Famous Diamonds - Expensive Diamons Rings

3D Photography
Celebrity Advertising
Advertising Posters
B/W Photography
1st Edition Book Covers
Buddy Holly
Celebrity MANSIONS
Celebrity REAL Names
Chrysler Building
LIFE Magazine Covers
PHOTOGRAPHER Weegee
CYMA Watches
Designer SHOES
Most Expensive Watches
Most Expensive Photographs
Before/After Facelifts
Famous Diamonds
Famous JEWS
Famous Mother/Daughters
Alfred EISENSTAEDT
Alfred STIEGLITZ
Alvin COBURN
BRASSAI
Dorothea LANGE
Edward STEICHEN
Emmet GOWIN
Helen LEVITT
Lewis HINE
Julia CAMERON
Kevin CARTER
HINE Lewis - New York
Manuel Alvarez BRAVO
Margaret BOURKE-WHITE
Robert CAPA
Robert DOISNEAU
World Best PHOTOGRAPHERS
Walker EVANS
William KLEIN
Yousuf KARSH
Famous Photos
1900s Fashion Styles
1910s Fashion Styles
1920s Fashion Styles
1930s Fashion Styles
Vintage Trends of 1940s
1950s RETRO Fashions
1960s TWIGGY Fashion
1970s DISCO Fashions
1980s Royal Weddings
1990s Designer Sportswear
2000 Bikini Girls
Famous NOSE JOBS
Portrait Photographers
ROLLINGSTONE Covers
Glamour Photography
Hasselblad Photographers
Hollywood Photography
Leica Camera Photographers
LONGINES Watches
Marilyn Monroe
Most Expensive Photographs
New York Photographers
Nikon Camera Photographers
Paul Newman
Audrey Hepburn Covers
National Geographic Covers
Photos of 1990s
Photos of 1910s
Photos of 1920s
Photos of 1930s
Photos of 1940s
Photos of 1950s
Photos of 1960s
Photos of 1970s
Photos of 1980s
Photos of 1990s
Photos of 2000
Photography History
Vintage Calendar Posters
Vintage Postcards
Vogue Fashion Helmut Newton
World Master Photographers

Famous Diamonds - Guide to Buying Diamonds - Engagement Diamond Rings
Diamond Carats - Diamond Clarity Rating -  Pink Diamonds - Diamond Color Rating
Kim Kardashian pays $65,000 for Liz Taylor Diamond Bracelet

Chart Guide to Diamond Colors
Guide Chart to Diamond Clarity
 

 
Guide to Buying Diamonds


What to look for when buying a diamond?
The rules of thumb when buying diamonds
are the 3Cs Carat - Clarity - Color


Carat (size in weight)
Clarity (any faults or blemishes)
Color (the whiter the better)
 

ParisHilton-Diamonds
Paris Hilton engaged to billionaire Paris Latsis she got A canary diamond 24 carats 5 million
 Emerald-cut diamond 15 carats 2.1 million

The Cullinan was later cut into nine large stones and about 100 smaller ones, valued at millions of dollars all told. The largest stone is called the "Star of Africa I," or "Cullinan I," and at 530 carats, it is the largest-cut fine-quality colorless diamond in the world. The second largest stone, the "Star of Africa II" or "Cullinan II," is 317 carats.

Both of these stones, as well as the "Cullinan III," are on display in the Tower of London with Britain's other crown jewels; the Cullinan I is mounted in the British Sovereign's Royal Scepter, while the Cullinan II sits in the Imperial State Crown.

Jackie Kennedy Pearls
Jackie Kennedy-Onassis


Jackie favoured large, colourful necklaces and bracelets from Van Cleef & Arpel. Her jewelry collection grew once she married Aristotle Onassis: he gave his bride $5 million in jewelry. Often slipped bracelets from Harry Winston in the bouquets of flowers.

Jackie's engagement ring from Onassis sold for $2.6 million at the auction of the Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at Sotheby's on April 24, 1996.

Her 17.68-carat ruby ring sold for $290,000. Ruby earrings sold for $360,000 A cabochon ruby necklace sold for $247,500

 

mariah-carey-engagement-ring
Mariah Carey wins this accolade hands down. Her whopping 15 carat emerald cut pink diamond ring is certainly an eyecatcher, if not a finger breaker! It's rumoured to be worth a cool $2.5 million.

Jennifer-Lopez-DiamondRing
Jennifer Lopez also wore Lorraine Schwartz including a 10 carat yellow and white diamond earrings set in yellow and black gold and a huge yellow diamond ring.

Taylor-Burton Diamonds

Well known for her large jewellery collection, including the 33.19 carat Krupp diamond and the 69.42-carat pear shaped Taylor-Burton Diamond which now hangs from a diamond necklace after she decided it was just a little too large for a ring.

Richard Burton also gave Liz a heart-shaped yellow diamond which was originally a gift from Shah Jahan in 1621 to his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who inspired the Taj Mahal.
 

Taylor-Burton Diamond
Elizabeth Taylor
Christie's auction house has reached an agreement with Elizabeth Taylor's family to sell her prized jewelry collection, as well her art


Kim Kardashian buys $65,000 for Liz Taylor braceletat auction. Kardashiona bought not one but three jade and diamond bracelets that belonged to Elizabeth Taylor. Kim believes jade harnesses energy. Taylor's entire collection of rare and expensive jewelry was auctioned  in New York and sold for 116 million dollars. It seems Kim Kardashian idolized Taylor after Kim did a magazine interview with Liz for a project shortly before her death.




tumblr visitor
    © Camera Naked - Private Policy - Contact