Posted by Cristina on December 28, 2011, 5:10 am, in reply to "Paste vs real"
Thank you for sharing this story with us Henri. I must admit that I like glitering pieces very much, altought I have not the oportunity of wearing them as often as I wanted to...
Since I've studied some geology in college, I value much precious and semi precious stones, so I am totally pro "real stones".
Yes, cristal can really sparkle as much, and indeed they look beautiful, but what I really value is that these minerals were formed for millions of years in the depts of our planet, suffered imense chemical and physical transformations, that made them red, blue, green, and even transparent, and thanks to geological azards over time they rised to the surface enough to be mined, and sometime later I (a mere mortal)was wearing them on my neck, ears, fingers... Is'nt this wonderful?!
And if you add to these million years the History of some jewels through the last centuries, that is really amazing!
So, after all this how could I not love to track the story of royal jewels?
--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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