“Heart of the Ocean”: the story of the most famous Hollywood jewelry

Time does not stand still. Today, in the era of the triumph of cinema, when new masterpieces are released at least every month, it is difficult to imagine the times when the release of a single film was a sensation.

Even if you were a ten-year-old child in the late nineties, chances are that you remember the date of 1997 – the time of the release of the legendary Titanic James Cameron. A touching story of the feelings of poor artist Jack and rich aristocrat Rose, the world of luxury and love, large-scale filming of a gigantic catastrophe, taking the soundtrack of Celine Dion as a soul … All this remained in the memory of everyone who at least once watched the three-hour story about the crash of the Titanic.

And if you try to recall the image of the main character, then for sure the first thing you will remember about her is the necklace “heart of the ocean” – a large pendant that adorned the neckline of Rose. This piece of jewelry – a deep blue stone crafted by jewelers in the shape of a heart – has become one of the most coveted items for all fans of the film. To wear jewelry from the movie “Titanic” – every girl dreamed about it, and that is why the notorious heart became the number one copy accessory. These replicas were distinguished by varying degrees of “reliability.” It is clear, for example, that the blue heart of glass is jewelry, and not of the elite class at all. But the jewelers tried to get closer to the ideal shown by Cameron, and made more and more “hearts”. Continue reading →