--Previous Message-- : Nope, what you see is what it is. It's a glass : dome, filled with a gel and little diamonds : floating in it, above the royal crown of the : Asscher logo. : : --Previous Message-- : Maybe the glass cover has a magnifying : effect, : making the diamonds bigger. A very strange : ring and I hope the engraving Royal Asscher : was just for commercial purposes and not on : the real ring. : : --Previous Message-- : Well I hope she likes it.... : : : : --Previous Message-- : Hmm. Almost looks like a gimmick, as if the : diamonds were suspended in some sort of : fluid under the dome. : : --Previous Message-- : The bracelet isn't new. I've seen it before : : --Previous Message-- : I have to see it in real life, I can not yet : understand the concept, diamonds hidden : under a glass dome? I am impressed by the : bracelet, looks new to me. : : --Previous Message-- : Yes i'm sorry For me is she still the : Queen. : : --Previous Message-- : Ehhh......'queen' Beatrix? Princess you : mean...:-)) : : --Previous Message-- : Queen Beatrix was wearing a gorgeous ring : during the ceremony of the Silver Carnations : of the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund in : Amsterdam on June 18, 2013. The Silver : Carnation is presented yearly since 1950, to : persons who have contributed to culture or : nature protection. : : The ring is from the famous jeweller Royal : Asscher (who cut the cullinan diamond) from : the collection 'The Stars of Africa'. : : Royal Asscher has confirmed to me that the : ring is from their collection. : : Photo from Royal Asscher. 18kt yellow gold : with 1.20crt brilliants inside the dome : : : Close-up Queen Beatrix : : : : PPE : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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