Diamond Engagement Rings Specialist

That’s the latest news – that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are about to launch a new line of jewellery that they have designed. These would include diamond rings and pendants as well as accessories, picture frames and baby spoons. Together with Asprey, the British jewellers, the couple hope to launch this new line as a part of The Protector line.

The jewellery and accessories will be made with high end gold as well as silver and the theme will be serpents. While Angelina was pregnant, she had been given a snake-shaped ring which is why she chose this as the theme. The new line will be sold in London, Tokyo, New York. L.A. and Dubai. All the proceeds will go to and organisation founded by Angelina in 2006 called the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict.

Train thieves struck on a Glasgow to London train and made off with a case containing a lot of jewellery. There were rings, bracelets and necklaces and they had all been made to order. The salesman had deposited the case on the luggage rack above him and he realised that the case was gone just before the train reached Motherwell.

Most of the jewellery that was stolen consisted of engagement and wedding rings and they were made of platinum, gold and palladium, all of them exquisitely designed. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time but the fourth time that salesmen carrying a large amount of jewellery have been singled out and targeted. So obviously it was someone who knew the salesman’s schedule. Now, there is an appeal for CCTV footage of the crime scene.

A few days ago, the government of Zimbabwe agreed that the diamonds from its Marange mines would not be exported. In view of this, the Kimberly Process has not suspended Zimbabwe’s membership. This export ban will remain in force till such time as the government can monitor trading in diamonds better and have a reliable monitoring mechanism in place.

The Marange problem began when Zimbabwean troops were accused of killing over two hundred miners who had squatted on land where diamonds had been found. The area is called Chiadzwa and it belonged to the English company Maidstone. However, the Zimbabwean government seized it from the company when there were reports of diamonds being found there. Though the local police deny any such incident, the human rights authorities have reported it.

Just a birthday gift, that’s all it apparently was. And here was everyone thinking that Tara Reid was engaged – the giant pink diamond rock seemed to advertise it. However, she denied it and says that it is a generous birthday present from her current boyfriend Michael Axtmann. She acknowledges that he gave it to her but that it did not mean an engagement yet. Does the ‘yet’ mean that they could be getting engaged sometime soon?

In the meantime, she’s waiting for the Playboy magazine in which she features to be out. She says that thanks to a professional female photographer she never felt uncomfortable being photographed for the magazine. The issue is slated to be released sometime in January. Will another ring be on her finger the same time that happens?

They’ve been married 55 years and 20 years ago, he bought her a wonderful diamond engagement ring as well as a wedding ring to replace the ones he had bought her as a struggling soldier when they got married. Little realising that his wife had put them into a paper cup at night, he threw the cup into the trash and the trash of course got collected and went off to the trash dump.

This old couple in New Jersey, USA would never have got those rings back if the staff at the trash facility hadn’t been so co-operative and willing to help. They helped the man sift through 1000 bags or more of garbage till he found his garbage bag and there was the paper cup with the rings. The lady was convinced she would find them and that probably made it happen. She says she prayed hard and feels her prayers were answered.

Two diamond rings were lost in Ohio and they were both lost in very unusual ways. The first was lost when a woman accidentally had her anniversary diamond ring slip off into a trick or treat bucket. The ring had three diamonds in it and it was a little loose but she had been putting off going and getting it refitted. Even though she called everyone she knew whose kids had come around on Halloween, to date, she hasn’t found it.

The second instance was even more unusual. There was the man, all ready to propose to his girl on a hot air balloon when his camera case with the diamond engagement ring in it fell overboard. He was so embarrassed but he plucked up courage and asked her anyway. Fortunately, the story had a happy ending. They found the case with the ring after a one-week search.

The Scottish highlands have always been known to be rich in gold but there hasn’t been too much of commercial mining for gold here till now. Near a small village by the name of Tyndrum, there was a gold mine called Cononish which was owned by Scotgold. With the help of an Australian company, they have been able to locate a potential windfall as far as deposits are concerned. With the price of gold going through the roof, these deposits could well be worth many millions of pounds.

Initially, it looks like four and a half tonnes of gold are going to be mined and the locals are busy preparing for what they see as a gold rush. From a gold mine visitors’ centre to jewellery boutiques to actual panning expeditions, there seem to be a great many ideas floating around. By 2011, official sources say that there could be enough gold mined to make 30,000 wedding rings annually. The firm will also mine a bit of silver. If the surveys are right, there could be a lot more gold in the area than previously expected.

There’s a gang that’s called the ‘Bling Ring’ gang in Hollywood and it seems to be after the rich and famous celebrities living there. Apparently, they’ve stolen cash and jewellery worth millions from many a star and it looks like the Beckhams could be on their hit list soon.

So which items could have been among the ones they wanted to lift? Besides Victoria Beckham’s gorgeous collection of diamond rings, what could have been of interest to them is David’s Chopard watch which is diamond encrusted – a gift from Victoria for a birthday and worth over £20,000. Or it could well have been her very exclusive and valuable bag collection. Even though the Beckham’s have a very expensive security system installed in their home, they say that nothing is too difficult for this young gang to break into. Already, stars like Orlando Bloom, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan suffered thefts by these seemingly very well trained cat burglars. The mastermind seems to be an 18-year old who was arrested recently named Rachel Lee.

The past year was a bad year for the Coles, what with all the stories of his infidelity surfacing for the media to have a field day with. Cheryl was deeply hurt and this £160,000 diamond ring was a replacement for her wedding ring. Though Ashley Cole bought it for her nearly a year ago, she started wearing it on her left hand only in September.

Cheryl Cole went on TV for the X Factor show this week with everything about her planned to the last degree. So the fact that she was not wearing her wedding ring could not have been something that was a mistake. It didn’t seem that she had overlooked it – rather that she had wilfully left it off. To be without it in such a public medium surely sends out the signals that she perhaps wants the world to pick up?

At the Christie’s December 1st Hong King Sale of Extraordinary Jewels this year, there’s going to be a lot of interest to see who is going to walk away with this fabulous diamond ring. The ring has one of the highest priced diamonds set in it – a rare pink diamond that is 5 carats and its estimated value is between £3 and over 4 million. Named the ‘Vivid Pink’ it is said to be the biggest fancy pink diamond to ever be auctioned.

The unstated guess is that it will be snapped up by a Chinese buyer. Whether it is fine wines, jewellery or art, the Chinese new breed of super rich people are buying it all up. In fact, in most cases they are outbidding both the US and Europe at most of these auctions. Last years it looked like this dream run had come to an end but with the stock market prices flying once more in many parts of Asia, the market for luxury and rare items has jumped again.

With the rising prices of jewellery, it’s little wonder that antiques fairs that sell second hand jewellery are a hit. The Derwen fairs that were held in Wales at the end of last month are a case in point. They were held in Johnstown and Camarthen and the stall holders were pleased to see that many young couples made a beeline for the jewellery stalls where you could pick up jewellery like diamond rings for much less that the retail value.

There was a wide range of jewellery to choose from – engagement rings, trilogy rings, brooches, bracelets and pins. It included a selection of Victorian and Art Deco as well as antique looking jewellery. What’s more, the buyers have recourse to a free valuation service and are told a bit about the history of the piece of jewellery or the design. The fair also had a range of linen, porcelain and books for sale and Welsh pottery was one of the highlights.