The very best in luxury jewelry House of Boucheron was founded by Frederic Boucheron way back in 1858. Over the years four generations of the family have helped the brand name to become a worldwide legend as manufacturers of some of the very best luxury jewelry in the world. Frederic was the first jeweler to make his home in Place Vendome in 1893; this is where Boucheron have remained to this day. According to legend the location was chosen due to it being one of the sunniest corners in the square, ideal for showing the luxury diamonds in the window.

Since Boucheron opened its doors, the jewelers have built up an impressive client list of actors, artists and royals. From Oscar Wilde, Greta Garbo and Rita Hayworth to Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz, royalty include Queen Farida of Egypt and Queen Rania of Jordan. Famous families including the Rockefellers and the Vanderbilt's all shop at Boucheron. Today Boucheron have more than 34 boutiques located throughout the world along with its e-commerce website.

Boucheron has their own classification system for determining a diamonds value. This is based on the diamonds international currency. Their method has been registered under the name of B.I.R.D, Boucheron International Rating of Diamonds. The criteria Boucheron looks for are the degree of clarity in the diamond and the color of the diamond. If Boucheron class a diamond as scoring 100/100 this would be one of the very best diamonds, the ultimate when it

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