Famous Diamond and Ruby Necklaces

Diamond ruby necklaces seem to be the favorite promotional tool of designers and big jewelry companies that really want to celebrate their business by putting out a limited edition design. A good example of this type of promotion were the three diamond and ruby necklaces worth millions that were created by the watch company Movado to celebrate the opening of a patriotic U.S. musical called "Stars and Stripes."

Diamond and ruby necklaces have also been used for self-promotion as well. Richard Burton gave one of the most famous diamond ruby necklaces to Elizabeth Taylor for her 40th birthday. 1972 Richard Burton gave her a heart-shaped diamond known as the Taj-Mahal. The stone is fairly large and flat, with an Arabic inscription on either side. It is set with rubies and smaller diamonds in a yellow rope of gold. Shortly afterwards on November 12th, Miss Taylor wore this most spectacular of diamond and ruby necklaces to Princess Grace's 40th birthday party in Monaco. It was flown from New York to Nice, Italy in the company of two armed security guards. In 1978, following her divorce from Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor sold the diamond for five million and used the money to build a hospital in Botswana.

The diamond and ruby necklace is also the trendiest token of affection for the young and reckless nouveau riche. A good example of this type of indulgence is the diamond ruby necklace that was given to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham by her famous soccer player husband David Beckham. It is worth 1.2 million pounds (almost 2.5 million U.S. dollars!) This is one of the most expensive of diamond and ruby necklaces given as a present from a man to a woman in history.

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