Women are obsessed with jewellery but how well do you know the one thing you’re obsessed with? Did you know that the price of a diamond is directly proportional to the amount of color it looses over time? Also, did you know that the most of the diamonds are between 1 to 3 billion years old? We bet you didn’t.
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So ladies! Here’s a list of 10 interesting facts about the precious and artificial jewellery that we bet you didn’t know.
Let’s get started!
In earlier times in Rajasthan, people used to invest in kundan and gold jewellery. The Rajputs used to make a lavish use of the jewellery encrusted weapons that signified the sanctity of their caste.
In ancient times, wearing Jewellery was seen as an elite affair and was meant for rich and higher caste people only. In Rome, people used to believe only the higher ranks could wear rings.
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What if you we tell you to wear a necklace with an insect attached to it? Gross, right? Well! this used to a popular practice among Egyptians. People used to wear enormous live beetles attached to their jewellery. Thank God, we live in 21st CE, Phewwww!!
The natural pearls are quite rare, therefore, the pearl jewellery that you see these days usually contains man-made pearls. Yepp! That’s true. Pearls these days are made by man. The tiny shells are inserted into oysters for a period of 3 years resulting in the production of man-made pearls. Also, did you know that Asians have been swallowing powdered pearls as a cure for an upset stomach? The precious and real pearls are made of calcium carbonate and act as a great antacid for an upset stomach.
Did you know that 80% of Earth’s Gold is still buried underground? Also, did you know that the Tirupati temples of India owe around 20 tons of Gold and Diamonds?
Silver is one of the first 5 metals to be discovered and it’s origin dates back to 5000 BC. We have using Silver since then still haven’t had enough of it. Stock as much silver jewellery as you want!
Also, did you know that a single grain of Silver can be converted into a sheet that is at least 150 times thinner than the paper? Amazing, isn’t it?
Sterling silver jewellery is 92.5% pure silver and the rest is copper. This is done to provide the stability that the pure silver lacks.
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Necklaces are considered as a symbol of love and romance because of the fact that they are worn closest to the heart. Feeling romantic yet? Get your hands on fashion and statement necklaces now and feel loved!
The pure gold is always yellow in color and in order to get its different shades, it is blended with other metals like the rose gold color is obtained by mixing gold and copper.
These were some of the interesting facts about precious and artificial jewellery. Drop comments below and let us know how many of these did you know about?
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