“Talk to me, Harry Winston. Tell me all about it!” So sang Marilyn Monroe in the song “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” in the 1953 film “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” The history of the famed jewelry brand Harry Winston, nicknamed the “King of Diamonds,” is spiced with a number of such stories.
Paris Hilton’s yellow and white halter dress and oversize white watch motivated me to scour the Internet for similar spring looks. Course, you can wear these pretty watches any old time, but their white bands and colorful dials look perfect with your warm weather ensembles.
Jewelers use a magnifier that’s called a loupe (pronounced loop) to inspect gemstones and other jewelry. The magnifiers have special lenses that allow our eyes to focus on an object at a much closer distance than is normally possible, and reveal tiny details we couldn’t see with our normal vision. Even beginners can use a jewelry loupe, but don’t rush out to buy one until you understand how the tool is used.