Author Archives: Mack

A 1930s Diamond Necklace So Rare, Even Royalty Couldn’t Let It Go The most famous 1930s diamond necklace in history is the Patiala Necklace, commissioned from Cartier by Maharaja Bhupinder

Why Some Diamonds Became Famous: The Secrets Behind Legendary Stones Introduction: What Separates a Legendary Diamond From Every Other Stone on Earth? There are approximately one billion carats of diamonds

Hope Diamond: Curse, Kings, and the World’s Most Famous Blue Diamond Introduction: The Blue Diamond That Outlived Every Empire That Claimed It It has watched a king lose his head.

Koh‑i‑Noor Diamond: The Controversial Jewel That Shaped Empires Introduction: The Stone That No Empire Could Hold Forever There is a diamond sitting in the Tower of London right now that

Royal Diamonds Through the Ages: Power, Politics, and Precious Stones A crown is not just a crown. Every stone set into it was a decision, political, financial, symbolic. Every diamond

The Geological Birth of Diamonds: A Billion-Year Journey to Your Ring Before it was a ring, it was a rumble in the earth. Before it caught light across a dinner

Lost, Stolen, and Crowned: The Dramatic History of Legendary Diamonds Some stories are too strange for fiction. A diamond hidden in a turban. A priceless blue stone mailed in a