Natural Diamonds – Why Should You Care?
A Visit to De Beers’ Venetia Diamond Mine in South Africa The diamond mining industry has been long regarded as one of the most prestigious resource mining operations, and for good reason. Such precious stones have been created by Mother Nature, over the course of millions of years, in a...
VICENZAORO 2019
Vicenzaoro September 2019 concluded on September 11th after 5 days exceptional experience from Dalí themed Vicenza " Golden Arts" original installations, thanks to Dalí Universe, a collaboration between Vicenza Municipality and IEG (Italian Exhibition Group) to incredible show venue with 1300 brands participating from 117 countries, showcasing their latest creations,...
Insight Into Diamonds: Part IV, Fancy Color Diamonds
After discussing general diamond grading (white/colorless diamonds) in the earlier post of Insights into Diamonds series, now is the time to have a deeper look into different colors and types of diamonds. Diamond in normal range are colorless through light yellow. Fancy color diamonds are yellow and brown diamonds that...
Insight Into Diamonds: Part III, Grading
It's time to get back into our diamond talk that left off inconclusive last year, without further ado here are two links to refresh your memories about diamonds formation and mining. Now lets get into diamond grading, there are many laboratories who offer diamond grading worldwide, here are to name a...
SAMER HALIMEH; Knightsbridge Flagship Boutique
In the heart of London, Knightsbridge serves as an exclusive residential and high end retail luxury hub located in west London. Walking through Knightsbridge, right before southern entrance to Hyde park you can’t miss the extraordinary rhino sculpture made by Italian artist Stefano Bombardieri suspended on the terrace of Samer...
Forms Jewellery: A hidden jewel in Hong Kong
Fun Facts about Hong Kong: Hong Kong means “fragrant harbor” in Chinese, and Kowloon mean “nine dragons” It is ranked fourth in a global billionaires list and has 64 residents with personal fortunes of over US$1 Billion There are 263 islands in Hong Kong Dim Sum originated here and means...
Harry Kotlar: Made By Hand, Shaped By History
Anyone who has ever picked up a celebrity magazine, or watched red carpet interviews, will have heard of the name “Harry Kotlar”. The jewelry brand, so beloved by red carpet stars has been worn by Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Pink, Celine Dion, and even Michelle Obama. It is synonymous with stylish,...
Vicenzaoro 2017
I was both delighted and honored to attend the September edition of Vicenza Oro together with my fellow bloggers and journalists as part of a press contingent. Having attended in the past, I knew I was in for a feast of the best fine jewellery, but still found myself gasping...
Jean Dousset – Creating “Margaret” A Collectable
Jean Dousset is a modern jewelry house with strong roots in classic fine jewelry, located in trendy Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Every single piece of jewelry is created with utmost attention to detail, placing the diamond at the center with exquisite signature details around it. The idea behind “The Collectable”...