{"id":14263,"date":"2022-04-27T11:47:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T11:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/?p=14263"},"modified":"2024-09-24T07:18:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T07:18:00","slug":"unique-diamonds-for-aprils-birthstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/unique-diamonds-for-aprils-birthstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique Diamonds For April\u2019s Birthstone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14263\" class=\"elementor elementor-14263\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e53c1fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e53c1fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b8415e\" data-id=\"3b8415e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd624b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd624b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>The original story appeared in Forbes Magazine on April 1, 2022, featuring MS Rau.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/bethbernstein\/2022\/04\/01\/unique-diamonds-for-aprils-birthstone\/?sh=1e2f535f6caa\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to read the full story.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>A RARE FIND<\/em><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bill Rau President and CEO and third generation of MS Rau estate jewelers also broke some news of purchasing the Harry Winston diamond necklace that Aristotle Onasis bought for his daughter Christina. Born into a world of wealth and style, Christina was known for her extravagant collection of haute couture jewels, and this necklace stood as one of its highlights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09d6755 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09d6755\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d28c864\" data-id=\"d28c864\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c234d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10c234d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/960x0-680x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/960x0-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/960x0-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/960x0-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/960x0.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5360f404 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5360f404\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9760e\" data-id=\"d9760e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476fdc1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"476fdc1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-8\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><p class=\"color-body light-text\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-expanded=\"true\">VERSAILLES, FRANCE \u2013 UNDATED: Christina Onassis, daughter of Greek shipping magnet Aristotle\u00a0<span class=\"expanded-caption\">Onassis, is seen during a party at Vaux le Vicomte in Versailles, France. (Photo by Michel Dufour\/WireImage)<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Christina\u2019s daughter auctioned the necklace through Christie\u2019s in 2008 after her mother passed away. \u201cWe are always searching for pieces of provenance and storied jewelry,\u201d says Rau who has bought and sold other important and famous pieces. \u201cIt was amazing how it came to us. It came from an estate in the northeast\u2014first, the family went to their local jewelry to purchase it and it was beyond what they could pay. We received the call next and we jumped on it.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He continues, \u201cThe pendant is a 38-carate Golconda diamond, which is the purest of all diamonds, possessing a level of clarity, purity, and transparency unrivaled by any other stone. They are universally accepted as the finest diamonds in the world.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe central diamond is pear-shaped. It is certified by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) as being both D color and Type IIa, r, making this gem a full two shades whiter than the whitest D-color diamond. TIt also displays VVS1 clarity, meaning its remarkable color is virtually unmarred by any imperfection.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4198daf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4198daf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/0x0-992x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/0x0-992x1024.png 992w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/0x0-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/0x0-768x793.png 768w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/0x0-1488x1536.png 1488w, https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/0x0.png 1951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cecff3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cecff3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-9\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><p class=\"color-body light-text\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The necklace that Aristotle Onassis gave to his daughter Christina as a gift<\/p><h5 class=\"color-body light-text\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">MS RAU<\/span><\/h5><\/figcaption><\/figure><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The entire necklace was designed by Jacques Timey for Harry Winston and the total weight of the necklace from which the pendant hangs is 20.00-25.00 TCW of additional diamonds of G color and VS clarity and is set in platinum and 18K white gold. It is stamped with French assay marks for platinum and 18K white gold and with a maker\u2019s mark for Jacques Timey.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rau adds, \u201cIt\u2019s my guess that the diamond might have been larger and Harry Winston had it recut and refashioned. The shape not a modern shape but this imbues the stone with even more of an enchanting quality extraordinary character, brilliance and personality.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s also been an award season of diamond statement pieces \u2013here is a brief recap of a few of the best from our different red carpet features and sat the 2022 SAG, BAFTA, Critics Choice, and Academy Awards<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The original story appeared in Forbes Magazine on April 1, 2022, featuring MS Rau.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to read the full story. A RARE FIND Bill Rau President and CEO and third generation of MS Rau estate jewelers also broke some news of purchasing the Harry Winston diamond necklace that Aristotle Onasis bought for his daughter Christina. 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