Colored diamonds are here to stay, if the continued spike in sales is any indication, and setting a pink or blue diamond for the center can transform your engagement ring from ordinary to extraordinary. But let’s face it, not everyone can afford a fancy canary yellow diamond ring, and even less of us are willing…
An anonymous buyer purchased a 6.89 carat, fancy vivid purple pink diamond for $6.91 million at a Christie’s jewelry auction in New York City yesterday, paying just over a million dollars per carat. The purple diamond was the top lot in the auctions which earned a total of $21 million and brought Christie’s total jewelry…
Holiday sales are up from last year, if consumer wish lists are any indication. According to a survey from the National Retail Federation, 23 percent of consumers are asking for diamonds and jewelry this year, up from last year’s 13 percent. In the spirit of the holiday, we have put together a holiday wish list…
The entire collection of jewels from the private collection of Wallis Simpson, the late Duchess of Windsor and wife to Prince Edward of England, was sold at auction yesterday for almost $12.5 million, breaking records and far surpassing the original estimate of around $4.7 million. The 20 pieces, which included brooches, bracelets, and other gems,…
Diamond settings are, more often than not, simply named for the look it is meant to invoke, like the always popular Pave’ setting named for the stone paved street-like look it is meant to achieve. And again the rule holds true for Channel setting, in which diamonds are placed into a metal channel set into…
Across the pond, as they say, Prince William’s affianced Kate Middleton has sparked a sapphire craze with his mother’s keepsake, but there have been a couple of engagement rings sightings as well. Most notably, the inevitable dueling comparisons sparked by Jessica Simpson and her ex’s new fiancé Vanessa Minnillo. Jessica Simpson’s romantic ruby engagement ring…
The highly anticipated auction of the rare, “potentially flawless,” over 24 carat pink diamond went off without a hitch on Tuesday, smashing world records and making history. Often referred to as The Pink Panther diamond, the 24.78 carat, fancy intense pink diamond was sold at an auction administered by Sotheby’s in Geneva, for $46 million,…
Just days ago it was announced that Jessica Simpson was engaged for a second time, with much attention being given to her new engagement ring; a 5 carat center Ruby flanked with two diamonds on either side. And despite the beauty and unique design of the ring, many people have focused more on price due to…
More often than not, divorced women who are in the spotlight get a raw deal. Mostly going the way of Jennifer Aniston; forever portrayed as a bitter reject or labeled the saddest person in the world. (Despite a full life of friends and box office hits.) Much was the case last week when Jessica Simpson’s…
Media mogul Russell Simmons hosted his first ever London charity event on November 8 for his charity, Diamond Empowerment Fund. The charity, which he started in 2007 to raise money for disadvantaged people in African nations where diamonds are a natural resource, exceeded its own expectations at Monday’s cocktail party and auction by more than…