The Slideshow of Bling

[~*Alexis*~]

If any of you remember, I was in Washington DC and Balitimore this past week....well while visting DC I did not forget any of my PS''ers....not that I could right??

Well, we went to the Smithsonian and alas...there was gem and diamond section...don''t worry I took PLENTY of pics just for this forum....

Grab a snack...its a long one!!!

 

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Here is DC.....

 

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Washington Monument....

 

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Yellow Bird....

 

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The Broach.....

 

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Some amythyst...

 

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a aqua that was over 250 carats...thing was HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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7,033 carat topaz in the middle, the marquise cut stone...

 

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can''t remember exact carat weight of this one...but I think it was around 6 or 7.....

 

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I want this one....Blue diamond ring...around 5 carats...internally flawless..thing was georgous!

 

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Necklace....pretty huge in person

 

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Assher cut diamond...its was loose. the yellow stone is an uncut yellow diamond...

 

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Argoyle diamond...and a pink star sapphire....

 

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Would love to have a few of these lying around....

 

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Wounldn''t mind one of these....

 

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Emeralds....

 

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Ring........

 

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[Harriet]

Thanks, Alexis!

 

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Logan Sapphire.....

 

[risingsun]

Thank you for sharing all of these beauties. What say we have a PS roadtrip

 

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your welcome harriet...there is more....lots more....LOL

Another one....

 

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The sapphire on the left is 42 carats!

 

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Rubies....

 

[Harriet]

Date: 6/1/2007 11:35:00 AM
Author: risingsun
Thank you for sharing all of these beauties. What say we have a PS roadtrip

I''m game.

 

[~*Alexis*~]

Ring...

 

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nice necklace....reminds me of Princess Diana....

 

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Here is the matching necklace to logan sapphire....

 

[chrono]

OMG! So beautiful and so huge.

Where''s the drooling icon when you need one. The exhibit would really give me diamond and gemstone envy. What better place to get eye-candy and have a PS get together at the same time?

 

[~*Alexis*~]

Tanz....