Jewelry Crystals: Precious Faces

Gems, jewelery ... Who did not take breath at seeing them? And who of ladies or ladies in his box would not want to have several if not unique, expensive jewelry? And diamonds are "the girl's favorite friends". Who and how produces these amazing crystals, the facets of which reflect and refract light, hitting people with their splendor?

Jewelry factory "Crystal"

Talking about the plant in a single copy is incorrect, there are several such plants. We will dwell on Smolensk as one of the oldest and largest enterprises producing unique collections and high quality stones.

The Smolensk factory was opened in 1961. It was the birth of the diamond-processing industry in the USSR. Later, six more productions were created, which were controlled by the Kristall jewelry factory. New equipment was developed, new forms of cut were developed. Therefore, Smolensk is called the "Capital of Diamonds of Russia": modern technology and first-class products have made the company the leading in the country.

Modern approaches and traditions

It is a strategically important company that actively contacts and competes with foreign companies and takes a worthy place in the world diamond-diamond community.

The assortment is very rich: rings, earrings, pendants, cufflinks, bracelets and other products. The company produces premium quality jewelry - various colors, cuts, weights. Smolensk masters can make a stone according to the sketch of the customer.

Diamonds of "Russian cut" are unique Yakut stones. All of them necessarily pass the control according to the quality scale, which corresponds to international standards. The cut of crystals is both standard and fancy. Yes, and the size of jewelry crystals varies: from 0.01 to 100 carats and above. Masters from different countries work here, new technologies are being created, which enables the enterprise to be always on top.

Making a copy of the Great Imperial Crown

The main symbol of the power of the Russian monarchs - the Great Imperial Crown, in 2012 turned 250 years old. Its insurance price is 100 million dollars.

Smolensk masters in honor of this date decided to recreate the symbol of the Russian throne and statehood. About 60 jewelers took a replica (copy). The replica is similar to the original, but it will cost more. When it was made, gold was used instead of silver, more than 11,000 diamonds (in the original, half as many), 74 pearls. A rare stone rubel crowns the crown. It weighs more than 2 kg. Now it is part of the exposition of the treasury of the Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation. So Smolensk jewelry crystals helped to recreate the historical treasure of Russia.

How a diamond turns into a diamond

Crystal, jewelry from it do not come easily. The diamond itself in its original form is just a beautiful solid mineral, similar to ordinary glass. To make it shine with all facets, you need jewelry processing. The price of a mineral is directly related to the quality of the treatment. Jewelry crystals can be obtained, sometimes losing half the stone.

A few centuries ago, we tried to calculate mathematically the proportions of the cut, which give light overflows of the stone and the refraction of the color. In 1919, 20-year-old mathematician Marcel Tolkovsky completed the calculations and published the book. On his book and orient the craftsmen who produce diamonds of the Russian cut. Of the 57 facets is a classic diamond cut, it gives a "stone game". The cost of the product depends on several indicators:

• The shape of the cut. Classical is considered round, in addition to which fantasy forms are used, which allows creating unique ornaments.
• Colour. There are colorless forms and forms that have shades of varying intensity. Diamonds with shades are found in nature infrequently and are highly appreciated.
• Purity. The crystal "grows" for a long time, and in the process of growth, various inclusions can appear in it. There are classifications by frequency groups: the less defects, the more valuable the stone.
• The weight. It is measured in carats. Weigh one carat 0.2 g. The cost of one carat is taken from the calculation, and the jewelry crystals show the total weight.

It is believed that the diamond brings good luck. He was always considered a stone of victory. This is the talisman of Julius Caesar and Napoleon. The diamond began to be processed late because of its extraordinary hardness. Only in the 15th century there were first attempts to cut it. Today, we have a dream crystal: a jeweler's masterpiece created by the human genius. And when you look at it, it seems that there, somewhere in the depths of the shimmering crystal, lies a mystery, which we are not able to solve.