Hope Diamond - Secrets of the Hope Diamond

Hope Diamond - Secrets of the Hope Diamond - Nat Geo Documentary

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Uploaded low-res copy of 'Secrets of the Hope Diamond' documentary -- produced by National Geographic (all rights reserved). Features renowned cutter and famous diamond replica maker, Scott Sucher working on his ULTRA TEC Faceting machine.
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@KA-su9ww 11 ай бұрын

I have seen the Hope Diamond at the Smithsonian a must see exhibit.

@teriw56 10 ай бұрын

Suprizingly smaller than I imagined.

@OCSynthesis 10 ай бұрын

@teriw56 The exhibit was smaller than you thought... or the actual diamond?

@ZohirBabouche 10 ай бұрын

At minute 27, it say Louis the 14th, it should be Louis the 16th as Louis the 14th died in 1715. Louis the 14th was the great-great-great grandfather of Louis the 16th.

@OCSynthesis 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the input Zohir. I hope the documentary makers are able to check their research materials for any remake in the works.

@ZohirBabouche 10 ай бұрын

@@OCSynthesis Thank you for your reply. I don't think the mistake is that of research, but just a slip of the tongue by the narrator. Louis the 16th (The French revolution) is often confused with Louis the 14th, the Sun King ( known for Chateau de Versailles).

@xinghuali2842 11 ай бұрын

Looted items are usually cursed

@OCSynthesis 11 ай бұрын

How so?

@aryanraina1076 8 ай бұрын

@OCSynthesis From what I know, the diamond was stolen from a statue of a deity in a temple in india. The deity, energy form, was not happy that people didnt respect the statue. So the deity could have cursed the diamond.

@aaroneaton583 Жыл бұрын

Nice story on the French blue and Hope diamond

@jorgecruzseda7551 11 ай бұрын

Now we know where the words SACRE BLU come from !!!😮

@OCSynthesis 11 ай бұрын

😀

@pamelahomeyer748 10 ай бұрын

The molding had always been there and I'm not sure why this man wants to become famous by reassessing something it's already known

@OCSynthesis 10 ай бұрын

Hi Pamela: The story seems to have ‘legs’ for retelling and reappraisal. Maybe that is cause enough for documentary makers to revisit the facts.

@geowallace9758 11 ай бұрын

a bit speculative . anything to prove how clever they think they are.

@carolsherban3027 11 ай бұрын

Is the Hope Diamond cursed? Or was it a myth?

@tombryan1 11 ай бұрын

Both

@mikezinn7212 10 ай бұрын

Definitely CURSED. Be very very careful having watched this program.

@user-lc5uk8fl3l 10 ай бұрын

Yes

@user-lc5uk8fl3l 10 ай бұрын

@@mikezinn7212no he's not

@wiggedywacked 10 ай бұрын

unquestionably cursed. Everyone who has ever come in contact with it has, or will, die. You will die just for having watched video of it, in time.

@sallopez1655 4 ай бұрын

10:01

@johnclarke4701 10 ай бұрын

So-o--o-o when will the Hope diamond be returned to the French government?!?

@OCSynthesis 10 ай бұрын

When do you think, John?

@lisapochecalhoun 10 ай бұрын

Between statutes of limitations and the lack of proof that the Hope Diamond was indeed cut form the French Blue, it’s unlikely. If what was presented in this production is accurate, all it shows is that it was possible for them to be the same stone. No proof was offered up, and a claim by the French government wouldn’t hold up in any court of law. I believe that the Hope Diamond is staying right where it currently resides.

@elizabethtailor111 10 ай бұрын

What a bunch a hooey! All the doings around the anniversary were just to make money. I mean, so the stone floreses- you need to drill a hole in it? You can't see with the other 80 stones what's going on??? And the big-time stone setter- it a SIMPLE basket setting, that any halfway busy jeweler does several times a week! Easy-peasey! Try it on a Tourmaline, or an Apatite gemstone( they are soft stones , about a 5 on the MOHS hardness scale, diamonds are a 10). There's your hard to do gemstone setting job! And I had to disagree with taking the saw to the prongs at a 90° to the Hope diamond no less. Yeah, it's hard, but you could chip the edge of a facet with that saw. Ever hear of side cutters dude? Use the facetts on the table for a guide, a little work with a needle file, and you're outta there! All of this was publicity to get people coming in the door to see it, and to elevate the consequence of those involved.

@OCSynthesis 10 ай бұрын

Great input! @elizabethtailor111

@sallopez1655 4 ай бұрын

YOU DONT HAVE EVERYTHING ,I HAVE THE REAL ONE IGNORANT HUMANS