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Black Diamonds
Yama...god of death to the ancients of India. When the Black
Diamond was in the form of twin crystals, suggesting the head
of a serpent, it was dedicated to him.
In medieval Italy, the Black Diamond was seen as the "stone of
reconciliation". Wave a Black Diamond in the face of the spouse
with whom you've just had a spat...and all will be well again. A
rather expensive way to patch things up you may well say. I say,
for those of you going to therapy...trying to work your way through
things...try a Black Diamond.
Let us leave the world of myth however, and enter into a small
history of this stone. I present: The Black Orloff...also known
as the "Eye of Brahma". This stone supposedly gets its name from
the Russian Princess Nadia Vyegin-Orloff who owned it during the
mid-eighteenth century. It was also part of a shrine in India in
the nineteenth century. It was exhibited, in the early fifties,
at the American Museum of Natural History. It is the most famous
of the Black Diamonds. It is a cushion shape, weighing 67.50 carats.
Once owned by Harry Winston, it was sold, mounted in platinum, for
$300,000.00. Later, Southeby's New York acquired it and sold it for
$99,000.00. Clearly, the steal of the century folks.
Amsterdam...land of tulips, herring, The Diary of Ann Frank, and...
last but not least...the Amsterdam Diamond. This is a Pear Shape
stone weighing 55.85 carats and was so named in honor of Amsterdam's
700 anniversary.
Then there's the Black Diamond of Bahia. Anyone out there remember
a song that went: Aye aye aye Maria...Maria from Bahia...? In any
case, this stone was discovered in Brazil and was shown at the 1851
Crystal Palace Exposition. It weighed 350 carats as a rough...and
was so hard it could not be polished.
And then there's the Black Star of Africa...a 202 carat stone which
is deemed to be the largest colored-diamond in the world. It was
on exhibit in Tokyo in 1971 and was valued at 1.2 million dollars
U.S.
As to the color of a black diamond...most of you would say...heh heh
...it's black. Well...that's true. But it also comes in dark grays. Black diamonds
are, additionally, often pitted and very difficult to cut. However me lads and
lassies...once this stone is cut, the results are a beautiful and
very unique gem. So then...let's revamp. Should you want to pay
homage to Yama...god of the dead of India of antiquity...or should
you want to mend your differences with your spouse without having
to pay the exorbitant rates of the medical professionals...or should
you simply want to have a unique sparkler dangling on your beautiful
and well cared for skin...what should you get...and, more important,
where should you get it? Why...get a Black Diamond of course. There
is this firm in New York, Tyler-Adam Corp. by name, who can supply
one for you. You have but to simply ask. Heh heh. Shameless, aren't
I?