Heart of The Ocean Necklace

The origin of this necklace isn’t completely fiction. It starts with the Hope Diamond pendant necklace that was worn by King Louis XIV, but instead they called it the “Heart of the Ocean.”

At the sinking of the actual Titanic in 1912, there was a supposed blue diamond pendant worn by an RMS Titanic passenger named Kate Florence Phillips. It was said that she was given the pendant by her lover Samuel Morley, who at that time was already married to another woman.

The two planned to run away together to America and that was what brought them on the Titanic. But Morley did not survive in the sinking of the Titanic. However Kate Phillips did survive the tragedy and the necklace that was given to her was salvaged.

You may be able to get a glimpse of the famous pendant necklace that started it all at Titanic exhibits. This love story was most likely what inspired James Cameron to create the 1997 Titanic.

The actual “Heart of the Ocean” pendant that was used in the Titanic film was made from blue cubic zirconia in a white gold setting.

Asprey & Garrard, a London based jewel company, created the necklace which cost about $10,000. During the release of the film in 1997, they were also commissioned to make a real version of the pendant necklace.

Asprey & Garrard did so using a platinum set with a 170 carat heart-shaped Ceylon sapphire. It was then surrounded by a row of 65 round diamonds which brought the value of necklace up to $3.5 million dollars.

Celine Dion wore the necklace to the 1998 Academy Awards while she performed the song “My Heart Will Go On.” The movie itself won many awards and recognitions. It was an international hit and grossed a total of $1,843,201,268 during its almost one year in the theaters.

Titanic was the highest grossing film in history until 2010 when Avatar came out; which was also written by James Cameron.

Now anybody can wear the “Heart of the Ocean.” All it takes is one click of the mouse and you’ll have one sent to you. 

They are fairly affordable and come in many different settings and variations. Not every story that revolves around the famous pendant necklace has to be sad and dramatic.

Give this necklace to your lover this Valentine's Day and make your own happy memories with the “Heart of the Ocean.”  

There have been many replicas and reproductions of the famous pendant necklace but none of them are worth as much as the original Ceylon sapphire rendition.

You can find many “Heart of the Ocean” imitations being sold online. Aside from necklaces, there are also earrings and rings fashioned with the famous heart shaped blue diamond.

The real “Heart of the Ocean” now resides with a wealthy Asprey & Garrad client’s daughter.