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Archive for December, 2008

Insuring Your Diamonds

By berclegee on Saturday, December 27th, 2008 | No Comments

Insuring a diamond takes a bit of thought, planning, and shopping around. Diamond insurance isn't like purchasing car insurance. It is quite different. Depending on the state that you live in, there are basically three different types of policies that will cover diamonds, and all insurance policies that cover diamonds are considered Marine type policies. [...]

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Diamond Colors

By berclegee on Friday, December 26th, 2008 | No Comments

When it comes to the 4Cs of diamonds, color, or lack of it, is an especially important characteristic. Diamonds are given letter grades to denote the level of color, starting with the letter D for a flawless, colorless diamond. Why D, and not C, B, or A? The reason we've heard is that when diamonds [...]

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Famous Diamonds

By berclegee on Thursday, December 25th, 2008 | No Comments

Among the most well known diamonds is the Hope. This 45.52 carat steel blue diamond is currently on display at the Smithsonian. The legends of the ill-fortune and curse bestowed on the possessor of the Hope Diamond are many. This diamond was donated to the Smithsonian in 1958. The Hope was originally a rather flat, [...]

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Diamond Brands and What They Mean

By berclegee on Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 | No Comments

Diamonds are one of the few products that simply cannot be ?branded.' Even though there are different cuts, different grades, and different values placed on each and every diamond in existence, no diamond is any specific brand – just as gold is not a specific brand. Branding is actually based on who owns the diamond. [...]

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Marie Louis Diadem

By berclegee on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 | No Comments

There were a few benefits to marrying the Emperor Napoleon, if you loved jewelry, that is! The Marie-Louise diadem, now part of the Smithsonian Collection, was a wedding gift from Napoleon I to his second wife, Empress Marie-Louise in 1810. The diadem was originally part of a set that also included a necklace, comb, belt [...]

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