Halloween is here and we couldn’t resist an opportunity to talk about cursed gemstones and jewelry. We go as far back to the legendary Hope Diamond, The Curse of the Delhi Purple Sapphire, The Black Orlov and yes, even a cursed opal.
00:00:00 Garlic Breath
00:41:00 Halloween Special – Cursed Jewelry
01:44:00 The most famous cursed gemstone – The Hope Diamond
02:35:00 It all began in the year of 1666
04:05:00 1678 – Louise the 14th = French Blue
05:02:00 Louise the 15th = Order of the Golden Fleece
05:47:00 Louise the 16th
06:13:00 When things start to go south
07:24:00 And then the stone disappeared
08:03:00 20 years later the Hope Diamond appeared
08:41:00 1812 – Sold to King George the IV and it’s transition to the Hope Family
09:19:00 16 years after the Hope Estate
10:29:00 Getting picked up by Cartier
10:45:00 Attempting to turn it lucky
11:49:00 No hope for the Hope Diamond
12:12:50 The final curse of the Hope Diamond
13:01:00 Cool qualities about the Hope Diamond
13:36:00 The curse of the Delhi Purple Sapphire (aka Amethyst)
14:08:00 A letter from Heron Allen to the future processor of the Amethyst
18:33:00 A curse opal
21:10:00 The Black Orlov