The History of Swarovski Crystals

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For over 100 years, Swarovski Crystals has been a name that has stood for Top-Quality, full cut crystals, expertly faceted and polished to extract every spark of its fiery brilliance. To bring out the brilliance of a Swarovski crystal, Swarovski uses a combination of techniques of firing natural minerals and quartz sand. Then allowing to cool slowly as to avoid any stress and inclusions to the crystal.
In 1892, Daniel Swarovski and his brother found the Swarovski Company. With a long family history of crystal cutters, Daniel and his brother began to design a crystal cutting machine to help make their job easier and quicker. It wasn't until six years later in 1898 that the first crystal cutting machine was patented and put into production.
Over the next 67 years Daniel Swarovski and family have designed, perfected and patented equipment that has been the top of the line grinding and dressing tools used to process crystal stones. From 1917 to 1919 Swarovski marketed tools under the name of "Tyrolit". So it was no surprise that in 1965 when Daniel Swarovski discovered and produced the newest and most innovative technique of cutting crystals. This technique was called a prism angle cut and with this cut and technique, he was able to give crystals the greatest reflection and the most brilliant appearance ever created.
The first "Aurora Borealis" or "AB" technique was developed in 1956. This technique is done with the application of steam to permanentaly give the crystals a reflective finish, giving each crystal a brilliant luster and it own beautiful appearance. Once this technique had been perfected, in 1966 Swarovski then moved on to bring about the first crystal gemstones. These gemstone colors included , but were not limited to, diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires, etc. So why do you ask do so many jewelry designers use Sawrovski crystals in their work.....because Swarovski Crystals are the most luxurious and the best on the market with the refelction of colors and the beauty that cannot be matched by any other product on the market today.