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OCR: FASHION my toes, my ankles, my waist, my wrists, my finger's, my neck, my ear A futuristic bangle '. my gold boldly accentu- ated with 42 brilliant diamo nds I'm naked without it. It's the finishing touches of Russia by the on what I wear Persian govern- or what I don't ment in appease- ... day or night ment for the as- Gold sassination of the It's like magle. Russian ambas- sador Alexander Griboyedoff in Teheran. In 1914, when World War l It's transforms me. broke out, the diamond was sent from St Pe- From head to toe. tersburg to Moscow for safekeeping. Today it is still Feel it. the property of Russia. Cool, smooth, rich and By 1869, when the diamond mines of South Af- luxurious. Contemporary rica opened up, diamonds had started to appear in gold designs created by most households and what was once a craft pro- the master craftsmen of ceeded to grow into a thriving industry. Fch Heng. Although the diamond industry has come a long Nothing beats it. way since Pliny's snakes and eagles, the one big mainstay over the years is the method employed to Poh Heng transform a rough diamond into a refined one. The A tradition of tinst and security cutting process and technique-basically, rubbing Poh Heng Jewellery Pte Ld 27/28 North Canal Foad Singapore 0105