New Years Eve

It's New Years Eve in New York City, and OKG is ready! As everyone seeks the city for the perfect dress, shoes, and of course.. Jewelry, we wanted to share our New Years Eve favorites with you! The perfect assets for a night of transgressions, followed by a day of new beginnings.

This Ruby and Diamond necklace together evoke a dazzling sense of power and give off an exotic aesthetic. This piece captures everything about New Years Eve in New York.

Next on the list of OKG's New Years Eve favorites is this Labradorite necklace. Labradorite originates in Labrador, Canada and was meant in the past to symbolize magic because of the combination of serendipity and synchronicity it brought into your life. We hope the new year brings everyone the same sense of good fortune and magic.

  

Diamonds are more than just a girls best friend. The un-breaking hardness of the diamond and how it's born under pressure represents strength, and beautiful outcomes of adversity. The shine and rarity of the diamond represents purity and innocence. This means that no matter what challenges the past year has brought, they could all be turned into beautiful gems and clean beginnings for the new year. 

The final piece of our New Year's Eve favorites, is this gold and diamond necklace. The shape and texture makes it a dazzling design that would make any outfit standout. As Antoine Rivarol said "Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls" We want to wish your soul, as well as those around you, a healthy and happy new year.




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A 7 YEAR OLD JUST GOT A $77 MILLION GIFT

Can you imagine being 7 years old and receiving a $77 million gift from your dad? 

Blue Moon Diamond 

This amazing natural 12.03ct cushion cut blue diamond was sold $48.5 million Dollars. 

The buyer is one of Hong Kong's biggest billionaires Joseph Lau, who bought the gem for his 7 year old daughter Josephine. He named it "Star of Josephine" 

This is one of World's largest vivid fancy blue diamonds.It was discovered in Cullinan mine, South Africa and was originally 29.6ct. 

The cutting process of the diamond took 3 months. 

The businessman also got a spectacular pink diamond ring for her little girl. 

“The Williamson Pink” Diamond Discovery

And this is for pink diamond lovers!
Such exciting news! A natural vivid "carnation" pink diamond was discovered in a famous mine in South Africa. It is 23.16ct tw and was sold for $10.1 million Dollars. 

A pink diamond in this size and color is extremely rare. There were only 3 vivid color and high quality pink diamonds auctioned in the past 250 years. 

Pink diamonds get their color due to a seismic shock when the diamond is formed. The molecular structure of the diamond changes during the process and the color comes out. 

This pink diamond is estimated to end up as an 11 carat after it is cut and polished. At the moment it is bigger than a strawberry! 

HOW TO CLEAN JEWELRY AND TARNISHED SILVER

Jewelry, especially diamond jewelry gets dirty very easily. We recommend our customers not to take a shower, or put on moisturizers while wearing jewelry, since sop scum and grease gets stuck on the gemstones and make the jewelry look dull and dirty. Cooking and gardening are other factors that cause jewelry to get dirty really fast. 

If your diamond jewelry is dirty, the best way to clean it at home is using a jewelry cleaning solution. At OKG Jewelry we offer free jewelry cleaning to our customers and additionally a really good jewelry cleaner to use at home. 

The best way to use this solution is to microwave the bottle for a minute, heat up the solution and soak the jewelry in it. If it is platinum/gold or diamonds, you can soak it for an hour and it would be safe to do so. But if the jewelry is made of silver or lead and/or contain soft gemstones, or pearls we would not recommend to use this solution, since it can hurt the material. 

If the jewelry is really dirty, you can brush it with the little brush and soak it for a few more minutes. 

After this all you have to do is to rinse it under the sink with plain water and you will get its sparkle bask. 

TARNISHED SILVER 

The best and easiest way to clean silver jewelry is to use a double sided silver polishing cloth.

This cloth takes away the black residue and brings silver back to life. 

First you wipe it in circular motion with the white side to polish the blackness and tiny scratches,

The the softer blue side gives back the shine to the jewelry. The more you wipe, the better it gets.

DID YOU KNOW?

Majority of diamonds 100 carats and over that are found since the beginning of 20th century, come from Southern Africa. 


One of these huge diamonds was the Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905. The unpolished and rough weight of this diamond was 3106.75 carats. It was over 4 inches long. 

There were 9 diamonds cut from this rough diamond. Here is a photo of the glass replicas of these 9 diamonds. 

The largest diamond that was cut from the Cullinan diamond was 530.2ct pear shape, knowns as the Great Star of Africa. 

Here is a painting of King George VI, wearing the Cullinan Diamond. 

HOW TO PREVENT CHAINS FROM TANGLING

You are about to put on the pendant that matches your outfit perfectly and ready to leave the house for work or even a special occasion and you realize that there is a dreaded knot on the chain. That's not fun!  

Now let us show you a super simple trick that it prevents your chains from tangling. 

All you need is a little ziploc bag. you can order them online, usually 1 dolar for 50 of them. 

Now the way you store your chain is you put it in the plastig bag and leave the clasp part out them zip the bag so that it does not fall back in the bag. 

and that's it! You're all set. Believe it or not, your chain will never get tangled, ever again! 

If you are afraid of the part of the chain that is outside of the bag getting tarnished, put the little bag inside a bigger bag. 

This is what we recommend to all our customers at OKG JEWELRY. 

2015 Fall Fashion Week Jewelry Trends

Another Fashion Week took Ny by the storm and passed before we knew it and now it is Paris' turn in mesmerizing fashion lovers. Here are some photos from designer runways and street style, showing hot trends in jewelry. 

Medallion Pendants 

The simplest piece of jewelry with the most impact is a hands down a medallion pendant, such as the ones with simple monograms. Whether it is the first initial of your or a beloved's name engraved on it, these pendants are very sentimental as well as fashionable. They are subtle enough to match with any outfit and yet conversation pieces due to the personalized concept. 

