Are you passionate about jewelry? Do you cruise gem shows, soaking up the lore of your favorite stones? Been trying on your mother’s jewels since the age of two? See how you do on this quiz which tests both scientific and metaphysical knowledge of ..
Music Friday: Marina And The Diamonds Performs Her 2012 International Hit, ‘Primadonna’
By: Kelly York
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you exciting songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, we have Marina Lambrini Diamandis, better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds, performing her 2012 inter..
McDonald’s Japan Introduces Jewelry-Themed Premium Burgers With Names Such As ‘Gold Ring’ And ‘Ruby Spark’
By: Kelly York
On three consecutive Saturdays in July, McDonald’s Japan introduced “Gold Ring,” “Black Diamond” and “Ruby Spark” — the much ballyhooed, limited-edition “Quarter Pounder Jewelry” triumvirate of luxury burgers. Featuring..
Kelly Osbourne Designs Her Bezel-Set Diamond Engagement Ring To Remind Her Of Rocker Dad’s Ear Bling
By: Kelly York
With a nod to her rocker dad, Ozzy, E! “Fashion Police” commentator Kelly Osbourne designed her new engagement ring to remind her of the earring the Black Sabbath frontman wore when she was a tyke. Osbourne told Us Weekly, “I used to h..
Scientists Believe Gold And Platinum Are Forged In The Explosive Aftermath Of Neutron Star Collisions
By: Kelly York
Harvard scientists believe that all the Earth’s gold and platinum can be traced to one of the most violent explosions in the universe — a gamma-ray burst produced in the collision of two neutron stars. Their findings finally unravel a lo..
Maroon 5 Frontman Adam Levine Delivers ‘Old School’ Proposal To Victoria Secret Model Behati Prinsloo With Vintage Diamond Solitaire
By: Kelly York
Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine got down on bended knee and gallantly asked for the hand of Victoria Secret model Behati Prinsloo last weekend. The vintage engagement ring, which was designed in the 1930s and reportedly reflects the model’s eclect..
Music Friday: American Idol Finalist Tamyra Gray Sings Cab Calloway’s ‘Minnie The Moocher’
By: Kelly York
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today’s song, “Minnie the Moocher,” is a jazz classic first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, and repris..
Savannah Guthrie Tells Jay Leno How Her Band-Aid-Wrapped Engagement Ring Ended Up In The Kitchen Trash
By: Kelly York
Back in May, Savannah Guthrie thrilled her 4.5 million “Today Show” viewers with a peek at her brand new diamond engagement ring. What the newly betrothed “Today” co-host didn’t tell her audience was that the impressive four-prong dazzle..
The fabulous champagne-colored Kimberley Diamond made its New York City debut on Thursday at the American Museum of Natural History on Central Park West. The virtually flawless, 55.08-carat diamond was cut from a huge 490-carat crystal that was on..
Florida Treasure Hunters Score 48 Spanish Gold Coins Dating Back 300 Years; Bounty’s Value Estimated At $200K To $250K
By: Kelly York
Divers working just 100 feet off Florida’s Treasure Coast on Saturday recovered 48 solid gold coins dating back 300 years. The coins, called escudos, were part of the treasure aboard 11 Spanish galleons wrecked by a hurricane on July 31, 1715. T..