Video: history of old to modern cut round diamonds

[UrsTx]

Hope I'm posting this in the right section.

I met this really nice appraiser today who told me about the Antique Jewelry University (by Langs).

I'm prob late to the party about this site but it's a treasure trove of info like Makers Marks, Hallmarks, etc., like did you know Tiffany & Co made swords and shoes during the Civil War?

On it, I found this interesting video about the history of diamond cut patterns, going back hundreds of years. It's a nice 6 minute video with general info, not a lot of diamond lingo, so it was great for a novice/admirer like me.

http://youtu.be/QLa2VW2rrys

And the university site is
http://www.langantiques.com/university/index.php/Main_Page

Enjoy!

 

[kenny]

I enjoyed learning from this.
Thanks for posting.

 

[MissGotRocks]

Yes it was very interesting! Thanks for sharing!

 

[ecf8503]

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing -

 

[tyty333]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[tuffyluvr]

Thanks for sharing!!! Very cool!

 

[KaeKae]

Thank you for sharing this, UrsTx

 

[ihy138]

Thanks for sharing!! I learned a lot.

 

[arkieb1]

Thank you that was very cool!!!

 

[_lovesvintage_]

Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed the video.

 

[the_mother_thing]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. Makes me want to break out my old cut stash and study them a bit.