Unikátne diamanty
Začiatkom decembra bol v Moskve vystavený 103,83-karátový biely diamant, ktorý nesie názov Tribute. Nájdený bol v Južnej Afrike
Avšak najväčší diamant doposiaľ nájdený je De Beers Millennium Star, ktorý má 203 karátov.
Discovered in the Republic of the Congo, De Beers mined the Star in the early nineties. It took over three years for their diamond cutters to shape the stone with lasers. What emerged was the world's only internally and externally flawless, 203-carat, pear-shaped diamond.
Harry Oppenheimer, the doyen of the diamond industry, describes the De Beers Millennium Star as "the most beautiful diamond I have ever seen." Appropriately called the De Beers Millennium Star, it was unveiled as the centerpiece of the De Beers Millennium diamond collection. The entire collection includes eleven equally rare blue diamonds totaling 118 carats, as well as the 27-carat Heart of Eternity.
Pozn. G-Vision: Za povšimnutie stojí aj meno Harry Oppenheimer, akýsi "Staršina" diamantového priemyslu. Dynastia Oppenheimer je jednou z najstarších finančných rodín, ktorej sú dokonca určitým spôsobom zaviazaní aj Rothschildovci. Takže je krásne vidieť, kto má v globále v rukách resp. pod kontrolou drahé kamene a kovy – tzn. skutočné bohatstvo sveta. tinyurl.com/2swxd2
A few years after his father's death Mayer Amschel Bauer went to work as a clerk in a bank owned by the Oppenheimers in Hannover. His superior ability was quickly recognized and his advancement within the firm was swift. He was awarded a junior partnership.
Shortly thereafter he returned to Frankurt where he was able to purchase the business his father had established in 1750. The big Red Shield was still displayed over the door. Recognizing the true significance of the Red Shield (his father had adopted it as his emblem from the Red Flag which was the emblem of the revolutionary minded Jews in Eastern Europe), Mayer Amschel Bauer changed his name to Rothschild; in this way the House of Rothschild came into being.
The base for a vast accmulation of wealth was laid during the 1760s when Amschel Rothschild renewed his acquaintance with General von Estorff for whom he ran errands while employed at the Oppenheimer Bank.
Zdroj: www.original-diamonds.com
26.12.2007
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