August Jewel of the Month 2011
The famous Tiffany Diamond is a canary yellow diamond (the largest known of such color) weighing 128.51 carats and cut from a rough diamond weighing 287.42 carats that is believed to be found in 1878 in the Kimberley Mine in South Africa. It was immediately purchased by Tiffany & Co., New York which has had it displayed at several exhibitions and continuously at its shop in New York City. This magnificent fancy colored Diamond is cushion cut, cut in Paris with 90 facets, having 40 facets on the crown, 48 on the Pavilion, a Table and a Culet. The 32 facets more than the standard BRILLIANT is what gives the Tiffany diamond its extraordinary Brilliance and Fire. The diamond is reported to have been worn by only two women during its lifetime. First worn by Mrs Sheldon Whitehouse at the 1957 Tiffany Ball held in Newport, Rhode Island set in a necklace of white diamonds and by Audrey Hepburn in 1961 publicity photographs for Breakfast at Tiffany's. The present setting of the diamond was designed in the 1960's by Jean Schlumberger. Jean was engaged as a special designer of jewelry at Tiffany & Co., New York in 1956 and given his own studio. The “Bird on a Rock” clip of platinum with touches of gold setting designed by Jean is both quirky and fantastically splendid. In it, a small jewel-encrusted bird perches atop the magnificent Tiffany Diamond. Although the Tiffany Diamond is estimated to be one of the most valuable gems in the world, it is free for anyone to look at as they stroll down Fifth Avenue in New York, New York. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_Diamond See The Duchess of Windsor Collection... Gold and silver, as the principle monetary metals, as well as platinum and palladium (secondary monetary metals) will be part of the formula that determines the fair value of any future global currency. Resource:http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article27347.html
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