But you could count another way: When you look at the age of first marriage compared to life spans, Americans are getting married earlier than they were in the late 19th century. The below chart shows that men in 1890 were married for less than half of their lives. Today, itâs nearly two-thirds.
Garrardâs Heart of the Kingdom Ruby â $14 million. The most expensive necklace in the world features a 40.63-carat, heart-shaped Burmese ruby surrounded by 155 carats of diamonds. Burmese ruby is one of the most sought after varieties of ruby due to its blood-red hue.
$1,500/carat. Pronounced ye-REM-ay-ev-ite, this gemstone was discovered by the Russian mineralogist Jeremejev in 1883. It is quite rare, only a few thousand crystals have been found and most of it is not suitable for cutting into gemstones. The light blue variety is still the most expensive color on the market today. BLUE GARNET. $1,500/carat. Another elusive gemstone, blue in a garnet is only seen as part of the color pattern of color change garnets, though there are rumors of non-color change blue garnets.