Monday, November 27, 2006
GREENLAND - Vancouver's TRUE NORTH GEMS says it uncovered possibly the largest ruby in the northwestern hemisphere at its Fiskenaesset project in 2005. The gemstone weighs up in at 440 ct in its rough state.
Canadian master gemstone cut Thomas McPhee was commissioned to cut the stone, the first ever Greenland ruby so worked. He spent more than 10 months constantly carving a scene of mermaids and fishermen into the stone. The finished carving weighs 302 ct and has been valued at about $500,000.
Photos of both the rough as well as finished carving might be viewed at www.TrueNorthGems.com.
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Thursday, November 23, 2006
Automakers now like to say that they work hard on headlights and taillights because they are actual "jewelry" on a vehicle.
But one car customize in Tuckahoe, N.Y., is also taking that idea one step further and accurately putting jewelry on the outside of a car.
Ai Design lately modified a Mercedes-Benz CLS 55 for Ken Block, the co-founder of DC Shoes. One of the oddest items on the car is a bronze-cast DC Shoes logo, which was hand-sculpted by a jeweler, finished in piano black and affixed to the trunk.
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