Sotheby’s is auctioning off a 35 carat diamond that’s 400 years old, estimated 2-4 million dollars. I think the diamond’s history is pretty darn neat, but really, what do you do with a diamond like that? I mean, seriously, would you set it as a pendant and wear it to a party?
A jewel like that is probably only for display. If it goes to a private collector, it’ll be in some private vault or display case that maybe a couple hundred people will ever see. That kind of saddens me, but I guess that’s the way things go with valuable jewels like that.
I think I’d rather spend the money buying books. Yes, I have just confessed my plebian tastes to the entire blogosphere.
A jewel like that is probably only for display. If it goes to a private collector, it’ll be in some private vault or display case that maybe a couple hundred people will ever see. That kind of saddens me, but I guess that’s the way things go with valuable jewels like that.
I think I’d rather spend the money buying books. Yes, I have just confessed my plebian tastes to the entire blogosphere.
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