Sometimes the best things in life are worth waiting for. That's certainly the sentiment of Tallulah Willis, who turned to Instagram on Saturday to gush over her "warm, depthful, ancient" engagement ring, which finally arrived three months after she accepted a marriage proposal and stand-in ring from musician Justin Acee. The official ring features an antique 4.03-carat "honey champagne" diamond …
10-Carat Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond Could Fetch $20MM at Sotheby’s Geneva
"The Mediterranean Blue," a 10.03-carat Fancy Vivid Blue diamond, is expected to fetch upwards of $20 million as the headliner of Sotheby’s High Jewelry Sale on May 13 in Geneva. The stone’s exquisite cushion shape, paired with its exceptional size, clarity and saturation, places it in rarefied territory among the world’s most celebrated blue diamonds. That elite club includes the …
Music Friday: Kids of ‘One Voice’ Choir Sing, ‘Shine Bright Like a Diamond’
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you inspirational songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, the talented members of the One Voice Children’s Choir dazzle us with their interpretation of Rihanna’s “Diamonds.” The choir's official video at the end of this post has been viewed on YouTube more than 247 million times. In …
Ancient Jewelers Used Diamond-Tipped Tools to Drill Beads 2,000 Years Ago
In modern times, diamond-tipped tools, such as drill bits, burrs and saw blades, are used to carve and shape gemstones due to their exceptional hardness and ability to cut through just about any material. But, did you know that ancient jewelers knew that secret more than 2,000 years ago? According to a new study published in the journal Archaeological and …
800-Year-Old Gem-Set Ring Once Worn by Medieval Bishop to Hit Auction Block
A rare gem-set ring once worn by a bishop in medieval England is set to hit the auction block at Noonans Mayfair in London on March 26. Dated to the late 12th or early 13th centuries, the gold ring is set with a central hexagonal cabochon sapphire surrounded by smaller bezel-set satellite stones, specifically two garnets and two emeralds, in …
Lunar Lander Is Second Ever to Witness ‘Diamond Ring Effect’ From the Moon
As skygazers in North America were enjoying the spectacle of a total lunar eclipse late Thursday night, a lunar lander captured the same eclipse — including a "diamond ring effect" — from a totally different point of view. And the results were spectacular. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander, which successfully descended to the moon's surface on March 2, became …
Music Friday: Thai Star Ploychompoo Sings, ‘You’ve Got Me Cut Like a Diamond’
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, the Thai-German pop star known as Ploychompoo performs “Diamonds,” a 2017 tune about a boyfriend who brings out the best in her and gives her the confidence to shine like a precious stone. In the song, the multi-talented …
Lady Gaga’s FiancĂ© Proposed to Her With Blade of Grass AND a Huge Diamond
Lady Gaga revealed on Tuesday’s episode of the Howard Stern Show how her now-fiancé Michael Polansky proposed to her with a simple blade of grass — before augmenting the symbolic, but modest, token of his love with an oval-cut diamond ring said to be worth upwards of $2 million. “He got me two rings and one of them was the …
NYC Transit Workers Rescue Irreplaceable 18-Karat Ring From Subway Grate
New York City Transit workers recently came to the aid of a distraught woman who had accidentally dropped an irreplaceable 18-karat gold ring into a subway grate above the "6" line in East Harlem. Bronx resident Myra Lora and her boyfriend were walking along Lexington Avenue at 103rd Street when Lora went to take off a glove. As the glove …
How Decoys, Diversions Ensured Safe Passage of 3,106-Carat Cullinan Diamond
On January 26, 1905, Captain Frederick Wells was conducting a standard inspection of the Premier Mine in South Africa about 18 feet below the surface when a glint off the wall caught his eye. At first, he thought it was a shard of glass embedded by a practical joker. But, then he pulled out his pocket knife and pried the …