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Elizabeth Taylor attracted a significant media attention with her eight marriages throughout her life. Out of all her engagement rings collection, the 33-carat D colour diamond engagement ring stood out amongst all. Originally named the Krupp diamond, the diamond was set on a ring as a gift from Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor on May 16, 1968. The value of the ring is estimated to be around $2.5 million to $3.5 million.
In 1796, Joséphine had received a beautiful Toi et Moi ring from Napoleon Bonaparte to celebrate their engagement. The Toi et Moi (French for “you and me”) ring consists of two pear-shaped gemstones, a diamond and a sapphire, under a carat each, set on a yellow gold band. It symbolizes two souls becoming one. Although their marriage ended within few years, the value of the ring did not fall with it. It was sold at almost $950,000 at auction in 2013.
One of the most iconic blue sapphire rings in history, this ring is designed by Garrard, inspired by Queen Victoria’s sapphire-and-diamond cluster brooch. The ring was first given to Princess Diana in 1981. In 2010, Price William proposed to Kate Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, with his mother’s ring. The engagement ring is mounted with a 12-carat oval blue Ceylon sapphire, surrounded by 14 diamonds, and set in 18 karat white gold.
King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley proposed to Priscilla with a ring featured a stunning 3.5-carat diamond, surrounded with 20 detachable diamonds. The ring was purchased from Harry Levitch, a jeweller in Memphis.
The ring designed by Van Cleef & Arpels was given to Jacqueline from 35th President of United States, John Kennedy. The gorgeous ring consisted of a 2.84-carat emerald-cut emerald and a 2.88-carat emerald-cut diamond, originally adorned with several baguette-cut diamonds and emeralds. The former first lady revamped the design of the ring thereafter and changed the small diamonds to marquise and round shape.
Prince Rainier presented a simple yet sophisticated ring during his proposal to Grace Kelly. Designed by Cartier, the ring features a 10-carat emerald-cut diamond, set in between two small baguette diamonds in a platinum setting.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have made their debut public appearance as an engaged couple in 2017 and Meghan’s ring has caught a significant attention from public. The ring was designed by Prince Harry, together with Cleave and Company. Mounted with three diamonds in a yellow gold setting, the cushion-cut centre diamond was sourced from Botswana, one of the famous couple’s favourite vacation destinations, while the side diamonds are from his late mother’s jewellery collection.
As the power couple in music industry for ages, the net worth of Jay Z and Beyoncé are estimated more than a billion US dollar. It is no surprise that Queen Bey’s engagement ring is one of the highest value engagement rings in the world. The ring features a 24-carat emerald-cut diamond, set on a split shank setting. The ring was designed by the renowned celebrity jeweller, Lorraine Schwartz and anticipated to cost around $5 million in USD.
Another creation of Lorraine Schwartz, the ring was given to Kim Kardashian in 2013. Kanye has gone the extra mile to make sure the diamond was entirely conflict free. The beautiful 15-carat D-flawless diamond ring cost around $4 million in USD. Unfortunately, the ring reportedly stolen in a robbery back in 2016.
Widely reported as the most expensive celebrity engagement ring, the massive sparkler Mariah Carey received was stated to cost $10 million in USD. The 35-Carat gigantic diamond ring was given by her ex-fiancé, James Packer. The ring was sold to a Los Angeles jeweller in 2018 for $2.1 million after the couple split.
Every single gemstone has its own distinctive features, there are some remarkable and famous gems in the world, because of the location they were found and the unique history behind them. These gemstones are therefore rare, precious, and famous.
The Hope Diamond is exceptional for its intense blue and its weight of 45.52 carats. This diamond is believed to be cursed, despite its positive byname. It was stolen from an idol statue of Indian and it caused horrible curse that diamond’s owner had to suffer misfortunes. Today the diamond is displayed in the Smithsonian National Museum, where Harry Winston was persuaded to donate the legendary diamond to.
This 105 carat gemstone sits on the Maltese Cross at the front of the Queen Mother’s Crown. Its name is derived from the Persian word Koh-i-Noor that means “Mountain of Lights”. It was found in Pradesh in the 13th century and had been fallen into the hands of many rulers as new ruler took over the reigns amongst wartime.
This emerald was discovered in 2008 from Kagem mine in Zambia. Named ‘Medusa’, the emerald has been on display to the public only once before at the Natural History Museum. It was originally surrounded by quartz. It took many American gemologists and gemcutters to remove the quartz that surrounded the emerald bit by bit, before the beautiful long and thin emerald was revealed.
This pearl, intriguingly also known as the Pearl of Allah, is the largest pearl in the world and was first discovered by Filipino diver in Palawan Sea in 1934. It came from a huge Tridacna clam that once clamped down a diver’s arm and killed him. Today, the pearl is the subject of an ownership of 3 inheritors.
