Cut, clarity, colour and carat once again come together in a grand symphony in Damas new Solitaire Diamond jewellery collection. In this array of limited edition pendant chains, earrings and rings showcasing the finest Solitaire diamonds in 18k yellow gold settings, the world renowned jeweller displays its distinguished design ability by presenting jewels celebrating a woman’s unique individuality.
For each perfectly facetted stone’s depth indicates her myriad aspects while its dazzling brilliance captures her exclusive grace and beauty, both of which vie to present one of the most outstanding lines of diamond jewellery to set a woman apart anywhere, anytime.
Tawhid Abdullah, Managing Director, Damas Jewellery, said: “The Damas Solitaire range is designed specifically with the contemporary woman in mind who is a highly individualistic person in her own right. The new Solitaire jewellery collection is an apt reflection of her emerging status in society and perfectly complements the demands of her lifestyle. Discerning women will definitely appreciate the tremendous effort that goes into the vital 4 C’s of a Solitaire diamond such as its cut, clarity, colour and carat as well as towards the designing of jewellery inspired by the unique beauty of diamonds.”
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When 2008 started off, the world’s mining industry was in the midst of a boom, with never before seen prices being fetched for most of the metals, and miners raking in profits. The way 2008 came to a close, it is hard to imagine that this was the scene just months earlier.
The world’s wealth suddenly plummeted with the stock market crash. Banks burned by the mortgage crisis stopped lending money, and an equity crunch spread around the globe.
This rapid change hit the diamond market hard. In the retail sector, prices dropped drastically, as demand came to a stand still. Companies were forced to sell their products at a loss and many household names went bust. The House of Taylor lost the license to its brand name and acknowledged an $11.2 million debt when it entered into a peaceful possession of collateral with New Stream Secured Capital. Friedman’s jewelers, operators of 455 stores in the U.S., went into liquidation. The company that purchased 78 of the stores, Whitehall, soon after filed Chapter 11. In an effort to save $65 million, popular American jewellery chain Zale restructured by closing 23 stores and cutting staff by 20 per cent at its headquarters. The Home shopping network’s Jewelry Television restructured by cutting more than 200 jobs, and the Jewelry Channel closed its doors just 16 months after launching, laying off 106 workers in the process. Jewellery retailers experienced a lull in sales throughout the year and came to expect a disappointing Christmas. Their expectations were met. Jewellery was, by some counts, among the worst-performing categories during the holiday season, as sales in the luxury category plummeted 34 per cent.
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The simplest and at the same time most subjective evaluation of amber jewelry by a user of admirer is to say whether it is beautiful or not. Contemporary amber artifacts produced by artists initially tend to surprise us with their otherness, in the same manner as any other art does, for instance painting or sculpture, or jewelry ornamented with gemstones. But modernity means otherness.
The extremely exceptional so-called “amber in amber” may become dazzlingly beautiful in the hands of a skillful artist. To find or excavate amber with opalescent surfaces depends less on skills and more on luck. This, however, comes about very seldom.
Some people are interested only in amber as perfectly transparent as many other precious stones in which nothing is going on inside. In such a case a more opulent setting must compensate the lack of unique features.Raw amber for mass production started to be clarified and pressed as early as in the 19th century. Its color could be freely altered, often in order to make necklaces from beads in one shade of color and transparency.
The trend initiated at the end of the 1960s by the Fietkiewicz family in Gdynia was followed by other amber centers, resulting in a high standard of amber working in Poland today.
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Green diamonds owe their hue to millions of years of exposure to naturally occurring gamma and/or neutron radiation, and are typically found in alluvial secondary deposits. Primary sources are in south-central Africa. Most ‘green’ diamonds are actually a yellowish-green, greyish-green, or a combination of the two. Intense, pure green hues, as in the one-of-a-kind 5.51 carat blue-green ‘Ocean Green Diamond’ or the 41 carat apple-colored ‘Dresden Green Diamond’ are virtually non-existant. Green diamonds can range from $35,000 to $500,000 per carat. Irradiation can artificially induce a green color in diamonds.
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