,,February has been the Month of Romance for centuries.,, St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, is a mix between Christian and ancient Roman tradition. We know of three different martyrs called Valentinus (Valentine) however, legend says that Valentine was a priest during the third century in Rome. Emperor Claudius II decreed that single men made much better soldiers compared to the one who had families and outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine continue to perform marriages for young lovers in secret and once discovered was put to death (around 270 A.D.). Others believe that St. Valen ..read more

On Monday 22nd January, Buckingham Palace officially announced the engagement between Princess Eugenie (27) and her long-term boyfriend Jack Brooksbank (31). The couple will be wed at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in the Autumn, the same venue where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will tie the knot this May. Jack Brooksbank surprised Princess Eugenie with the proposal in December while they were in Nicaragua and, without a ring, which they designed together with the help of a London jeweller afterward. Proposing wihtout a ring is a new trend which is becoming more and more common latel ..read more

Today, we have a guest writer and blogger, Miss Soosan Abed who is a Millennial with a long history in the IT Industry and yet, she has a personal interest in fine jewellery and watches. She graduated from GIA and worked in the luxury industry before starting her own blog "Beautiful Ambitions in Motion" https://www.linkedin.com/company/27186194/ Millennials, also known as Gen Y (because they come after Gen X), are born between 1980 and 2000. They’re the next generation to mature into their economic spending power. According to Bain & Co. (2016 sixth annual global diamond report) we Millen ..read more

,,I would like to wish you all Happy New Year 2018! What a better way to start this year than talking about colour. “Ultra Violet” has been named the colour of the year 2018 by Pantone Color Institute. The Carlstadt - color authority - called Ultra Violet (color 18-3838) “an enigmatic purple shade that evokes the inventive spirit and imaginative thinking that challenges the status quo.” It also said in a statement “a spiritual, cosmic hue that pushes the boundaries of what inspires us to look upward and outward to the future.” Violet is considered the colour of spirituality and represents tran ..read more

The all Nation is delighted with the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms Meghan Markle. The couple announced their Royal Engagement few days ago - Monday 27th November 2017 - even though Prince Harry proposed early this month. The wedding will take place sometimes next Spring 2018. In an interview Harry disclosed he knew Ms Markle was "the one" from the first moment they met, about 16 months ago, through some common friends in London. Since then, they have been inseparable. Prince Harry designed the three-stone-ring which contains two diamonds from Princess Diana’s collection. The couple travel ..read more

Have you ever wondered what you could find at a car boot sale? Well … for some lucky ones, a fortune in disguise. In the 1980s, a woman from West London bought a vintage looking ring for £10 thinking it was a costume jewellery - a fake, due to its size and antique setting. She has been wearing it every day since and without even imagining it could be the ‘real deal’! Most of us could not even dream of owning such a ‘big rock,’ let alone wearing it every day with nonchalance! The women recently decided to bring the ring into Sotheby's’ for an appraisal when a jeweller told her that the stone ..read more

Last Saturday 17th of June, the Nation celebrated The Queen’s official birthday and the Sapphire Anniversary of her Reign with Trooping the Colour Horseguards Parade. It was the 65th Trooping the Colour Parade for The Queen who attended in a carriage rather than riding, which she did till 1987. The custom of Trooping the Colour dates back to the time of Charles II, back in the 17th century. This event, which takes place in June every year, gives always an opportunity to show splendour and glamour as the military salute the sovereign. The Windsors were all out on display and support to The Que ..read more

As a follow up on the last newsletter/blog I would like to share with you some informations regarding natural colour diamonds and in particular about pink diamonds. Natural colour diamonds are available in every colour of the rainbow and command dear prices due to the fact that they are extremely rare. Only one of every 10,000 diamonds mined is a natural colour diamond. And even more so when we talk about natural pink diamonds. Out of the mine’s 20 million carat annual output, only 0.1% are classified as pink diamonds. Natural fancy colour diamonds are continually setting records at auctions ..read more

This breathtaking pair of earrings set a new record price of $57.4m and were sold to an anonymous buyer, as separate lots, at Sotheby’s ‘Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels’ sale in Geneva, last Tuesday 16th May, 2017. They are the most valuable pair of diamond earrings ever sold at auction despite the fact they are two non-matching pear shaped diamond earrings. Due to their colour and rarity they are an exquisite treasure. Did you buy them, by any chance? If you did, I would love to see them ….. Sotheby’s named them after Apollo and Artemis, “a twin brother and sister of great power and beau ..read more

The daffodils are all flowering and the cherry trees are blossoming… ,,Spring is finally here! Spring is the begging of the new season after the long winter. It is synonymous of rebirth, rejuvenation and renewal. On that note, it is time for cleaning and renovation. If you have any forgotten and unloved jewellery tucked away in your safety deposit, old jewellery that you no longer wear or you have received family heirlooms that just aren't suitable for you, it is time to do something with it. I believe in recycling hence in restyling what you already have and which does not suit you anymore fr ..read more