in the autumn foliage and get you through those winter months. Spring and summer may inspire cooler tones and wearing white gold diamond rings could be your look.
All of the diamond rings presented by Forever Jewelers are guaranteed to be made of 14karat gold purity or better unless otherwise state. In general all of our diamond rings contain diamonds of H-I color and VS2-SI2 clarity. (Please see our Guide to Buying Diamonds for more information.) We have a large selection of modern styles and antique replica rings in various metals. If there is something that you would like cast in a different metal, we may be able to create it for you.
Because of their strength and durability, diamond rings may be worn frequently, though care should always be taken against direct blows. Diamonds can be broken. We recommend cleaning these rings in jewelry cleaner to maintain their brilliance. Steam and ultrasonic cleaning are also safe options. Please browse through our selection of diamond rings and let us know if you have any questions. Our inventory is always changing, so check back frequently!.
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It seems unlikely that there is a car with more bling on it than this Mercedes SL, spotted at an auto show overseas. From a distance, it almost appears that the car is coated in glitter, but it is actually covered in diamonds. I won't speculate on the value, but you can bet that this isn't a car just anyone will turn up in.
Harry Winston, as you may know, creates the most insane and fantastic diamond jewelry know to man. The proceeds from the sale of some of the Winston necklaces could probably run a small country for a good length of time. It is that opulent. I personally do not practice flaunting excess, but that’s because I’m poor. If I had a spare million, though, I would definitely be owning my new favorite Winston piece: The Sunflower Diamond Necklace. It’s made up of 363 round diamonds and sparkles as if all the stars in the universe were concentrated in one band around the neck of the lucky owner. Unfortunately, that neck will not be my wife’s. I’ve calculated that, at my current rate of income, I will be able to purchase the necklace for her at age 147.
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