Jewellery & Watches

Like the bright stars in the southern night sky, or sparkling snow in the winter sun, freshwater pearls fascinate, attract, and captivate. For years, pearls have been considered an attribute of luxury, indicator of prosperity and high status. However, thanks to the boldness of the jewelers and, most importantly, their ability to create masterpieces with freshwater pearls, now many pearls admirers can afford beautiful pearl jewelry. Today, a string of pearls is not only a perfect touch to complete an elegant outfit or an evening gown; it can dress up any casual attire, from a formal suit to a frilly sundress. Besides, pearl jewelry is an essential part of bride's wedding look.

Antique lovers often associate red or Russian gold with a trunk full of red gold ducats and ruble coins. And they are right. For ages, gold has been a symbol of stability, prosperity and an excellent investment. There is no person who could resist the sight of gold glimmering in the light.  Red gold pendants, rings and necklaces will enthrall any fashionista with their unique and elegant look. Pure gold chains, bracelets or watches of celebrated brands will set a man apart from the crowd and boost his status, indicating the prosperity of the wearer.

Pocket watch emerged as a fashion accessory when the watchmakers managed to make the massive clocks, with the smallest of which being grandfather clocks, into a more miniaturized version that could be used personally. Today, this stylish accessory once again makes a comeback to the wardrobe of a modern gentleman. Both rare antique watches and original timepieces by modern watchmakers are equally popular. However, pocket watches are not for men only, as ladies also start to embrace this elegant trend.

A pearl is the sacred gem in the East while the western vision of the pearl is in regards to it value of a jewelry. Pearl jewelry items have always been something that evokes admiration and joy, especially when presented by beloved people. When the gift is chosen thoroughly to provide longer excitement with pears it is more appreciated. By the way, there is no single system of pearls certification since only artificial pearls are custom-made.

When passing by the windows of the jewelry shop, we stop to stare at those silver items with the ornament, whether intentionally or not. The frozen ornaments are encircled with the black paint in thinnest line against the silver glass. The lock of niello is fancifully twisted to admire. The Niello technique, nowadays almost forgotten, is one of the oldest ornamenting techniques in the world. The jewelry from niello perfectly shade a gentle woman skin and those made for men emphasize the status and individual style of wearer. The silver is created with the tint of aristocratism, lavishly and worthy to come to collections of family jewels. Niello is a black metallic alloy of copper, silver, sulfur, and lead, used as an inlay on engraved metal. It can be used for filling in designs cut from metal.

Black pearl always enticed and captivated the passionate fashionistas of all times, though the gem was afforded by the members of royal family only. It is the same today and the pearl of black color is the accessory for people from high society. Divers who get the black pearls faced the chance to gain fortune for jewels since this is the rarity affordable to few people. On the top of it, pearl is one of the majestic works of nature that appeared many centuries ago, long before other jewels appeared.

Beautiful antique jewelry often looks too traditional and even old-fashioned: it is perfect for a ball, a reception, a formal event, but sometimes you want something fresh and edgy, yet classy and traditional in a good way. This kind of jewelry is the specialty of the relatively new British jewelry brand David Morris. It offers jewelry fit not for the costume dramas and romances, but for modern action movies that feature smart, elegant and sophisticated ladies - like Bond girls in the three Bondiana films: Diamonds Are Forever, Tomorrow Never Dies and World Is Not Enough.

A grandfather or floor clock is a sign of wealth and prosperity. The traditional grandfather clock lends a weight of character to any common area of the home and is clearly so much more than just a timepiece. Grandfather clock is not a mere interior decoration piece, but a family heirloom. It looks good anywhere in your house - in the living room and or in the bedroom, in the office, and even in the kitchen or hall. The very concept of floor clock suggests that this is an attribute of luxury lifestyle, or at least something very close.

It often happens that an object of undisputable value is of little interest for the public, unless it is a part of some intricate scheme or an element of a bigger picture. This object may be forsaken in some obscure chest or glass case far from the public eye and be occasionally brought to light, and even admired, but without much vigor. If, however, it gets involved in some notorious criminal or - better even spy - plot, it immediately becomes the hot issue, and everybody wants to learn more about the object in question and is hungry for any detail. The story of the jewels of the Romanov Imperial House developed along these lines - while they were stored in the royal vaults, few knew and cared about them, but as soon as they disappeared, the imperial heirloom became a subject of countless speculations, legends and conspiracy theories.

Like it or not but the most expensive things are launched in limited edition and are often purchased by collectors only. They are hardly acquired by ordinary people since they are made by custom. The costly products include elite goods manufactured by companies to any anniversary or to commemorate a particular event or holiday and such good are mainly recorded by the Guinness Book to cost a fortune. This refers to jewelry, automobiles and watches.

India is the country of such cult items as lotus and fanciful architectural ornaments, songs of sweet and forever-lasting love and freedom. All these themes are symbolized in Indian accessories, in liking for jewelers to large semi-precious stones, delicate metal laces, harmony of mismatched and riot of colors. The peculiarity and vividness are two concepts to fully characterize the style of the jewelry art of India. Every modern admirer of jewelry items dreamed even once in life to try on the purple Indian dress – sari, decorate the hands with a plenty of gold bracelets, twist the ankles with the delicate laced chains, and use the «bindi», a tiny accessory in the middle of the forehead and feel like an exotic princess.

The versatile glimpse of yellow diamonds makes women thrill with fascination and excitement. The reputed jewelry houses launch jewelry accessories of incredible beauty sill practicing the fashion for color precious stones. The statistical data tells that the wealthiest persons prefer acquiring jewelry items first of all, especially incrusted with diamonds of fancy coloring. The yellow diamond adds some nobility and exceptionality to the accessory. The yellow diamonds are expensive and the owners of them are distinguished by the status in the society, first of all.