THE FAMOUS HOPE DIAMOND WHICH IS IN THE SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM, WASHINGTON DC, IS GETTING A NEW SETTING TO MARK THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS DONATION TO THE MUSEUM BY FAMED 'JEWELER TO THE STARS' HARRY WINSTON, WHO PURCHASED IT IN 1949 FROM THE ESTATE OF EVELYN WALSH MCLEAN. (WHO, ACCORDING TO LORE, LITERALLY 'MAILED IT IN AT THE TIME, VIA THE US POSTAL SERVICE.) THE HOUSE OF HARRY WINSTON HAS CREATED THREE POSSIBLE NEW SETTINGS IS ASKING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO CAST THEIR VOTE FOR THEIR FAVORITE SETTING. THE VOTING RUNS THROUGH 7.SEPTEMBER, AND THE RESULT WILL BE REVEALED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL'S DOCUMENTARY "MYSTERY OF THE HOPE DIAMOND" IN MARCH OF 2010. BUT IF THE DESIGN IS OF YOUR CHOICE, DON'T WORRY, BY THE TIME 2010 ENDS THE DIAMOND WILL BE BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL SETTING.
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