Show First O Owner O Governs Future of Diamond From the history of the he famous diamonds diamonds diamonds dia dia- monds of old has come an Interesting Interesting interesting Inter Inter- esting superstition given credit even by many who have studied diamond lore loie and followed the history of beautiful beautiful beautiful ful gems Certain early Hindu rajahs were oppressive and cruel and the history of the gems that they p passed on to successors sors Is the basis basl of this ancient superstition In every ery every case believers of qt the legend a assert ert such stones stones- with their history of bloodshed and crime treachery and Infidelity Infidelity have have been Omens of bad luck luck Once a diamond alamond ls is mined 1 d It goes on through the tSe years ears down the ages ages There is no d depreciation no decays no wear wear only only a never-ending never ever ever- changing ownership often Influencing the life and fortune of each succeSsive successive wearer Such Is Inevitable Every year ear earn an n increasing In Increasing increasing in- in creasing number of stones which have been lost sold or stolen are finding their way back Into the regular channels channels channels chan chan- nels of trade Yet how much more a ap appealing appealing ap- ap J- J pealing would a diamond be If it never before had been Individually owned or worn If no thought of prevIous previous previous ious owners or past associations could enter to mar Its possession It was left to an Amsterdam dia dla- mond broker Hans Van Guilder to tomake tomake tomake make this possible Today Van Guilder buys and sells only virgin virgin virgin vir vir- vir- vir gin diamonds direct from the minas which have never before ben been owned or worn True false though this Hindu legend may be no lon longer er need buyers buyers buyers buy buy- ers of diamonds worry about the history history history his his- tory of the gem for with ever every virgin virgin virgin vir vir- vir- vir gin diamond goes a certificate of ot title which guarantees that the purchaser Is the first to own and aid a d to weir wen this particular stone |