RFID Tags Are Being Used to Track a Pearl’s Movement From Farm to Market

A Hong Kong-based company that supplies the shell nuclei to major cultured pearl producers in French Polynesia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Japan and China is embedding RFID technology in its product to track a pearl's origin and movement along the supply chain. Developed for more than a decade by the Fukui Shell Nucleus Factory, the technology called Metakaku® places a wireless RFID …

For $10,000, North End Eatery Offers USS Lobstitution/Engagement Ring Combo

Timed to coincide with National Lobster Day — September 25 — Pauli's North End is offering a "true Boston proposal experience." For $10,000, the sandwich shop known for its outrageous promotions and its catchy tag line, “Wicked fresh. Crazy good,” is offering its massive 28-ounce "USS Lobstitution" lobster roll along with a diamond engagement ring. Pauli's described the center stone …

Music Friday: Soused Sam Outlaw Sings, ‘I See No Diamond Ring on Your Finger’

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you great tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, country singer Sam Outlaw plays the part of a callous lover in his 2017 release, “Diamond Ring.” Outlaw’s “slow, sad waltz” tells the story of a couple with conflicting opinions about the status of their relationship. They've gone …

Four Viking-Age Silver Bracelets Unearthed on Mountainside Farm in Norway

Four intricately crafted silver bracelets hidden under the floorboards of a Viking slave dwelling for 1,100 years were recently unearthed by archaeologists from Norway's University of Stavanger’s Archaeological Museum. The current owner of the property, Tårn Sigve Schmidt, had called in the archaeologists to survey his land ahead of his plan to carve out a new tractor road on his …

Lucara Rides Mega-Diamond Hot Streak With Another +1,000-Carat Discovery

You can say that Lucara is riding a mega-diamond hot streak. Less than a month after the mining company announced the recovery of an incredible 2,492-carat rough diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana, it is back in the news with the discovery of a high-quality 1,094-carat rough. August's head turner ranked as the second-largest diamond ever found, and this …

Olympian Adam Peaty Proposes to Holly Ramsay With Yellow Diamond Ring

British Olympian Adam Peaty, who missed winning a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke by a mere two-hundredths of a second, is still calling himself the "luckiest man in the world" after Holly Ramsay, the daughter of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, accepted his marriage proposal during their sun-drenched vacation in Mallorca, Spain. Holly revealed the big news to her 398,000 …

LIV Golf Championship Ring Features Diamonds, Emeralds and QR Code

Not only did Spaniard Jon Rahm win the LIV Golf Individual Championship in Chicago on Sunday, but he also took home an $18 million bonus and a commemorative ring that rivals the style and ingenuity of those awarded by the NFL, MLB and NBA. Shimmering with 5.78 carats in white diamonds, 1 carat of black diamonds and 1.2 carats of …

Music Friday: John Denver ‘Hates to Go’ But Vows to Return With Wedding Ring

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you throwback songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, 1970s icon John Denver copes with separation anxiety by promising a wedding ring in the timeless hit, “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” In this deeply personal song about the heartbreak of being far away from the one you …

Sierra Leone’s Meya Mine Yields 391-Ct Diamond That Was Part of Larger Stone

With the recent discovery of a 391-carat Type IIa diamond at the Meya Mine in Sierra Leone, the tiny West African nation can now claim to be the source of six of the world's most exceptional rough diamonds. Officially, the still-unnamed stone will slot in at #54 on Wikipedia's "Largest Rough Diamonds" list, joining the Star of Sierra Leone (10th, …

Mass. Supreme Court to Rule on Who Gets Ring When Wedding Is Called Off

After a six-year legal battle, the fate of a $70,000 diamond solitaire engagement ring will be decided by Massachusetts' highest court. The Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments this past Friday in a case that will finally provide clarity to the age-old question: Who gets to keep the diamond engagement ring if the wedding is called off? The final ruling, which …