Fashion Jewelry for Women
Who doesn’t love jewelry! It is safe to say that almost every person in the USA, and even outside the US, owns jewelry. It is considered a fashion style and statement. Women just love fashion designer jewelry! Many men and women can say that they know a lot about jewelry, but here are some interesting facts about jewelry that you might not know of.
- The hugest pearl that has even been found, weighs a total of 14 pounds. Until this day, there hasn’t been another pearl that is nearly this huge.
- The words carat, comes from the word carob, which is a seed that is uniformed in weight.
- Pearls are formed in an oyster when a little bit of sand enters and gets trapped. To defend itself, the oyster produces a “nacre” which coats the stand layer after layer, thus forming the pearl. You can find 1 pearl in every 10,000 oysters. Another interesting fact is that the longer the pearl stays in the oyster, the heavier the “nacre”, thus providing a bigger pearl. So keep in mind that your piece of Pearl Jewelry is precious.
- Diamonds were firstly discovered back in 800 B.C, which is many years ago. However, diamonds were not used in rings up until the 14th century when Maximillian of Austria gave his beloved Mary of Burgundy an engagement ring in 1477.
- One of the largest sapphires in the world is called the “Star of Asia”. Currently, it is in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
- All the gold in the world that has ever been mined, it would fit into an 18-yard cube when compressed. This is around 1/10 of the Washington Monument.
- The word diamond comes from the Greek word “adamant” which means steadfast or invincible.
- The Queen of England has an estimated $57 million dollars worth of jewelry! Talk about being rich!
- The movie Titanic by James Cameron mentioned a piece of jewelry called “The Heart of the Ocean”. This is not completely imagination. It is actually believed that when the Titanic sunk, a large sapphire went down as well.
-Diamonds are about 900 million years old, at the minimum! Some are older than a billion years!
There is no doubt that diamonds are very interesting and very beautiful, to say the least. When wanting to get married, Diamond Engagement Rings for Women are highly popular, and it has been popular since it became a custom.