Transparent diamonds with bright dark blue are rare treasures. There are only a few big diamonds in the world, and the famous diamond "Hope" is one of them.
The existing diamond "Hope", weighing 45.52 carats, has its rare dark blue. It is said that it is not only beautiful blue, but also seems to emit a fierce light. This may be because its foggy history is full of strange and tragic experiences, and it always brings irresistible bad luck to its owner.
In A.D. 1642, the French explorer and jeweler Tavimir first got this huge gem diamond in southwest India, weighing 1 12 carats, with extremely rare dark blue. Tavimir took the gem back to France and presented it to King Louis XIV of France. The king sealed him an official position and gave him a large sum of money as the price of the gem. The legendary bad luck has also begun to befall those who come into contact with precious stones. Tavimir's property was completely spent by his unfilial son, leaving him penniless at the age of 80 and still going to India again, hoping to seek new wealth. However, he was killed by wild dogs there.
Next, it was the turn of King Louis XIV of France. He polished this blue gem diamond into a diamond weighing 69.03 carats. Louis XIV wore it only once and soon died of smallpox. King Louis XV of France became the new owner of diamonds. He swore not to wear this big dark blue diamond, but he lent it to his mistress. As a result, Louis XV's mistress was beheaded in the French Revolution. This big blue diamond was passed on to Louis XVI of France, and his queen often wore it. As a result, Louis XVI and his wife were both guillotined. Princess Lambona, the girlfriend of Queen Louis XVI, became the owner of this blue diamond. She was probably killed in the French Revolution because she wore this unlucky diamond again.
This big blue diamond was stolen from the French national treasury on 1792. The fate of the thief is unknown, except that it was reconsidered once and its weight was reduced to 45.52 carats. It appeared in the jewelry market in London on 1830, and was bought by the banker Hope at a price of 18000. Since then, this blue diamond has been named "Hope" after the new owner's surname. Because the English word "Hope" also has the meaning of hope, it is also called "hope". Hope, a banker, unmarried, passed the blue diamond to his grandson (on condition that he changed his surname to Hope). The new diamond owner later married American actress Josie. Soon, Little Hope went bankrupt, and Josie divorced him. Josie died in Boston, USA on 1940. She was poor in her later years and often complained that the "hope" of Gulan diamonds brought her bad luck. 1906, Little Hope was forced to sell the blue diamond "Hope" to pay off debts. In the following two years, "Hope" was resold many times.
1908, the blue diamond "Hope" was purchased by Turkish Sultangamid II for 400,000 US dollars. It is said that when the businessman who handled this business went out with his wife and children, the car fell off a cliff and the whole family was killed together. The blue diamond "Hope" was given to his confidant Zobid by Sudan in a Turkish court, but soon Zobid was executed by Sudan.
19 1 1 year, Mackland, the postmaster in Washington, USA, bought the blue diamond "Hope" for 1 14000 dollars, and he gave it to his wife as a gift. Mrs Macland was told that it was a diamond that would bring bad luck, and many historical legends were told. Mrs Macland laughed it off. She often wears this diamond, and often wears it with another famous diamond she owns, the 94.8-carat "Oriental Star", to show luxury and wealth. Maybe it is a coincidence! The year after Mrs. Macland got the "hope" of Blue Diamond, her son died in a car accident, her husband, Mr. Macland, died soon, and her daughter died of overdose of sleeping pills.
Mrs. Table Crane died on 1947. Winston, a famous American jeweler, bought all her jewels on 1958 and became the new owner of the blue diamond "Hope". What about the aftermath? Winston took this unlucky diamond and flew across the Atlantic many times in different seasons. Of course, everything is safe, but an interesting thing happened to him.
Once, Winston and his wife went to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. When he returned to new york, his wife left by plane the day before, and Winston himself flew back to new york the next day. Mrs. Winston's plane took off on time and landed at Maria Airport in Azores, where it refueled as required. It was delayed for about three hours because of a minor engine failure. While waiting for repairs, a male passenger suddenly refused to take the plane again and insisted on taking the next day's plane instead, so he got off the plane and left. Winston doesn't know about it. On the way to Lisbon airport the next day, he received a telegram from his wife saying that she had arrived in new york safely. Winston put the telegram in his pocket and boarded the flight to new york. When the plane took off, he found that the seat next to him was empty. He is very happy because he can have a good sleep. When he woke up, the plane had arrived at Maria airport in Azores. When the plane refueled, he got off the plane and went for a walk.