Here are some monogram medallion pendants by OKG Jewelry. 

They are available in solid white, yellow and rose gold as well as in sterling silver with any color gold overlay. 

We have to tell you that the yellow gold is the most popular one out of all. 

Stackables

Stackable concept is in fashion for quite sometime, although the types of stackables change every season. Here are some trendy ideas for this season:

Stackable Necklaces

One way to do this is to stack small charm pendants on different length chains. Make sure that each chain is about 2 inches longer than the next on such as 16"-18"-20". At OKG Jewelry we make most of our pendants chains and chain necklaces adjustable to different lengths by adding a "loop chain" on the back. 

Here is another beautiful pair of long station necklaces with emeralds, black onyx and diamonds from OKG Jewelry stacked together. 

Stackable Rings 

Valentino showcased these ring stacks at the Fashion Week runway. 

Stackable rings are hot sellers at our Little Neck, NY showroom. Some customers like to stack them like "midi rings", 

and some like the classic celebration style and stack them on top of each other, 2 to 5 at a time. 

We have an enormous collection of stackable rings at OKG Jewelry. 

Here are some with vivid gemstones in different color gold and platinum. 

Belt Choker

This Versace choker belt necklace was one of the most spectacular accessories of the Fashion Week 2015. 

We carry the same notion in a bracelet version, containing ruby and diamonds set in antiqued silver. 

Drop Earrings 

Beautiful drop earrings from Jason Wu runway. 

Ladies antique style round drop earrings by OKG Jewelry, hand made in 14kt white gold, featuring .65ct tw round brilliant cut bezel and pave set diamonds and European closure for comfortable wear. 

Dolce&Gabbana Runway 

Lemon drop earrings by OKG

Large Circle Earrings 

These Retro Hoops by Louis Vuitton got a lot of attention at the NY Fashion Week. 

If you're looking for a dressier version of this look, these rough diamond earrings with black rhodium finish and gold overlay by OKG Jewelry are right for you. 

Budget Friendly Alternative Engagement Rings

Who says you have to get a solitaire diamond for an engagement ring. Whether you are not crazy about the cookie cutter diamond engagement rings or you want to get a glamorous look in a small budget, these non-traditional and alternative engagement ring styles are just for you! 

The 3-Stone Ring That is Not a 3-Stone Ring  

This ring looks like a traditional "past-present&future" engagement ring however it is actually made out of 3 sections of multiple diamonds set as one diamond in the middle and a micro prong set halo surrounding it. 

Center portion is slightly larger than the 2 side sections.  

Here is another version of the same concept with a double halo, surrounding the center diamond in each section. 

It looks very substantial and beautiful. 

Vintage style 3-Stone Ring

This ring is a very elegant piece with bezel and pave set diamonds, milgrain around the edges and hand carved shank which creates an "antique" finish. 

For Bling Lovers...

Here is a super sparkly style with 3 half-bezel set diamonds and micro prong set round brilliant halo with a split shank. 

Something Completely Unique... 

How about a 3 stone solitaire, placed in the center of a "cigar" band with a lattice design. 

Radiant Halo

If you like halo engagement rings but don't want to spend a fortune on a solitaire diamond for the center, a neutral colored gemstone such as green amethyst is the perfect choice for you. This particular diamond ring has a radiant shape diamond halo and a light multifaceted green amethyst. 

Larger Than Life Halo

This ring is a gigantic version of the classic gemstone-diamond halos. 

It looks absolutely amazing on finger. 

Underwater Ring

An amazing creation from Gary Azatyan that is hand crafted in 18kt white and yellow gold, centered by a natural white quartz and a slice of turquoise underneath, which creates the "underwater effect". The ring is encrusted with exquisite quality pave set round brilliant cut diamonds all around in 1.00ct total weight.  

The side view is museum worthy! 

An Ancient Tale  

How about a style from Roman Empire times? This ring contains white and yellow diamonds, clustered in the center of a twisted rope halo. There is a royal charm about it... 

Stackables

There is nothing traditionally bridal about stackable rings but hey, isn't that the purpose? These tri-color diamond stackables would last a lifetime!

Classic with a Twist

 How about a tanzanite or Ceylon blue sapphire as a center stone, instead of a diamond? 

Add a pop of royal blue to your bridal ring with a beautiful gemstone that goes with anything you wear and still stands out as a unique piece. 

Byzantine Influence

We love love the eccentricity of this ring! It is hand-made with a cabochon cut sapphire and 6 bezel set round brilliant cut diamonds. 

If you want to jazz it up even more, you can go with a boldly designed diamond "bubble" ring as a wedding band. 

If the above option is too crazy, a simpler version of the wedding band is also available. 

Some Like it Hot

How about a hot pink sapphire and diamond engagement ring? Actually pink sapphire engagement rings are quite popular between edgy brides. They are very elegant yet stylish and remarkable. 

Here it is paired with a sapphire diamond alternating wedding band. 

Here is another spectacular pink sapphire diamond engagement ring designed by OKG Jewelry. 

Straight Outta Buckingham 

This ring reminds us Lady Diana's (Now Princess Kate's) world wide known engagement ring, yet it is different than anything out there since it was designed by OKG Jewelry's exlusive designer Gary Azatyan. The matching earrings are phenomenal as well. 

Golden Dream 

Substantial Citrine and diamond ring, hand-crafted in 14kt two tone gold, centered by a 5.43ct tw cushion shape, checkerboard cut, multifaceted natural Citrine, surrounded by 28ct round brilliant cut .12ct tw pave set diamonds, created in a beautiful vintage cocktail ring style.