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    Re: Paste vs real Archived Message

    Posted by SarahN on December 27, 2011, 7:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Paste vs real"

    Well, the gossip was that the paste stones were replacing diamonds which had been sold. So not necessarily a case of buying a paste tiara or having one duplicated so that the real one can stay in the vault . . . but I have never had to make this decision!!

    --Previous Message--
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    : I read some years ago that a butler working
    : on loan to Princess Michael of Kent for a
    : dinner party was sent looking for a diamond
    : that had fallen from the Princess's tiara.
    : He said he sunnily heard a
    : "crunch" and looked in horror at
    : what was obviously a "paste"
    : diamond from the tiara.
    :
    : He said she looked totally unabashed when he
    : brought the shards to her in a dust pan to
    : apologize.
    : --Previous Message--
    : On Second Christmas Day (in the Netherlands
    : Dec 26th is also a holiday) a friend joined
    : the diner and she wore a fantastic 'rivière'
    : of paste stones. It was paste but she told
    : it were "eco diamonds" (industrial
    : made diamonds) set in platinum holders and
    : rose cut (with refraction from the holder).
    :
    : At the diner table all guests including me
    : really were under the spell of the magic
    : glitter which came from that rivière. The
    : stones really, really, really sparkled, it
    : almost outglittered the whole Christmas
    : tree, I must say.
    :
    : I know it is like cursing in the Church but
    : I must confess that the thought entered my
    : mind: why would a lady spend astronomic
    : prices for real diamonds or other gemstones,
    : while the "more affordable"
    : alternatives easily matched the real stuff.
    :
    : I must say I have never seen a rivière of
    : real diamonds with my own eyes, other than
    : from pictures or video. I can not tell if it
    : really is so obvious that it is real and
    : puts any paste far in the shadow. The
    : glitter from the paste rivière of my friend
    : was already staggering. I can not imagine
    : real diamonds would really do more?
    :
    : I must confess that the idea popped into my
    : mind: if I was a noble or a royal lady, I
    : should go for real good alternatives and pay
    : just 10% or less from the costs of the real
    : stuff. Or am I talking nonsense?
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