What To Wear On Your Wedding Day

           As big of a deal as wedding bands and engagement rings are, they're not the only things that matter on your wedding day. Finding the perfect set of earrings, or that diamond necklace can brighten up the entire ceremony, bring out the sparkles in your dress, or draw attention to your done-up hair. We've picked our favorite gem additions, suitable for all types of brides.

These simple studs in combination with a diamond necklace balance each other out perfectly 

We know your wedding costs a fortune! OKG provides gorgeous bridal jewelry at all costs. These beautiful, sterling silver earrings are perfectly affordable and would look gorgeous with any bride putting their hair up. 

This bracelet is practically made to accompany a bouquet of flowers, it could be the asset to walk you down the aisle, or just the right gift for your bridesmaid

This stunning necklace would fit perfectly with a heart shaped cut dress, or any strapless design

These earrings are extremely classy and would pair well with a simple diamond bracelet 

The intricate design of this necklace would pair perfectly with diamond studs. 

 Here at OKG we offer a large selection of incredible jewels created by Gary. We have the ability to handcraft jewelry making it personal, special, and timeless to be passed through generations of love.

THE SECOND LARGEST DIAMOND EVER FOUND

The second largest diamond ever found was recovered at Lucara Diamond Corp in Karowe mine, Botswana. Weighing 1,111 Carats, this is a type IIa diamond, found in less than 2% of all diamonds, making it even more unparalleled and unique. Type IIa diamonds are dear, usually costing 60k per carat. Despite the high list of buyers waiting to get their hands on the diamond, the company is in no hurry to sell it.

January Birthstones

                             New Year's babies are blessed with the birthstone of Garnet. A deep, evocative crystal stone. It is a semi-precious stone that symbolizes peace and health. Since it's the first month and the first birth stone, it is known as the "Gem of Faith." Garnets have been used since the bronze age. Ancient romans were fond of the dark, vivid, red stone using it as a symbol for life. It is now used for happiness, purity, and protection.
                          The name Garnet comes from the latin word "Granatum" meaning pomegranate, because of the large portion of red Garnets. Although they do also come in green, orange, yellow and pink.It is a double stone that does not scratch or break easily.

Our January Favorites are these deep red, Garnet earrings. Such a perfect asset to bring with you into the new year.

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.




To view videos of our New Years Eve favorites on Instagram or Facebook, you can follow us at OKGJEWELRY. 

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.