Precious

Angelina Jolie’s Massive Emerald Earrings

Who could forget the massive pair of Angelina Jolie emerald earrings worn by yours truly to the 2009 academy awards?  The other worldly earrings are the perfect shade of green and there is hardly any metal embellishment on the earrings. It is a pair of all emerald drop earrings with what looks like cushion shaped [...]

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How Zambian Emeralds Changed The Look Of Emerald Jewelry

Emeralds have always been a mixed bag when it comes to jewelry. Emerald is one of the few precious stones that are expected to contain wisps, tiny fractures and fissures in the affordable quality and so most consumers had to accept that their emeralds would always have a multitude of inclusions. However, today many consumers [...]

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The Beauty of The Emerald Cut In Emerald Rings

Emerald has been known in the ancient world as the greenest of green stones. It was a revered gem in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and India. In fact Cleopatra was famous for wearing emeralds as much as Elizabeth Taylor was known for wearing some of the most collectible diamonds ever to come to market. The [...]

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Ruby Earrings – The Crimson Attention Getters

Shopping for a ruby or a matched pair of rubies for ruby earrings can be quite a challenge because there is a lot of range when it comes to the red color that we associate with ruby gemstones. Some women prefer stoplight reds whereas other women like to see more of a crimson red. But [...]

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Fine Ruby Jewelry – A Rarity in Today’s Commercialized Jewelry

The holy men of India were the first to write extensively on rubies. For many thousands of years Sri Lanka, a small Island to the south of India was the only producer of rubies of such quality that possessed all the virtues for which ruby is such a prized gem today. The pure red color [...]

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Ruby Rings – Lord Of Gems

Throughout the ages gold has always been the most precious metal and the most recognized store of value.  Similarly, ruby has been the precious stone most recognized for beauty, veneration, rarity and value for thousands of years. There has always been a ruby standard in the civilised world dating from the earliest civilisations. In today’s [...]

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