Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. In the memorable opening lines of his 1996 hit, “Walls,” rock legend Tom Petty defines the essence of everyday life with this brilliant, yet simple, phrase: “Some days are diamonds / Some days are […]
As the countdown timer clicked down to 0:00, it appeared as if the 555.55-carat black carbonado diamond known as "The Enigma" would be sold at Sotheby's online auction yesterday for the rock-bottom price of £1.5 million ($2.03 million). Pre-sale estimates were as high as £5 million and Sotheby's London was offering the stone with "no […]
During the 100 years that spanned from the early 1800s to the early 1900s, young suitors expressed their intentions with "acrostic" rings that spelled out a secret sentiment using the first letter of each gemstone in the piece. For example, to convey the word "dearest," the ring would feature seven gems in this order: (D)iamond, […]
Americans are set to spend a record $6.2 billion on jewelry gifts for Valentine's Day, an amazing increase of 51.2% compared to 2021 and the highest tally ever, according to a survey just released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The NRF stats reveal that Valentine shoppers will be spending […]
On Thursday night, K-pop idols HyunA and DAWN turned to Instagram to surprise their millions of fans with the news of their engagement and close-up views of their matching opal-and-diamond rings. On his Instagram page, the 27-year-old DAWN (Kim Kyo-jong) shared a short video of the couple modeling their new rings. The caption read, “MARRY […]
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring your great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, we present the hypnotic harmonies of First Aid Kit's Klara and Johanna Söderberg performing “Stay Gold,” a song that uses the precious metal as a metaphor for the vitality of youth — when […]
One of the world’s most remarkable examples of February’s birthstone is the 56-carat deep purple gem at the center of the Tiffany Amethyst Necklace — an impressive work that resides at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. The square cushion-cut amethyst is delicately framed by 18-karat vines, leaves and grapes in […]
A 1794 coin believed to be the first silver dollar ever struck by the U.S. Mint recently fetched a record-breaking $12 million in a private transaction between Las Vegas collector Bruce Morelan and Irvine, CA-based GreatCollections Coin Auctions. Dubbed the “Flowing Hair Silver Dollar,” the coin is a national numismatic treasure because it symbolized the […]
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, we feature Creed performing “Higher,” a song in which frontman/songwriter Scott Stapp dreams of a utopia, where the streets are paved with gold and love replaces hate. Stapp sings, “Can you take me […]
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, we feature Creed performing “Higher,” a song in which frontman/songwriter Scott Stapp dreams of a utopia, where the streets are paved with gold and love replaces hate. Stapp sings, “Can you take me […]