Raphaele Canot Diamond Jewelry Debut in the U.S.

Diamond gems are normally associated with solidity and sophistication. But as it turned out, much depends on jewelry design. Raphaele Canot opted for playful whimsical designs for her diamonds gems, unexpected color solutions and unusual combinations to show that diamond jewelery can be a fun!

Have you ever seen diamonds alongside enamel decoration of eye-popping colors? This is the mixture you won't find every day, but it looks flattering. It seems Ms. Canot could turn a classic diamond stone into a casual fling. 

Rahpaele Canot wanted to make a fresh approach and created an alternative to classic jewelry. You can see whether she succeeded on not from her Art-Deco-inspired bracelets and ring collection. There's a funny 'OMG' ring, that is actually a tribute to one of the most popular American exclamations 'Oh My God!'. It is made in a shape of lips, where a wearer has to insert a finger through an opened mouth to put it on. The upper lip is decorated with diamonds, while the whole idea of a lip motif is caught when one moves the finger. A smiling ring, a funny jewelry!

Golconda Diamond on Sale

Auction sale is the event where apart from exquisite lots, wealthy customers and skilled experts the records are set. We mean the record prices for diamond jewelry are set. The customers elegantly 'fight' for the right to own the lot on sale by raising the price to the amount other customers are incapable to pay. Christie's and Sotheby's auctions are world-known and most prestigious where apart from various pieces of art diamond jewelry is on sale, too. This is Christie's auction to take place on December 10 and this is Golconda diamond that is the star of the event.

74.79-carat Pear-Shaped Diamond is the Centralpiece at Sotheby's NY Sale

Spring is the season of hope, love and ... sales. The diamond market has all these components. It won't take long for Sotheby's New York auction to take the baton from the Osenat sale in Fontainebleau, France. There are a couple of days left till April 17, the day when more than 400 lots will go under the hammer. There is hardly an auction without diamonds on offer, but among many there is always a special jewel and the Sotheby's action has the one now– exceptional 74.79-carat potentially flawless diamond.

Be My Josephine! Napoleon Engagement Ring Sold at Auction

“The fiancé of the French Emperor deserves to be proposed with the deluxe jewelry” Napoleon Bonaparte might have thought since the adjectives “beautiful, awesome and stunning” can't reproduce the splendour of the ring he gave to Josephine.

The ring popped up at the Osenat auction in Fontainebleau, France. The pre-estimated price varied between $13,000 and $20,000 but skyrocketed to unexpected $1.2 million!

The Largest Colorless Lab-Grown Diamond So Far!

It seems there is no better explanation for man-made diamonds selling proposition that was once said by the founder of Gemesis company specializing on creating laboratory diamonds:

"If you give a woman a choice between a 2-carat stone and a 1-carat stone and everything else is the same, including the price, what's she gonna choose? ….Does she care if it's synthetic or not? Is anybody at a party going to walk up to her and ask, 'Is that synthetic?' There's no way in hell. So I'll bite your ass if she chooses the smaller one."