When he returned to the plane, he found a guest beside him, who was telling an adventure story to the passengers on the plane. He said that he actually took a plane with the wife of the owner of the unlucky diamond yesterday. Sure enough, the plane broke down at this Mary airport, so he quickly got off the plane and asked to take today's plane instead, and so on. The passenger continued, "I'm not superstitious, but why should I risk flying with the wife of the owner of that unlucky diamond?" I insist on taking another plane. You see, I'm safe and can talk here. Winston was really dumbfounded, thinking, what would this guy do now if he knew I was the owner of the blue diamond "Hope"? Just then, the guest next door suddenly raised his voice and said, "It would be strange if that plane could arrive safely yesterday." "Mr. Winston, who has a good self-restraint, probably can't help it. He took out his wife's telegram from his pocket and handed it to the excited passengers next door. Suddenly, he was as quiet as a deflated ball until he reached his destination, new york. The passengers never spoke again.
All right! Superstition is finally shattered and fate is over. This beautiful blue diamond "Hope" has experienced ups and downs, suffered numerous unfair grievances and got its proper home. Winston donated it to the country as a gift, and it is now in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, USA. From then on, it is no longer an ornament to show off luxury and wealth, or to increase personal beauty, but a specimen of scientific research.
In AD 1642, French explorer and jeweler Tavimir weighed 1 12 carats; Tavimir took the gem back to France and presented it to King Louis XIV of France. King Louis XV of France lent it to his mistress; Louis XVI of France, his queen often wears this kind of diamond; Princess Lambona, the girlfriend of Queen Louis XVI; 1792 stolen French vault; 1830 appeared in the jewelry market in London and was immediately bought by the dealer Hope, with a value of 18000. He passed the blue diamond on to his grandson; In the next two years, "Hope" was resold many times.
1908, the blue diamond "Hope" was bought by Turkish Sultangamid II for $400,000; Blue diamond "hope" was awarded by Sudan to his confidant Zobid in the Turkish court; 19 1 1 year, markland, the postmaster in Washington, USA, bought the blue diamond "Hope" for 1 14000 dollars, and he gave it to his wife as a gift. Mrs. Table Crane died in 1947, and Winston, a famous American jeweler, bought all her jewels in 1958. Winston donated it to the country as a gift, and it is now in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, USA. From then on, it is no longer an ornament to show off luxury and wealth, or to increase personal beauty, but a specimen of scientific research.
At that time, when filming Titanic, director James Cameron asked every prop to be real, so diamonds were no exception, except that the name of diamonds was based on hope, not the ocean, and the name in in the heart of the sea was written by the screenwriter for the plot.
Classification of Hope and Bad Luck: Stone Code
-The mysterious magic of rare blue diamonds
Beautiful and crystal-clear diamonds are a treasure given by God to the world, and transparent diamonds with bright dark blue are even rarer. There are only a few big diamonds in the world, which are hard to find. Among them, the world-famous diamond "Hope" is a rare blue diamond.
The existing diamond "Hope", weighing 45.52 carats, has an extremely rare dark blue, clear and transparent, and the blue color does not contain a trace of impurities, showing a beautiful feeling. However, when people look at it, they only feel that this beauty is faintly emitting a touch of evil, a fierce light, and even called it "the diamond of bad luck." The reason is that its foggy history is full of strange and tragic experiences, which will always bring irresistible bad luck to its owner.
In A.D. 1642, the French explorer and jeweler Tavimir first got this huge gem diamond in southwest India, weighing 1 12 carats, with extremely rare dark blue. Tavimir took the gem back to France and presented it to King Louis XIV of France. The king sealed him an official position and gave him a large sum of money as the price of the gem. However, great wealth did not bring happiness to Tavimir, but only made his unfilial son live a decadent life more brazenly until he squandered all his money. 80-year-old Tavimir was penniless and still worried about his livelihood, so he crossed the ocean again with a glimmer of hope and came to India. There, the old and frail Tavimir was killed by wild dogs and died in a foreign land. From then on, the legend of this famous diamond began.
King Louis XIV of France got this huge gem diamond and polished it into a diamond weighing 69.03 carats. Louis XIV wore it only once and soon died of smallpox. King Louis XV of France became the new owner of diamonds. He swore not to wear this big dark blue diamond, but he lent it to his mistress. As a result, Louis XV's mistress was beheaded in the French Revolution. This big blue diamond was passed on to King Louis XVI of France, and his queen often wore it. As we all know, Louis XVI and his wife were finally guillotined. Princess Lambona, the girlfriend of Queen Louis XVI, became the owner of this unlucky blue diamond. Soon, she was also killed in the French Revolution.