Andamook opal is one of the oldest known opal in Australia, and it is known to be the finest opal ever discovered. This opal was cut and set into a diamond choker band and presented to Queen Elizabeth II.
Star of India is the world’s largest star sapphires and around 2 billion years old with 563 total carat weight. It has a milky grey blue look caused by the mineral rutile inclusions, and the inclusions orientated in directions with 6 rays. This asterism can be seen on the top and bottom side of the gemstone. On Halloween eve in 1964, it was stolen from the museum and were found few days later from a Miami bus station locker. Nowadays, it is in the American Museum of Natural History.
The precious stone set in front of Britain’s Imperial State Crown, was mined in what is now Tajikistan. Theoretically, it is not a ruby but a spinel, which is used to be categorized as ruby last time. The ruby is uncut, but semi polished which has been owned by British Royal Family. The stone was named after the ‘Black Prince’, son of Edward III of England, and is one of the oldest of gems included in the Royal Collection of Crown Jewels.
Known as Star of Africa or Cullinan Diamond, this diamond is one of the largest diamonds in the world with 3106.75 carat. This profoundly large Cullinan diamond has its original stone cut into nine large diamonds and one hundred smaller ones.
The Dresden Green is the largest and finest green diamond known to have a color of natural origin from Germany. It has a pear-shaped with 40.70 carats weight. The GIA examined the stone in 1988 and has categorized this diamond as rare Type IIa diamond of astonishing quality, and assigned a VS1 clarity, with a potential of reaching the maximum grade IF if it is sent to finer cutting.
The tiara is passed down from old German noble family, and Princess Katharina received the tiara from her husband, Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck. The tiara is made from some of the rarest Colombian emeralds, in pear shape. In 1979, the family decided to sell the tiara and it was sold again from Sotheby’s auction for $12.7 million.
We hope you now know more about the history of famous gemstones after reading this article.
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There is nothing better than adding some sparkle to your holiday seasons or any special occasions.
Not sure what to surprise her? eClarity jewellery gift guideline has the ideal one-stop recommendation for all her needs.
1. Birthstone Jewellery
Birthstone has always been the top choice for those who have no idea what to give. It makes a perfect birthday gift to show your sincerity as the gift was selected based on her birth month.
2. Stackable Ring
Stackable ring has gained its popularity amongst ladies in recent years. It looks lovely on its own as well as glittering and stylist when you stack it up. There are wide selections for stackable ring, so it is essential for you to know her profile in order to choose the one that best suits her.
3. Tennis Bracelet
Dazzling with numerous diamonds, there is nothing can go wrong with a tennis bracelet. Be it formal or casual occasion, tennis bracelet always a gorgeous accessory to match with any outfits.
4. Solitaire Diamond Pendant
Diamond pendants come with numerous designs. One of our all-time favourites is solitaire diamond pendant as it will never get outdated. Solitaire is simple yet gorgeous, just make sure you get the GIA Diamond Grading Report if you are going to get a massive sparkler for her.
5. Pearl Necklace
Pearls have been referred as a symbol of elegance and grace. Many leading ladies of the world never hide their obsession to pearl necklaces. There is no hard and fast rule to stick with just white pearls, coloured pearls such as pink pearls, grey pearls, or even black pearls are lovely and elegant as well.
6. Designer Earrings
A decent pair of earrings is essential for the ladies to accessorize their outfits and bring out their charm. For those with exquisite taste, gifting them a pair of designer earrings would be ideal in any occasions. There are a wide variety of designer earrings that come with unique and distinctive designs, you just need to find a pair that suit her taste and style.
7. Eternity Ring
As the name implies, eternity ring symbolizes never-ending and long-lasting love. The ring generally features half circle or full circle of diamonds. Eternity ring is absolutely a perfect gift for anniversary or any meaningful occasions with its shine and meaning behind.
8. Custom Name Necklace
If you would like to give her a very personalised gift, customize a name necklace for her. It can be her initial, her name or even a monogram. You can opt for cursive polished metal if you want to keep it simple but stylish, otherwise, you can have it fully embedded with diamonds if she is someone who prefer more sparklers.
9. Coloured Diamond/Gemstone
Coloured diamonds and gemstones come in an array of distinctive colours. It is challenging to find two stone with identical colour. Hence, a coloured diamond ring or gemstone ring will be an ideal item to add to the ladies’ cocktail ring collection. 
10. Proposal Ring
There is no better way to say I love you than presenting her a proposal ring. For such moment, it is important to add more personal touch to the proposal ring so as to express your love. In eClarity, you are free to select the centre stone (be it colourless or coloured diamond) and ring setting individually. You can even customize the whole ring that tells your love story. Professional advices and suggestions are given by in-house gemologist, assisting you to prepare the finest ring for her.
