Have
you heard that before? When I read an article about a giant diamond, I thought,
there are friends and then there are FRIENDS. Can you imagine what a 76-carat
perfect diamond and a quail egg have in common? Size, Size, Size but definitely
not the $21 million value. The Archduke Joseph Diamond was recently auctioned
and the anonymous buyer paid $21,474,525 for colorless diamond. According to
CBS the winner "is going to donate the diamond for display at a museum" which is
a long way from the ancient Golconda mines in India where it was
discovered. Inflation has really affected jewelry and accessories' retail
prices but this one diamond exploded from the $6.5 million in 1993 to the $21
million this year.
We all
love finishing a beautiful outfit with designer jewelry and accessories. Your
favorite little black dress can be changed from casual to special night out by
adding the correct jewelry and accessories. Diamond jewelry and accessories
make wonderful gifts and even when most of us can't afford this kind of diamond,
there are many beautiful pieces for that special someone.
,if you can believe it. Some were sold for the real thing last year for
$180. This year in Central Florida a man conned a woman into buying his "iPad"
for money to get home. Later, when she looked at her"iPad", she discovered
it was a piece of glass wrapped in duct tape making it look like the back of an
"iPad". With a paper copy of an iPad advertisement and an extension cord wrapped
in bubble wrap, it looked like the real thing until closely examined. At least replica handbags
can be used, but can you imagine paying top dollar for fakes thinking you
are getting orginal brands.