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That does look nice. I've always thought that the little culet was attractive - a centerpoint reminder that I'm looking at a cut stone, not just glitter.

Puppies! Those were cute, but I laughed a lot at the battery-powered Mercedes. Fortunately, my fully electric auto doesn't use AAs! They sure put a lot of work into that spoof, though.

I like the 1940s post-Deco look of the one you picked. Other than the first one, which I also find weird (not in a good way), I like 'em all. But then, I don't wear rings; haven't found one that's ever felt right. I might actually put some effort into trying to get used to that oxidized silver piece...

Interesting idea, but I just wonder how well it would hold up to more than infrequent use (the loose diamonds are going to scratch the "box" and may even chip at each other over time).

Now, if they'd only come up with something to prominently note that the "Tibetan", "Chinese", "Congo", and "Mongolian" andesine isn't any such thing - just bytownite heavily color treated!

That's gorgeous!

Wow. Fit for a Rajput princess during the Mughal era.

Pieces from the Nizams of Hyderabad:

I thought it interesting that Germany has Dunkin Donuts (the shop on the right side of the video). generation.jpg Oh dear! A proper ellipsis should be only 3 dots. In any case, a colon (indicating a pause before a list, quotation, explanation, etc. to follow) would have been correct, rather than an ...

LOL. Since the signs are German, wonder if it is a repeat of the Berlin Airlift?

Those rolls are huge!