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Nice Brooch, Bro

For the better part of human history, men's jewelry has been unequivocally That's because power has long been synonymous with bejeweled adornment, from ancient Sumerian rulers buried in their gold chains to Indian maharajas festooned with garlands of rubies and diamonds. But the French Revolution marked a change, ushering in an era when men began

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