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Fake Diamond Skull – The Prank August 30th, 2007 From admin

Placed outside of the White Cube Gallery Masons yard at 3.30 am on Sunday night in response to the Damien Hirst’s “For The Love of God” diamond skull exhibition.

The “For the Love of God” prank was created using 6522 Swarovski crystals
and took Laura, the artist, a month to create.

The Sky is Full of Diamonds August 29th, 2007 From admin

Twinkling in the sky is a diamond star of 10 billion trillion trillion carats, astronomers have discovered. The cosmic diamond is a chunk of crystallised carbon, 4,000 km across, some 50 light-years from the Earth in the constellation Centaurus.

It’s the compressed heart of an old star that was once bright like our Sun but has since faded and shrunk.

Astronomers have decided to call the star “Lucy” after the Beatles song, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

Full Article Here

Man Finds 2.37ct Diamond and Names it After His Wife August 26th, 2007 From admin

An Arkansas man has found a 2.37-carat white diamond at the world’s only diamond-bearing site where visitors are allowed to search for and keep the gems they find.

Gary Dunlap of Jefferson named the diamond he found the Star of Thelma to honor his wife of more than 10 years. Dunlap’s find was the fourth-largest diamond found in 2006 at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro.

History of the Engagement Ring August 20th, 2007 From admin

Currently more than 80 percent of American brides receive a diamond engagement ring (at an average cost of around $3,200) before they get married.  Today the engagement ring is one of marriages most common traditions, but it was not always like this.  Read the full and interesting story about the history of engagement rings. 

Engagement Ring Videos August 16th, 2007 From admin

If you are on the lookout for a diamond engagement ring you should check out this video.  It has some very good ideas for designs and can show how the diamond engagement rings will look on a hand.  This video is a great place to start your search for an egagement ring. http://www.flixya.com/amazing-wedding-jewelry

Diamonds and Luxury in China August 13th, 2007 From admin

Fancy a diamond-encrusted cellphone for $3.5 million, or a gold-plated, musical Swiss watch costing more than $2 million? The Chinese do, they have advanced so much economicly that they now hold a Luxury Items fair.

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Hundreds of wealthy Chinese — many of them dressed casually in sportswear or slippers, and indistinguishable from pedestrians on the streets outside — crowded the exhibition hall, looking for ways to spend their money.

“The rich people here are still learning about global brands. We’re helping them to understand the lifestyle and how to live it,” said David Zhong, one of the organizers of the exhibition.”

To Read More about this phenonemon you can find the full story HERE. 

 

How to Buy a Diamond Mine August 9th, 2007 From admin

The first thing you need is $300 Million.  For Alan Bond it wasn’t too difficult.  For those of you who don’t know who he is here are some facts.

Alan Bond (born in 1938) is an Australian businessman famous for high-profile business ventures, including what was at the time the biggest corporate collapse in Australian history, and for which he was convicted of fraud and sent to jail. Bond was born in the Hammersmith district of London, England, and emigrated to Australia with his parents and sister Geraldine in 1950. Beginning his career as a signwriter he formed what was to be Bond Corporation in 1959. He became a public hero in his adopted country after bankrolling challenges for the yachting trophy the America’s Cup, which resulted in his selection as Australian of the Year in 1978. He finally won the trophy (which had been held by the USA since 1851) in 1983.

His recent purchase of a diamond mine has sent waves around the investment community in Australia. Read the full story at http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,21836418-5007190,00.html

How to Insure you Diamond August 6th, 2007 From admin

A diamond ring is an investment and it should be protected properly.  Diamonds are small items that can easily be lost or stolen so when purchasing insurance for a diarmon or ring make sure that it covers as many eventualities as possible.

Here is a great How To Guide for purching Diamond and Jewlery Inssurance

http://www.missiontimescourier.com/article.cfm?articleID=1960

Diamond Covered Skull August 2nd, 2007 From admin

If you are a reader of this blog than you know that people are nuts about diamonds and especially nuts about covering things with diamonds.  The artist Damien Hirst has covered an actual human skull completely with daimonds and his fan are going crazy for it.  People have already bid up to $50 million dollars U.S. to own the unusual piece of art/jewelry.