Posted on 03/23/2012 9:14:20 PM PDT by shove_it
Switzerland's Shawish Jewelry has created the world's first diamond ring.
Not impressed? Well, consider that the entire ring is carved from a diamond, whereas most other diamond rings are composed of a precious-metal band with a diamond centerpiece. Styleite writes that the 150-carat ring runs laps around some other famous diamond competitors, including Beyoncé's 18-carat engagement ring from Jay-Z and the even better known 30-carat ring given to the late Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton.
The ring was created by Shawish's president and CEO Mohamed Shawesh using lasers (yes, lasers!) along with traditional diamond cutting and polishing techniques. It took a full year to carve the ring, which has been copyrighted and is expected to sell for $70 million.
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In the nineties I was shopping at a jewelry supply store in San Diego. Standing next to me, a well dressed middle aged woman noticed my bracelet, a heavy 14K solid link chain weighing a few ounces.
She lightly put her finger on the bracelet, looked me in the eye, and said, “You know, some places around here they would chop off your hand to steal that bracelet.”
Yike!
If you still have the bracelet, I can drive half way to SD to meet you, you GIVE me the bracelet...and I will save your hand.
How’s THAT?
LOL!!
Yep.
Geez, it took like 2 hours for my last post to show up, so if I don’t respond to you in a timely manner, it’s not my fault.
I’m in Florida, so it might make a drive! Still have the bracelet and the hand :) but thanks for the offer.
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Good action? Is that your cutesy way of making a reference to sex?
Did you notice the crescent in the mermaid logo?
,,,,, MOOCHELL gotta have that one .
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