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Ch. 1: Diamond Mountings

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Diamond Mountings
Diamonds have been mounted into gold jewelry in the richer countries of the world for centuries, but an examination of the collections of old jewelry in the great museums of the world will convince any one that this ancient work is of interest and value only to the student of antiques. These ornaments were invariably of gold. In work of a more recent date, platinum, although used to a limited extent for about thirty years, has been used to a marked degree only since about 1900. In the evolution of pres­ent-day diamond jewelry, however, platinum has been the metal which has increased steadily in favor, until it is now practically the only metal used for the most elaborate and artistic creations. Platinum was discovered in South America in 1735 and in Russia in 1819. It has also been found in Canada and Australia. About nine tenths of all produced in the world now comes from Russia. Very little, however, is found, only about one per cent of platinum since its discovery in proportion to gold found
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