So what are the passwords of all the gems under that touch of blue? Blue diamonds, sapphires, aquamarine, turquoise, etc. At first glance, they are all shades of blue, so how to choose?
The heart of the sea diamond necklace worn by the heroine in the movie Titanic is probably the most impressive blue diamond you and I have ever seen. It was inspired by the most famous blue diamond necklace in history, Hope Diamond.
The diamond of hope is currently collected in the Natural Museum in Washington, D.C. It is a work with a huge blue diamond as the main stone and a white diamond set around it. Since17th century, it has been displaced from place to place, bringing a series of bad luck, because everyone who once owned it ended in tragedy. However, even so, it still can't shake the rarity and preciousness of blue diamonds.
Blue diamond is a kind of colored diamond, which is extremely rare, so it is very precious. The common white diamond is the crystal produced by carbon after years of high temperature and high pressure. If carbon meets boron ions in the process of diamond formation, there is a chance to produce blue crystals, which is the production of blue diamonds.
Liu Zeng, the richest man in Hong Kong, bought a rare blue diamond weighing 12.03 carats at Christie's in Geneva for HK$ 370 million and gave it to Gambi's eldest daughter. He also bought a bright blue diamond of 9.75 carats for his daughter for HK$ 254 million.
The 5.0 1 carat green and blue diamonds appearing in this year's auction are treasures that many jewelers have never seen in their lives. The starting price is about RMB100000 yuan.
Sapphire (sapphire)
Sapphire is called sapphire in English, which comes from the Greek meaning of "blue" and is also called corundum, while corundum of other colors must be colored before sapphire, and only sapphire can be called sapphire independently.
This most famous sapphire needs to be mentioned by Princess Kate of the British royal family. The engagement ring she is wearing is a blue gem ring from Princess Diana, which consists of fourteen diamonds and an oval Sri Lankan sapphire of 12 carat. No matter what style of clothes she wears, Princess Kate will never take this ring off her hand, thus making sapphire a symbol of elegance and fashion.
Kate wore this blue gem ring to dig potted plants with her bare hands when she attended a charity visit in June this year.
Sapphire is widely used in jewelry or watches, such as the sapphire diamond watch of Earl's treasure. The top of the bezel is inlaid with a sapphire weighing 1.57 carat, which becomes a highlight when reading. Another example is the sapphire diamond watch of limited Gala series, which uses different shades of sapphires and white diamonds to create a color gradient, showing the harmony of the blue bezel.
BVLGARI recently published BAROCKO's top jewelry series, in which you can also see sapphire works with great weight. Sapphire lace top diamonds and sapphire necklaces, in addition to the main sapphire stone of 28. 1 1 carat in the middle, 22 round-cut sapphires are added to the surrounding white diamonds, with a total weight of about 13.72 carats.
Although there is the word green, turquoise is actually turquoise, which means Turkish stone and stands for strong blue "Turkish blue".
Even so, the name does not mean that it comes from Turkey, but because the turquoise produced by Persian generation in ancient civilization spread to Europe through Turkey and became a design element in jewelry works, so it is called Turkish stone.
Most people see low-priced turquoise with black lines on it. That's because brown limonite, black sandstone and other minerals are mixed together in the process of formation, while the really expensive turquoise is absolutely pure and has a strong blue color, so many jewelry brands will take turquoise as the first choice when designing bright works.
BOUCHERON Serpent Bohème series adds turquoise design to make rings, necklaces or bracelets, which are not only elegant but also mysterious. Earl, who is good at designing jewelry watches with color, has never let go of making watch dials with turquoise, such as Possession series watches, pure and rich Turkish blue. There is no time scale on them, only hands displayed in hours. Every time I look down, it's like reading a mysterious blue.
BOUCHERON's classic serpent Bohème turquoise design works are very eye-catching.
BOUCHERON Serpent Bohème Series Long Chain and Earrings
The count owns a series of turquoise watches.
When I saw aquamarine, I was not surprised by its name, because it is very appropriate. Aquamarine is a kind of gem with a clear and refreshing breath. Aquamarine's English name is aquamarine, which comes from Latin. Aqua stands for water and marine stands for ocean.
Aquamarine is a member of beryl family, which is in the same strain as emerald. Different from the well-known expensive cousin Emerald, aquamarine is relatively close to the people, but it has few impurities, large carats and uniform colors, which makes the clothing collocation light and easy to match.
Visually, its light transmittance is younger than other gems, so it has become the first choice for many young consumers. However, in recent years, major jewelry brands are pushing aquamarine works, with white diamonds as a foil, and the price is increasing day by day.
Harry Winston's brand-new series of seawater sapphire diamonds and jewels, in which aquamarine is cut into real water droplets, and white diamonds cut into the same water droplet shape are inlaid with each other to create a layered feeling; In addition, the sparkling cluster sapphire diamond series is an extension of the brand classic series, which uses the gradual sense of sapphire, aquamarine and diamond to outline the leisurely scenery of sea water and waves.
Harry Winston sparkling cluster of sapphire, aquamarine and diamond earrings.
In the series of Cartier's annual Top Jewelry Fair, there is also a Panthère de Cartier Top Jewelry Hailan gem ring, which is cut into the shape of a tower candy and weighs 40.84 carats. A lovely jaguar is surrounded by a main stone, and its sapphire leopard pattern echoes that of aquamarine.
Cartier Panthère de Cartier Top Jewelry Sea Blue gem ring.
Lapis lazuli is a dark blue tone with a little purple, which is more like a quiet night sky. Its appearance is sometimes mixed with gold or white spots, mainly due to the accumulation of pyrite and calcite. Therefore, lapis lazuli is often described as a blue starry sky, and unconsciously it has added a mysterious but romantic atmosphere. Lapis lazuli is the mbth of Lapis lazuli, which means stone in Latin and blue in Persian, so it is a blue stone.
Before17th century, lapis lazuli had a very high status, and both lapis lazuli and Turkish stones were extremely valuable bluestones. Later, with the development of polishing and cutting industries, collectors began to buy precious and shiny diamonds. After a period of silence, with the return of the retro trend, lapis lazuli has a mysterious style and once again becomes one of the weather vanes in the market. Many jewelry brands have begun to create lapis lazuli or works designed in combination with other bluestones.
Fred's Belles Rives series combines lapis lazuli, turquoise, green seasonal and white diamonds to form an irregular circular arrangement string, and beautiful blue layered effect can be seen on necklaces and rings.
Fred Bells Rives series gold necklace with green matching, lapis lazuli and diamonds and pendants.
Fred Bells Rives series with green matching, lapis lazuli and diamond gold rings.