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The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond
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Laurence Graff purchased the Wittelsbach Diamond in 2008 for £16.4 million. In 2010, Graff revealed he had had the diamond cut by three diamond cutters to remove flaws. The diamond was now more than 4 carats lighter and was renamed the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond.There was controversy...
The History of the Diamond
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DIAMONDS
Early history
Prior to the discovery of diamonds in Brazil in the 1700s, India was the only place where diamonds were mined. Early references to diamonds in India come from
The Princess Diana Ring
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles were married in 1981, even though I was too young to really see the impact her ring had on the world during the eighties, I did see it during the nineties.
A GoldSmith's workshop circa 1572
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The Studiolo was a room in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, where the paintings concealed the...
The History of the Engagement Ring
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After many years of answering questions about why people wear engagement rings, what hand to wear them on and whether the wedding ring or the engagement should be worn first on the finger, and why we should wear them on the left hand...