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77,77 carats in Hong Kong

 This rare gem weights 77,77 carats.

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The number 7 is considered auspicious in the Chinese culture because of its similar sound to the word “together” in Mandarin. That’s the reason it’s been named “Lady Luck”, because of the auspicious numbers that make up the size of the jewel. The yellow color of the gem symbolizes royalty and wealth. The stone is one of the world’s rarest diamonds according to Sotheby’s Hong Kong Deputy Head of Jewellery, Terry Chu. The sale will take place in Sotheby’s Hong Kong on April 6and is expected to fetch $7.7 million.

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The legend of Koh-I-Noor

Although all diamonds are at least hundreds of millions of years old,
the “Koh-I-Noor”, which means “mountain of light”,
holds the distinction of being the oldest known large diamond.

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Imagine that when uncut, the gem was originally 793 carats.
According to legend, the “Koh I Noor” was discovered in India thousands of years ago on the banks of the sacred Yumana River. Resting on the forehead of Karna, newborn sun of the Indian god Surya! Karna believed that the diamond gave him immortality so when fate proved him wrong, the gem was passed to God Shiva and installed in his temple to act as his third eye.

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As a deity, Shiva wore the diamond with impunity.
Such was his infatuation that he warned that “those who possess the diamond will rule the world,but have nothing but sorrow,only a god or a woman can wear it without fear”

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History went on to confirm Shiva’s prophecy was partly right!

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‘he gave me this heart and i said yes’

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Influential and outrageously alternative single girl of POP, Lady Gaga, isn’t single anymore.
Her boyfriend Taylor Kinney, proposed to her on Valentine’s Day
with this heart shaped heaven after a four year relationship.
Lady Gaga’s center stone is a heart-shaped diamond, approximately 6 carats,
the setting looks to be a simple solitaire with pavé diamonds down the side.
The girl once named Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta sent a message to the media saying “I can’t stop smiling!”

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“T” for Taylor, ♥ for Love and “S” for Stefani

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flawless magic

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Colorless and utterly flawless, this “Pool of icy water”, as characterised by head of jewellery department, Gary Schuler, at Sotheby’s New York, is expected to sell in between 19 to 25$ million dollars.
The largest emerald-cut diamond ever to be auctioned at Sotheby’s on April 21,
weights 100 carats and is a type IIa diamond!
What a beauty!

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The Hollywood gem.

The most fantastic Hollywood women in the world have cat-walked diamonds through film sets, oscar nights and famous love affairs.

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By the time Marilyn Monroe said “diamonds are a girls best friend” in the 1953 hit Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the diamond’s place as the most popular gem in history was fully secured. In To Catch A Thief, diamonds encircled Grace Kelly’s regal neck as she seduced Cary Grant. Icon Sophia Loren carried on the tradition of highlighting one’s fame and attitude with diamonds. In fact during an interview, when asked about the thousands of dollars of jewelry that was stolen from her hotel suite, she replied “Darling, you must not weep for something that cannot weep for you”.
Yet the biggest boost to women’s affinity for diamonds was neither European royalty nor italian film stars. The woman widely known as Hollywood’s jewelry queen, Elizabeth Taylor, has the distinction of owning several of the world’s famous diamonds. Diamonds from husbands Nicky Hilton, Mike Todd and Richard Burton easily rival the collections of European royalty. 

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Rings and fingers say a lot about you!

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You may have that one favourite piece of jewelry that you wear all the time.
But have you ever noticed you actually wear it (or them) on a specific finger everytime?
Well, that kind of ritual may say a thing or two about your character!

 Each of our fingers represents certain qualities

The Index finger is attributed to Jupiter. Self-confidence, ambition, leadership and executive ability. You keep focus in the outer aspects of life and the power sharing balance of relationships. The Jupiterian personality is strongly driven and find themselves placed in executive roles often in spite of themselves.

The Middle Finger belongs to Saturn. Saturn has been called “the balance wheel” of the hand or the personality. It entangles the sense of right and wrong, the law, the search for truth, self-analysis and sometimes secretiveness. To emphasize the role of Saturn is to emphasize the sense of what is proper in any given situation.

The Ring Finger, oh Apollo! Apollo represents, above all, creativity. Whether in an artistic expression & craftsmanship or in every other aspect of life. Apollo is the cultivation of the love of beauty in all its forms but especially of the natural world. Apollo is that energy within each one of us hoping for self-expression supporting grace, beauty & compassion.

The Little Finger_Planet Mercury. Mercury is the energy of communication. Think of Mercury as your antenna both receiving and transmitting.Not just verbally but in every way. Receptively, Mercury is your intuition, way you receive all information, all data, and with what sensitivity you receive that data. Strong Mercury skill manifest as what we see in our times as bright intelligence.

And finally, the Thumb. The only finger not named for one of the Greek gods, it represents the quality of will, both personal and universal. Careful! The thumb is already so emphasized in the hand by the very nature of our anatomy that it would be unusual for a person to need to emphasize the quality of will except on a fairly temporary basis. Choose to wear it temporarily just to get the message through!

Painting, The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo, 1512.

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street art carats

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Paris has always been a top destination for avant garde street art. French artist “Le Diamantaire” works basically with discarded mirrors. You can find his “diamonds” in Paris, Zurich and Barcelona. They are very hard to miss, especially when the ray of light hits them. Sounds familiar…

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