Juicy glowing emerald green looks great in a variety of jewelry, but something truly fascinating there in the ring with this unique crystal. Since ancient times attracted the attention of connoisseurs of emerald gems and jewelery, its stunning color does not leave anyone indifferent. In a ring enclosed in a frame of precious metal, emerald looks the most advantageous.

If you decide to buy a ring with an emerald

When buying a ring with an emerald is very important to pay attention not only to product design, but also on the quality of mineral and cut. A few tips to help you decide and choose the perfect ring with emerald, which will delight you for years to come.

In any precious gem one of the most important roles played by the color, the color is very often determines the uniqueness and value of the stone. The ideal color of emerald is considered a rich and pure green color of middle tones, emerald should not be too dark or light. Inclusions bluish or brown shades belong to the category of defects, so when choosing a piece of jewelry, try to find the stone, which has pure green color that attracts the eye and wins hearts.

However, choose a really clean stone is incredibly difficult, as the emeralds of all gems contain the most inclusions. Of course, the number of inclusions varies from stone to stone, so choose those in which inclusions as small as possible. On the other hand, inclusion is often attached to an emerald special flair, so rely on your taste and color perception. The main thing is that the ring you like, any jewelery should be worn with pleasure and no regrets after some time after its purchase.

Rings with emeralds in today's market are presented in a variety of shapes and designs. Depending on your taste and preferences, you can pick up a ring in a classic style Classic style - fashion ageless   a ring made in modern avant-garde way. The color of emerald, its depth and purity of open cut, it is a very important factor in any jewelery with precious stones.

Selection stone size may depend on two things: first, your taste, and secondly, on your financial capabilities. Large emerald will be very expensive, if you are offered a rather large rock at low cost, it means that the quality and transparency of the colors is poor. Choose a stone that meets your financial possibilities, but the highest possible quality.

Emeralds are often treated with special oils, so before buying a ring with an emerald sure to ask your jeweler what kind of treatment was subjected to a stone in your decorating and how to properly care for a ring with an emerald.

If you want to buy a ring with a really high-quality emerald, be sure to ask where I came from stone adorns the product you have selected. Country of origin emerald also plays an important role in determining the quality of the crystal.

Color, size and quality of the gem everyone chooses according to their own preferences and capabilities, but remember that from the look he emerald depends on the overall impression of the ring, which you choose, so weigh the pros and cons and choose exactly the ring, that perfectly suits you and will delight you for years.

Magnificent bright green emeralds were considered a symbol of the goddess Venus and revered as a symbol of love and new life. This unique stone from ancient times to conquer the hearts of persons of royal blood. Rings with emeralds were the first beauties of the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra to the Duchess of Windsor and Jacqueline Kennedy.

The value of an emerald is based on three main factors: color, clarity and carat weight. Of the three properties of color is perhaps the most important. When determining the color of an emerald consider three main factors: the color or flavor (the prevailing color of the crystal, including shades of color other than green), tone (depth of color, from light to dark) and saturation (the purity of the green and the level of the presence of other shades). The richer and brighter green color, the higher valued emerald Emerald - green energy nature   in the global market of precious stones.

The story of one of the most famous rings

Speaking of famous and prominent jewelry with emeralds, not to mention the ring "Chalk" (from the English. Chalk). In Russian sources the emerald is often called "Mel" on one of the meanings of English words. But his name ring is named after its owner Claire Chalk, wife of the famous entrepreneur Oscar Roy Choka. They said that Mr. Chalk bought this ring from Harry Winston, and gave it to his wife. Once Mrs Chok put decoration on the gala dinner held at the White House in honor of the British Queen Elizabeth II. In one version of Claire noticed that the ring on the background of the Queen lost its magnificent rings, turned it into rock, so as not to confuse the monarchs. In 1972, the couple gave Chalk ring as a gift to the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian University.

The legendary ring decorated with emerald weighing nearly thirty-eight carats. This stone faceted Colombian emerald cut in the shape of a square and has excellent transparency and deep green with a bluish tinge. It truly can be considered unique, though perfectly clean can not be named as almost all emeralds, it contains a certain amount of inclusions.

Before you get to Mrs Chok this was part of the emerald emerald diamond necklace that belonged to Maharani Sita Devi of the royal house of the Indian kingdom of Baroda .  This woman was called "Indian Wallis Simpson" .  To cope with the financial difficulties she had to sell some of their magnificent decorations .  It is said that if Harry Winston, the famous American jeweler, bought her a necklace and making the proper facet emerald, placed it in platinum ring .  During processing, the weight of the emerald fell from 38, 40 to 37 carats, 82 .  In this stunning emerald ring surrounded by sixty pear-shaped colorless diamonds, total weight of fifteen carats .  Traditionally the emerald perfectly combined with white diamonds and sapphires .  So in this ring surrounding the emerald colorless diamonds enhance the beauty of the central stone and turned the ring is not just expensive jewelry, but the real work of jewelry, Harry Winston perpetuate the name, which was referred to as the "King of Diamonds" .

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