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The auction blocks are sparkling this season with jewels in a rainbow of colors rivaling the brilliance of fall’s foliage.

The diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other jewels could be tempting buys for those who believe that in times of economic insecurity cheap links of london  is a secure investment.

   However, they would not be heeding the advice of the experts, who say that links of london sweetie, like an antique, should be purchased for its quality, its beauty, because it is something you love. It should never be purchased with the anticipation that in time it will increase in value, since obviously no one can predict changing tastes and markets.

At Skinner’s Sept. 24 Fine links of london friendship auction, it was the quality of the offerings that made for “a very strong sale,” said Gloria Lieberman, Skinner’s jewelry expert.

“People are looking today for the best quality and they are willing to pay for it.”

She cited as examples the 5.72-carat emerald-cut diamond ring that sold for $59,925 against a $25,000 to $30,000 estimate; the Art Deco diamond and sapphire bracelet that brought $22,325 against a $10,000 to $15,000 estimate links of london charms uk; and the pair of Etruscan Revival 16-karat gold ear pendants that fetched $5,053 against an $800 to $1,200 estimate.

The more than 3 tons of pure gold worth $37.5 million stolen from a warehouse outside links of london  was the richest robbery haul in British history, but it was not the biggest heist ever.

The biggest robbery of all time, according to the Guinness Book of World Records links of london sweetie, was that of the Reichsbank following Germany’s collapse in the spring of 1945 at the end of World War II. Negotiable securities worth $400 million were stolen at that time.

Other large heists:

 Robbers got away with a haul estimated between links of london friendship and $50 million from safe deposit boxes at the British Bank of the Middle East in Beirut in 1976.

 On Jan. 21, 1983, nine certificates of deposit worth $15 million were stolen from the Bank of Sepah-Iran in links of london charms uk. Nearly four months later, on April 4, a 14-member gang made off with $10.5 million in bank notes from Security Express in London

 Rustenburg Platinum Holdings Ltd. in South Africa reported in 1982 that thieves stole $13 million in precious metals from the company.