What do you think 101.73 carats of “diamond perfection” is worth? Would you believe $26.7 million (or $254,400 per carat)? That’s what the prestige jeweler Harry Winston paid last week at Christie’s Geneva for the largest flawless diamond..
Music Friday Flashback: Sonny & Cher Perform Their No. 1 Hit From 1965, ‘I Got You Babe’
By: Kelly York
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you sensational songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, we step into our Wayback Machine and set the dial for 1965, a time of hippies, bellbottoms, love beads — and So..
Starlet Gina Lollobrigida’s Natural Pearl Drop Earrings Shatter Record At Sotheby’s Geneva, Sell For $2.37 Million
By: Kelly York
A breathtaking matched pair of natural pearl drop earrings from the collection of Italian starlet Gina Lollobrigida shattered a record at Sotheby’s Geneva on Tuesday when the gavel went down at a staggering $2.37 million — a record price for pear..
The 4.5 million viewers of “The Today Show” got a big surprise Monday morning when co-host Savannah Guthrie revealed for the first time her elegant four-prong diamond engagement ring. Over the weekend, she had accepted the marriage proposal o..
73.98-Carat Padparadscha-and-Diamond Ring To Make Rare Appearance At Christie’s Auction
By: Kelly York
Called “a true Rembrandt among gemstones,” natural padparadscha is one of the rarest and most valuable varieties of sapphire. Unlike its blue brethren, padparadscha boasts a salmon color reminiscent of the most delicate orange/pink sunset you..
LA Angels Pitcher C.J. Wilson Proposes To Supermodel Lisalla Montenegro With Stunning Princess-Cut Diamond Ring
By: Kelly York
Los Angeles Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is living the dream. He signed a $77.5 million five-year contract before the 2011 season, stars in a Head & Shoulders commercial, won a Grand-Am road race in March, and proposed to the stunningly beautifu..
Music Friday: Little Richard Buys A Diamond Ring In The 1958 Classic, ‘Good Golly Miss Molly’
By: Kelly York
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you sensational songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today’s song takes us back to the early days of rock and roll — a time of car hops, drive-in movies and Little Richa..
The world’s largest flawless briolette diamond will hit the auction block at Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale on May 28. Estimated to fetch between $8.5 million and $12.5 million, the fabulous 75.36-carat, D-color wonder is part of..
Video Game Designer Assists With Angry Birds Marriage Proposal, Plants Big Surprise On Level 3
By: Kelly York
In the exasperating competition for her fiancé’s attention, Aussie Melissa Swift admitted she was no match for Angry Birds, the wildly popular video game where players use a slingshot to launch wingless birds at pigs. No matter how much ..
Search Continues For $1M Cache Of Gold, Jewelry And Gemstones Hidden In The Mountains North Of Santa Fe, NM
By: Kelly York
Eccentric multimillionaire Forrest Fenn has sparked a mini gold rush in the mountains north of Santa Fe, NM, as amateur and professional treasure hunters follow his clues to find a buried treasure chest that contains gold nuggets, gold coins, rubi..