Jewellery & Watches

Obsidian was believed to originate from the hell, though the mineral was productively and widely used to manufacture knives and arrow tips, and later on the craftsmen initiated production of various jewels and decorative items. Obsidian is not the stone as such, it is rather the volcanic glass. This is the clinker that hardens so fast to form minerals. The Roman Obsius who was the first to bring the obsidian from the Ethiopia gave it his name. The earliest obsidian items were first discovered in Mesopotamia, which are over nine thousand years old.  

The book by Wilkie Collins «The Moonstone» telling about the diamond accidentally appeared to publicize moonstones, magnificent minerals with the charming «moon light». Collins in his book depicts the precious stones not as diamonds but the moon stones exactly as if it came from ancient Indian legends. The mineral is the yellowish stone glittering from inside, with silky and smooth surface that shines in the new moon periods and has the ability to absorb moon beams.

The Old World had no idea about platinum though civilizations of And discovered and used it from the time immemorial. First platinum was mined in America where in XVII century the Spanish conquerors ruled by F. Kortes found the new metal on the banks of the river Platino-del-Pino in Columbia. The name of this metal comes from the Spanish word «plata» that means silver.

Jewelry and accessories are equally loved for both men and women, and this is practiced from the time immemorial. As well as women, men intend to decorate themselves though after the two World Wars the wish to wear jewelry quite reduced in men. The ideal bold man was the one wearing a post-war outfit that does not welcome rings, bracelets, pendants and other stuff, so nice and pretty to eyes.

Topaz is deemed to be discovered by sailors who shipwrecked on the small island so amazingly called Topazon in the Red Sea, not so far away from Ethiopia. This island was always seen magically in the fog and sailors who happened to shipwreck there, discovered gorgeous green gems. For some longer time people believed that topazes were able to calm the storms since these gems were first discovered by those sailors who shipwrecked.

Diamond is the King among all precious gems from the time immemorial. Its exceptional hardness, wonderful riot of colors and brilliant glittering prove the regal features of the diamond. Thereare so many legends around diamonds. In the past people would believe that diamonds are mined by enormous eagles. Among all other stones the diamond has its exceptional and unique niche.

In the small village La-Cote-aux-Fees located in the Swiss Jura Mountains the Piaget family lived their still and fairly life. Later on George Piaget, the farmer turned into the watchmaker when in 1874 he launched to manufacture beautiful watches and earning more than from farming. George Piaget's sons eventually took over the business and guided the company through the economically hard first half of the twentieth century. And that was the Piagets who brought the world fame to this small village and the modest watch making shop turned into the national pride in 130 years.

No gem is more artistically striped by nature than agate, chalcedony quartz that forms in a wide variety of transparent grey or blue or blue ribbon layers of colors and textures. The gem stone is opaque with silky tender glitter. This is the stone-legend.

Jaeger LeCoultre is the world-known brand well-known for its long-lasting and trustworthy products for over the century. The story of the brand dates back to 1833 when Antoine LeCoultre first opened his factory in Le Sentier in the Valley de Joux, Switzerland and commenced production of the finest, complicated design and revolutionary watches ever existed in this industry. His slogan was «we must base our experience on science».

Diamonds have always been kept in vogue. Throughout all the history diamonds is the most profitable investment of assets; their charm and brilliance is unique. There are lots of companies in the world that deal in cutting and trading in diamonds, though it is rather complicated to occupy the niche in the market of the jewelry since this has always been one of the closed segments of the world market.

There is a British legend according to which King Charles II trying to escape from his pursuers, holed up in the hollow of a huge oak-tree. Since that time oak-trees have become a symbol of royal court, a regal tree. That is why the name of the tree was given to the most prominent ships of the British Royal Navy. The watches which became a standard of Audemars Piguet were awarded the name «Royal Oak». The watch had an octagonal-shaped case with eight hexagonal screw bolts resembling sea gun port. The «Royal Oak» collection was elegant and manly at the same time, and turned out to be one of the most famous watch collections in the world, virtually a trademark of Audemars Piguet Watch Company.

Mink fur coats and precious stones stay the prerogative of mature ladies. Those who cannot afford frivolous style in their garments, those who prefer and appreciate luxury and wealth with all comfort. Yet, how about young ladies who tend to look «expensive» though they are not found to be on the same level? The only thing is that they have to consider less costly but already gorgeous items.