Since then, this big blue diamond has never been worn by anyone. It is kept in the French treasury. However, in 1792, this blue diamond was stolen, and the fate of the thief was unknown, except that it was rethought once and its weight was reduced to 45.52 carats. It appeared in the London jewelry market on 1830, and was bought by the banker Hope at a price of 18000. Since then, this blue diamond has been named "Hope" after the new owner's surname. Because the English word "Hope" also has the meaning of hope, it is also called "hope". Hope, a banker, unmarried, passed the blue diamond to his grandson (on condition that he changed his surname to Hope). The new diamond owner later married American actress Josie. Soon, Little Hope went bankrupt, and Josie divorced him. Josie died in Boston 1940, USA. She lived in poverty in her later years and often complained that the "hope" of blue diamonds brought her bad luck. 1906, Little Hope was forced to sell the blue diamond "Hope" to pay off debts. In the following two years, "Hope" was resold many times.
1908, the blue diamond "Hope" was purchased by Turkish Sultangamid II for 400,000 US dollars. It is said that when the businessman who handled this business went out with his wife and children, the car fell off a cliff and the whole family was killed together. The blue diamond "Hope" was given to his confidant Zobid by Sudan in a Turkish court, but Zobid was soon executed by Sudan.
19 1 1 year, Mackland, the postmaster in Washington, USA, bought the blue diamond "Hope" for 1 14000 dollars, and he gave it to his wife as a gift. Someone told Mrs. Macland that it was a diamond that would bring bad luck, and told her many amazing legends in history. Mrs Macland laughed it off. She often wears this diamond, and often wears it with another famous diamond she owns, the 94.8-carat "Oriental Star", to show luxury and wealth. Maybe it is a coincidence! The year after Mrs. Macland got the "hope" of Blue Diamond, her son died in a car accident, her husband, Mr. Macland, died soon after, and her daughter died of overdose of sleeping pills.
Mrs markland died on 1947. Winston, a famous American jeweler, bought all her jewels on 1958 and became the new owner of the blue diamond "Hope". What about the aftermath? Winston took this unlucky diamond and flew across the Atlantic many times in different seasons. Once, Winston and his wife went to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. When he returned to new york, his wife left by plane the day before, and Winston himself flew back to new york the next day. Mrs. Winston's plane took off on time and landed at Maria Airport in Azores, where it refueled as required. It was delayed for about three hours because of a minor engine failure. While waiting for repairs, a male passenger suddenly refused to take the plane again and insisted on taking the next day's plane instead, so he got off the plane and left.
On the way to Lisbon airport the next day, Winston received a telegram from his wife saying that she had arrived in new york safely. Winston put the telegram in his pocket and boarded the flight to new york. When the plane took off, he found that the seat next to him was empty. He is very happy because he can have a good sleep. When I woke up, the plane had arrived at Maria airport in Azores. When the plane refueled, Winston got off the plane and went for a walk.
When he returned to the plane, he found a guest beside him, who was telling an adventure story to the passengers on the plane. He said that he actually took a plane with the wife of the owner of the unlucky diamond yesterday. Sure enough, the plane broke down at Maria airport, so he quickly got off the plane and asked to take today's plane instead. The passenger continued, "I'm not superstitious, but why should I risk flying with the wife of the owner of that unlucky diamond?" I insist on taking another plane. You see, I'm safe and can talk here. Winston was really dumbfounded, thinking, what would this guy do now if he knew I was the owner of the blue diamond "Hope"? Just then, the guest next door suddenly raised his voice and said, "It would be strange if that plane could arrive safely yesterday." Hearing the curse, Mr. Winston couldn't stand it any longer. He took out his wife's telegram from his pocket and handed it to the excited passengers next door. Suddenly, he was as quiet as a deflated ball until he reached his destination, new york. The passengers never spoke again.
Superstition is finally shattered and bad luck is over. This beautiful blue diamond "hope" has gone through ups and downs and suffered countless unfair grievances, and now it finally has its due destination. Winston donated it to the country as a gift, and it is now in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, USA. From then on, it is no longer an ornament to show off luxury and wealth, or to increase personal beauty, but a specimen of scientific research.
French explorer and jeweler Tavimir, French King Louis XIV, French King Louis XV, Princess Lambona, the girlfriend of Queen Louis XVI, and banker Hope, and later passed it on to Hope's grandson, Turkish Sultangamid II, and the postmaster Zobid in Washington, USA. In the end, "Ocean Star" was sent to the museum for collection and became a scientific research specimen.