In our last blog, we discussed three of most cursed jewels, which included the world-famous Hope Diamond. Apparently, these famous gemstones aren’t the only jewels with a mysterious and tragic past. If you love a good story, sit back, grab some popcorn, and read about other cursed stones throughout the world. The Black Orlov Diamond Believed to have once been the eye of a Hindu statue of Brahma,…Read More
Some of the most famous jewels in the world contain mysterious and even deadly pasts. When several owners of the same gemstone experience terrible tragedies, would you classify their misfortunes as coincidental events? Do you believe that baubles can be cursed? Read about these infamous jewels to decide for yourself: Hope Diamond Perhaps the most famous diamond in the world, the Hope Diamond is be…Read More
Although Halloween may be long over, we love a good spooky story over here at M. Moradi Fine Jewelers. As jewelry buyers in La Jolla, we understand that every bauble we purchase contains its own unique story. We also know how attached people can get to certain pieces of jewelry, so is it possible that people from beyond the grave hold onto their favorite adornments and other antique objects? Haunt…Read More
Just about every person who comes into our store on Prospect Street in La Jolla asks the same two questions: "Is this really all estate jewelry?" and "Where do you get it all from?" Our specialty is finding and buying estate jewelry, which technically is any kind of previously owned jewelry. It can be something as old as your great-grandmother, or it can be something that was just purchased last y…Read More
Most of us have grown up with jewelry whether it was something that we as children constructed from string and plastic beads, it was a best friend necklace made for plated metal, or an expensive necklace with precious stones handed down to us as a right of passage. Though most of us have jewelry, and some have fine jewelry, most do not know how about the technical terms that relays the objective v…Read More
