craving...

New from Damaskos. Gahh.

the roman

Roman shield cuff links by Damaskos

I would soo wear these; if I had a proper suit or tux..

necklaces and pendants, list of the week

I realized that there are so many things I want, but very little things I would die  for (material things that is, not that I wouldn't die for a cause or somethin'.. I just don't have one right now..)  But these things I have listed now are things that my material ego really crave and dies a little every time it realizes the impossibility of some of these things.. And by that I don't mean the Bulgari necklace, believe it or not

I want to have worn this Bulgari necklace at least once before I die. Every second counts(!) haha

I want this necklace in more colours...

I really really want the opportunity to finish this necklace, using the 

same technique as the previous necklace... It's a must before fall...

-.-

I want to learn how to carve pendants like these, and I want to own some.. ahhh greed *sigh*..

the ideal diamond cut (or the 2 first C's in diamond)

Most round brilliant-cut or fancy-shaped diamonds have 58 or more carefully angled flat surfaces, which are called facets. It is the precision of each facet’s placement that will affect the amount of fire, brilliance, and ultimate beauty of a diamond.

Brilliant Cut - 84.37 carat Diamond sold back
in 2007 by Sotheby's Geneva

No other material on Earth can capture and mirror light the way a diamond does. But transforming light into brilliance necessitates outstanding skill. Most diamonds are cut to maintain maximum weight from the original rough stone, forfeit potential sparkle. To accomplish an Ideal Cut is more tricky, complicated and expensive, nonetheless it presents much more brilliance in the end.

If a stone is cut too “deeply” or too “shallow”, light is lost through the base and sides -  leading to a darker apperance. A round brilliant diamond cut with 57 facets and perfectly symmetrical proportions captures and beams back light in all its brightness and sparkle.


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