Jewellery & Watches

Aventurine's name is Italian, coming from the expression «per ventura» or «by chance». It refers to the discovery of Aventurine by Venetian glass workers sometime in the 16th or 17th century. Aventurine is a form of quartz, and is very similar to goldstone and sunstone. Another name for aventurine is Indian jade.

Tiger's eye is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock that is yellow- to red-brown. A member of the quartz group, it can be easily recognized by golden and brown or golden and yellow wavelike pattern and a silky luster, the so called «cat's eye» effect (characteristic lustrous stripes resembling the cat's pupils which appear after the gemstone is cut en cabochon or polished). Tiger's eye is a gemstone for realistic and sensible people who are ready to adapt to the changing world around them and do not plan any revolutionary upheavals or long for radical transformations. It helps to accumulate wealth, or at least get a steady income - to this effect, one should keep the tiger's eye close to money, and financial problems will soon fade away.

Onyx is the mineral of the chalcedony family, well-known from the old times, extremely admired and magnificent. Onyx was used to make tableware and decorations, statues and talismans, cameo and charms. The Solomon legend says that the walls of the building were made from thin layer of white onyx. The opaque walls admitted the light and the temple looked as if sunlit. The noble people of India especially favored for the tableware from onyx, bowls and plates, vases and jars. Such tableware was believed to intensify the love and joy if used during the fists. Onyx was though to be the stone of men from the ancient times. And here the leadership features dominated, not the physical strength.

In terms of mineralogy, zircon is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates. Its chemical name is zirconium silicate. The natural color of zircon varies between colorless, yellow-golden, red, brown, blue, and green. The color of zircons sometimes can be changed by heat treatment. Depending on the amount of heat applied, colorless, blue, and golden-yellow zircons can be made. In geological settings, the development of pink, red, and purple zircon occurs after hundreds of millions of years provided the crystal has sufficient trace elements to produce color centers. Colorless specimens that show gem quality are a popular substitute for diamond; these specimens are also known as «Matura diamond» or diamond's little brother.

The gemstone generally known as corundum has many names. The name corundum is probably derived from the Sanskrit «kauruntaka» or «kuruvinda» meaning «ruby». Every variety of corundum is always called by its variety name. The term «corundum», when used alone, refers to a brown, non-transparent variety. All other varieties (sapphire, ruby, padparadschah, and emery) are always known by their respective names, though corundum is often referred to as chloro-sapphire, almandine, Oriental diamond, violet, Bengali amethyst, Oriental aquamarine, Oriental emerald, Oriental topaz, Oriental chrysolite, and Oriental peridot.

By traditions accepted in the watch industry, Roger Dubuis is like a child, and in 2005 this company celebrated the tenth anniversary. The growth of exclusive watches in Switzerland where the watch-making industries grow by centuries, going from fathers and grandfathers to children and grandsons seemed to be unfeasible. But it turned out that such growth of the company and popularity in the world for such a short time is feasible. However, the progress was justified by the highest quality, unique design, real exclusivity and incredible luxury of Roger Dubuis watches.

The fashion changes as the woman changes her mood. It really does and it is easily seen in collections of accessories and jewelry different from season to season. This is the challenge to bring the new breathe to the old outdated attires. We are aware that perfectly suited jewelry may be the zest of the image, while the clothes, shoes, hairdo and makeup look as the background only. And pectoral is such the jewelry.

Like any other jewellry, the cat’s eye mineral is odinary semiprecious stone widely used as a charm that is also believed to protect the owner from the evil eye, first of all, and from many other troubles in the everyday life. The gem is thought to apply its capacities and features individually. The cat’s eye is the gem of the crystal family of the brown, green or yellow-green color.

Fashions for spring-summer 2010 promise a real revolution when it comes to accessories. The style of the entire look is set by jewelry; bracelets being designers' favorite fashion statement. Spring-summer 2010 season sees lots of bracelets worn all over the arm, from wrists to forearms. And the diversity of styles and designs is huge. However, two things should be taken into account if you decide to opt for this trend. First, when you go with bracelets you must avoid any other ornamental detail in the cuff area, including fancy cuffs, long gloves and stuff like that. Second, you should wear identical bracelets or sets of bracelets on both your wrists.

Valenza is just wonderful! It is filled with sparkling sunlight, openwork arches, miracle of moon and velvet starlight sky, and it attracts and offers a stay or at least you can take a little piece of it with you which is embodied in jewelry of Crivelli Gioielli. All the holiday sparks of sunbeams, tenderness of magical sunrise, mildness and languish of Valenza silver night can be seen in the sparkling white and colored diamonds, black reflections of the diamonds, white, yellow, pink gold. Each and every piece of jewelry is a masterpiece as well as the day and night in Valenza.

Mauboussin Jewelry House of France established in the first half of the XIX century experienced various problems. The Mauboussin House became one of the grandest houses in Paris, and thus, the world, during this exciting Art Deco period. There were times when Mauboussin House was out of favor and it was thought to lose its time. This Jewelry House never belonged to any groups being the independent manufacture. The House was always stayed in the family that founded it, and, thus, currently it is belonged to the sixth generation of Mauboussin.

The golden chain is sometimes called a Cinderella among other jewelry as if once upon a time there was a beauty girl and nobody knew that she was beautiful. She had to do all heavy and dirtywork and later her beauty was discovered. And the same is with the golden chain. For over hundred of years they were used as additional accessory only but not as the individual jewelry to enjoy. A chain is designed to attach the pendant to it. And that is all for it. And the chain was usually presented as a gift with the pendant, by no means.