diamond news and views
Of course one of the most popular Labor Day events is all the amazing grilled food that we will all ingest and regret on Tuesday! I know in my perfect world they would bottle and sell that grilled food smell. Weird, I know, but anyone who adores grilled food as much as I do, knows […]
1 Comment » Allow me to introduce the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive street-legal full production car in the world, with 1001 horsepower and 923 lb-ft of torque. This mad machine is the beast of all beasts and will easily desecrate any that try to oppose it.
Now let’s dive into the belly of the beast. This is […]
SO CREEPY.
From Times Online.
Damien Hirst’s diamond-encrusted cast of a human skull has been bought by a group of anonymous investors for its asking price of £50 million, the artist’s representatives claimed yesterday. It is, by a huge margin, the most paid for a work by a living artist. Entitled For the Love of God, the […]
Well, early Saturday my boyfriend, Billy, got up pretty early to go stand in line at Toys R’ Us to get a Wii, while I was manning the phones for Whiteflash. I’ve been doing quite a bit of research and reading a lot of reviews on it and everything, sort of like all my clients […]
The State fair is right around the corner and I can’t wait!! It is held in Dallas and starts September 28th and runs through mid October. If you like to see different shows, eat lots of unhealthy food and see all the new cars for the coming year, you should visit the fair. It is […]
The city of Houston decided not so long ago that it would be so much “safer” (more revenue!) to install cameras at many of our intersections so that drivers going through red lights would be caught in the act and sent a $75 ticket. This immediately struck me as intrusive and kind of “big brother […]
From MiningMx by Brendan Ryan
THE reason there are so many junior mining and exploration companies looking for diamonds is because of the “incredible returns” when an economic kimberlite pipe is found. Those returns are good enough to keep attracting juniors to the business despite the fact that less than one per cent of the kimberlite pipes […]
I just wanted to write and thank you (and Whiteflash) for all your help selecting a diamond and getting my engagement ring made in record time. I realize that you had to go above and beyond to make everything happen and I really appreciated the effort. My now-fiance is thrilled with how beautiful her ring […]
From Yahoo news
An Austrian company said on Friday it had sold the most expensive lederhosen ever made - a diamond-studded pair of Alpine leather trousers that cost €85,000 ($135,000). The trousers, fashioned from the leather of a wild red deer and adorned with 166 diamonds set in gold, were bought by a German who lives […]
Something funny is when customers call and immediately assume you are their sales rep….it’s as if we all sound the same….I don’t know how. Sheerah has a very eloquent voice and speaks so clearly. We all know she wishes she could just sing to her customers. Jamie is pure giggles. I wish I could laugh […]
Katie - the proposal and vacation went over superb. It was such an amazing and exciting experience and both of us, as well as our family and friends, are thrilled. I proposed to her just 2 days into my visit. We spent the rest of the week in Amsterdam, then took a week vacation to Greece. […]
From VOA News
World’s Oldest Diamonds May Offer Clues to Earth’s Formation
By Jessica Berman
Scientists have discovered what they believe are the world’s oldest diamonds, dating back more than four billion years. The scientists, from Australia and Germany, unearthed the diamonds in the outback of Western Australia. VOA’s Jessica Berman reports the scientists say the diamonds […]
This is so great. He proposed at the zoo!
Hey Tracy, it went great and the ring is beautiful. We went out for a really nice dinner Friday night and then Saturday we went to the Zoo, I asked her at the Toronto Zoo because I was able to set up some behind the scene tours. […]
A diamond mine in South Africa is claiming to have unearthed the world’s largest diamond—7000 carats!!—which, if confirmed to be real, would be twice the size of the previous world-record holder, the Cullinan Diamond, which was discovered near Pretoria in January 1905 and weighed about 3,106 carats uncut. The stone is said to be the […]
Dance: to move one’s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music.
Here is another example of what fun dancing is! This video is from a recent social at Sonia’s dance studio. I am dancing with Salomon Amaya-a local Houston salsa instructor I have taken several […]
Check this one–custom platinum halo-style engagement ring with our ‘A Cut Above’ diamond melee (0.40ctw; Color: F/G, Clarity: VS) in a shared prong setting with milgrain. Drool factor-10.
If you bought that $20,000 ‘iBling’ iPod but it’s not enough for your ears…stretch another $49,500 for this diamond and gold hearing aid from Widex.
Yes, you heard right.
It features 220 diamonds on the earpiece and controller, both in 24k gold.
Don’t worry, after you roll up on your people sporting this gilded gadget, with your diamond-encrusted iPod earbuds […]
I had to share this! A client sent it to me on accident… but it was a good accident. If this doesn’t brighten up your Thursday, I don’t know what will.
I guess it’s an international requirement that if you’re going to sing the YMCA song that you have to be in the most ridiculous outfit […]
From IDEX online
The International Diamond Laboratories (IDL), an initiative of the Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC), is set to launch officially on August 30 in Mumbai. It is Dubai’s new diamond lab, offering retailer-oriented, technology-based diamond grading. The lab will have offices in the diamond centers of Dubai, Antwerp and Mumbai, but will focus on […]
This little poem I wrote represents ALL the many customers that come through our Processing Offices to visit with Brian, the cutter. It typifies many of the young men who are ready to make that big step!
I can see him on my monitor, sitting in the chair
Fidgeting and nervous, I see him waiting there
He’s made […]
Early this year a blog post titled “Black Google Would Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year” proposed that darkening the home page on millions of computers will save energy. People who support the concept are now using Blackle, powered by custom Google, as their primary search.
Whether you switch to Blackle or not, there are a number of useful energy-saving […]
Looking to get your gilded groove on? The 24k gold iPod made a splash in April, but its $800 price tag is nothing compared to the $20,000 work of diamond-encrusted iBling here. Unnecessary? Yes. Obscene? Possibly. Downright silly? Definitely, but it’s nice to find news stories that aren’t about Paris or Britney, so I welcome […]
My clients were married in Jamaica!
Just wanted to share with you the wonderful time we had in Jamaica. Everything was excellent. Again, thanks for the assistance you provided during our ring purchases. They look great…Whiteflash has been an extremely positive experience since the purchase of Sharonda’s engagement ring in 2006…Again, thanks for everything, and please […]
Another teardrop installment. This time it’s round earrings with pear teardrops. The diamonds included are a 2.08 ct D VVS1 pear ($26664), 2.05 E IF Pear ($25943), 1.18 ct D VVS2 round ($13386) and 1.14 ct D VVS1 round ($12544). Those are 2004 prices. They would be higher today. What a great project. Yum.