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Orlov diamond from the golconda mines The 10 Most Famous Diamonds from the Legendary Golconda Mines Before Brazil. Before South Africa. Before any of the great locations that now define the diamond industry, there was Golconda, and for nearly 2,000 years, it stood alone. The diamonds didn’t actually come from Golconda itself, which was a fortress city near modern-day Hyderabad. Miners pulled the stones from alluvial deposits along the Krishna River, […]
Daisy Fellowes wears the Cartier Tutti Frutti design, 1936 by Cecil Beaton. ( © The Cecil Beaton Studio Archive at Sotheby’s) The Original Iconoclast: How Daisy Fellowes Defined the Art of Statement Jewels Daisy Fellowes was many things—a talented magazine editor, novelist, and poet—but she remains most famous for her reputation as one of the most stylish women in the world. As an heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune, she was famously unconventional, embracing vibrant color when her peers favored restraint. She is widely credited with putting […]
bulgari serpenti The History of Bulgari Serpenti: Where Myth Meets Mesmerizing Design It is remarkable that a creature so feared in nature is so embraced in style—especially in fine jewelry. The snake, or serpent, is one of the oldest and most powerful motifs in jewelry history, representing power, eternity, and rebirth across cultures for thousands of years. When paired with natural diamonds, formed over billions of years […]
Is the Millennium Star Diamond the Most Perfect Diamond in the World? At 203.04 carats with D color and flawless clarity, the Millennium Star may be the most technically perfect large diamond to exist, and its journey from a Congolese riverbed to the center of a foiled heist is remarkable.
DeYoung Red Diamond The DeYoung Red Diamond: An Extraordinary Gem That Hid in Plain Sight Once mistaken for a garnet, the DeYoung Red Diamond is now one of the rarest and most mysterious gems in the world.
Brooke Astor’s Diamond Jewelry Was the Height of Mid-Century Glamour When you hear the name Astor, you can’t help but think of immense wealth, history, and luxury. But the great Brooke Astor once said, “Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around.” Though direct, the quote arguably shows her immense generosity when it came to her finances, making her one […]
Cullinan Mine The Cullinan Blue Diamond Necklace (Photographed by Jeffrey Westbrook for Only Natural Diamonds) The 3 Rare Diamonds That Stopped Gem Experts in Their Tracks Natural diamonds are geological masterpieces, formed over billions of years under crushing pressure and intense heat deep within the Earth’s mantle. Their very existence is an improbable miracle, but when these one-of-a-kind gems are recovered and either preserved in their purest form or elevated through the hands of master jewelers into exceptional pieces of wearable […]
golden canary yellow diamond The Golden Canary Diamond: The Largest Flawless Diamond Ever Sold The historic diamond is set to highlight Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York.
star of Africa cullinan royal family crown jewels Diamond Hall of Fame: The History of the Star of Africa A supreme symbol of power, the Cullinan I diamond, also known as the Star of Africa, now sits in King Charles III’s gold scepter.
Oppenheimer Blue Diamond Diamond Hall of Fame: The Oppenheimer Blue Diamond Owned by a De Beers scion, this ultra-rare diamond fetched nearly $60 million—and captivated the world.
The Centenary Diamond and the Three-Year Quest to Cut a 599-Carat Miracle Discovered at the same mine that produced the Cullinan, the 273.85-carat Centenary Diamond combined extraordinary size, flawless clarity, and a three-year cutting process that turned a 599-carat rough into one of the world's most beautiful gems.
The Hope Diamond and Star of the East Diamond. The Hope Diamond Is a Blue Wonder With a Legendary Curse What does it feel like to hold one of the world’s most legendary—and eerie—diamonds? A GIA scientist takes us inside her rare encounter with the Hope Diamond.
The Golconda Princie Diamond Golconda Diamonds: Uncovering the Magic and Myth Here’s the truth behind these legendary Golconda diamonds.
Lee Radziwill’s Quiet Glamour and the Diamond Jewelry That Defined Her To be the sister of the most famous woman in the world is a rare experience few can understand. To establish yourself as a style icon in your own right when you are the sister of the most famous woman in the world is even more extraordinary. But that is exactly what Lee Radziwill—born Caroline […]
The Lesotho Legend and Van Cleef & Arpels’ Diamond Legacy An astonishing natural diamond story in a long history of Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry mastery.
Van Cleef & Arpels Zip Necklace The Van Cleef & Arpels Zip Necklace: How the Zipper Became a High Jewelry Icon Few pieces of jewelry transform an everyday object into something extraordinary quite like the Van Cleef & Arpels Zip Necklace. Inspired by a simple zipper — first introduced in 1893 by Whitcomb L. Judson as the “clasp locker” and later refined in 1917 by Swedish-American engineer Gideon Sundback — the design reimagined a functional fastener […]
asscher cut diamond How the Asscher Diamond Changed Diamond Cutting Forever Six generations of pioneering diamantaires.
ashoka diamond ring The Epic 2,000-Year Journey of the Ashoka Diamond Cut From the ancient emperor who inspired its name to the decades-long pursuit by William Goldberg to recreate it, The Ashoka is one of the most mesmerizing diamond cuts today.

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