Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth joined the growing list of low key, secret celebrity weddings over the holiday season. The couple's wedding cost around 17k total, much less than the average 33k reported by The Knot in n 2017. We've covered similar secret wedding stories over the last year including Kim and Kanye, Tom and Gisele, and Mila and … [Read more...]
Custom Engagement Rings on Trend for 2019
It's no secret hopeful brides-to-be are all about the custom engagement ring trend for 2019. I'm not sure if we can really claim it a trend, but we've seen custom requests come through the showroom more in the past decade than ever before. Heidi Klum is the latest celebrity to show off a custom engagement ring on the red carpet. She and her much … [Read more...]
2018 Gift Guide for Her
We've barely passed Halloween and folks are putting up holiday decor. Why the rush all of a sudden? Regardless, now's the time to start thinking about what gift you'll buy for her this holiday season. Holiday shoppers will soon be invading the malls and department stores, ravaging each aisle and scrambling about for the perfect gift. Skip … [Read more...]
Lesede Le Rona Diamond Sells for $53 Million at Auction
In a blockbuster auction deal, the second largest gem-quality diamond in the world has finally sold at auction for a staggering $53 million dollars to Graff Diamonds. The Lesede Le Rona is the largest diamond unearthed in the last century, and many in the diamond world have been anxiously waiting to see how this stone would fare at auction. Here … [Read more...]
Why Have Diamond Prices Fallen So Much?
If you have been considering a diamond purchase as an investment or a gift - now is the time to do it. Diamond prices have fallen sharply over the past two years and according to Bloomberg Business are the lowest that they have been since the 2008 financial crisis. This opens up a unique buying opportunity for diamond consumers in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Best Jewelry From the 2015 Emmys!
In case you missed it, Sunday night was the 67th iteration of the Primetime Emmy Awards, which honors the best TV shows of the year in several different categories. While the award presentation is the "main event", the real action happens in the same place that it does on all Hollywood award shows: The red carpet. Now, don't get us wrong. The … [Read more...]
Finders Keepers – Crater of Diamonds State Park
Finders Keepers - Crater of Diamonds State Park [dt_fancy_image style="1" border="0" lightbox="false" animation="none" align="right" width="" media="" image_alt="" hd_image="https://jfjco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Crater_Diamonds_State_Park-.jpg" … [Read more...]
Christie’s First Ever Online-Only Jewelry Sale
Whenever I have an opportunity to shop online at an auction held by Christie's, I don’t know about you, but I would definitely not want to miss it, and for the first time ever, Christie's, the famed auction house, is holding an online-only jewelry sale from July 17 to July 26. Summer Jewels will include over 100 lots from contemporary jewelers … [Read more...]
Fancy Colored Diamond – The Princie Diamond
I love a fancy colored diamond. As a diamond buyer, I love ALL diamonds and when amazing diamonds that are rare come up for auction that I know I can’t afford I can’t help but get a bit jealous over the guy that is going to end up owning said diamond! The latest diamond that Christies Auction house has coming up is the Princie Diamond. This … [Read more...]
The Largest D Color Flawless Diamond: A Diamond Buyers Dream
On 15 May 2013 Christie’s will have the privilege of presenting at auction in Geneva an extraordinary pear-shaped perfect diamond weighing 101.73 carats. Offered for sale for the very first time, this sensational gemstone is not only one of the largest pear-shaped diamonds known to date, it is also one of the world’s most perfect diamonds: a D … [Read more...]
