Synthetic Diamonds
Since 1953, it has been possible to take graphite, smush it really hard at really high temperatures,… [more]
Fancy Diamonds
Diamonds have long been thought to be the most popular way for women to adorn themselves. While… [more]
Antique Diamonds
What makes a diamond an antique diamond? It certainly isn’t its age. All natural diamonds, be they antique… [more]
Engagement Ring
When I proposed to my wife, I didn’t really propose. I actually told her she had no choice and she… [more]
Diamond Settings
When buying diamond rings, many people often neglect to think about the diamond settings. Diamond buyers… [more]
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Synthetic Diamonds
Since 1953, it has been possible to take graphite, smush it really hard at really high temperatures, and come out with some sort of synthetic diamond. There are generally two ways to do this. One is High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) synthesis of synthetic diamond, and the other is Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). The former results generally in biggersynthetic diamonds, but the latter is a much simpler and cheaper design. If we are to analogize, I’d say that the formersynthetic diamond production method is an application of brute force. Enclose the carbon in on all sides, squeeze it mercilessly and heat it up way beyond civil temperatures, and force it to bind to itself. The second method is more of a finesse. You get the carbon excited a bit and introduce some carbon-based gas, usually methane, into a chamber, energize it with some sort of concentrated energy source like an electron beam, and you activate all of the bonds at the same time, while they are all willing to bond to … [Read More...]
Fancy Diamonds
Diamonds have long been thought to be the most popular way for women to adorn themselves. While there are diamonds for everyone and every budget- from cheap synthetic diamonds to exorbitant fancy diamonds. Whether your budget is very limited or you are Hollywood’s highest paying actress, there is something for you. Indeed, many of the rich and famous like to purchase costly fancy diamonds to show off their wealth and to beautify themselves with some truly extraordinary pieces. Fancy diamonds include diamonds of all colors and shapes. One of the latest, most up-to-date trends is the Champagne diamond, also known as chocolate diamond. These come in an assortment of beautiful shades of brown, and sometimes a delicate mix of brown and another color. Thus, you can find a fancy brown and pink diamond engagement ring that is sure to catch any eye that is laid on it. Fancy diamonds have such a mesmerizing appeal, so if you are looking for, say, fancy dark yellowish brown diamond, … [Read More...]
Antique Diamonds
What makes a diamond an antique diamond? It certainly isn’t its age. All natural diamonds, be they antique diamonds or just recently yanked out of the Earth’s crust, are all in the billions of years as far as their age goes. Could what makes anantique diamond be how long ago it was mined? Not quite. A rough diamond mined 50 years ago and just recently cut and set could just as easily be considered new. Rather, what makes antique diamonds in fact antique diamonds are how long ago they were cut and set. In other words, what we are really talking about is antique diamond jewelry. Antiques have to do not with geological eons, but with traversal through human history. So antique diamonds are diamonds that have sailed through human time and are attached to human events. For example, the ever infamous Hope Diamond is in fact an antique diamond not because of its physical age, but because of the human history associated with it. It can be safely assumed that most diamonds ever … [Read More...]
Engagement Ring
When I proposed to my wife, I didn’t really propose. I actually told her she had no choice and she had to marry me because I said so. (You can only do that power play if you’ve been in control of the relationship and you’re confident of the resulting answer. Otherwise, don’t even ask. I know from experience.) That’s when I gave her a diamond engagement ring. Months before, I’d been asking myself why people even bother to purchase diamond engagement rings. I mean, assuming you have some sort of ancestry and keep your lineage on record, you can easily have them passed down from generation to generation. Does anyone really want to be buried in their rings? Maybe, but that’s icky. Nobody throws a diamond engagement ring away, and very few lose diamond engagement rings because they never take them off unless they’re asking for trouble. But then I thought about the math. Let’s say each couple has three children. That means only 33% of diamond engagement rings, maximum, … [Read More...]
Diamond Settings
When buying diamond rings, many people often neglect to think about the diamond settings. Diamond buyers often investigate the different types of diamonds, the 4 C’s, reliable places from which to buy diamonds. While this is great and surely recommended for everyone, you should remember that the diamond settings are also very important and can even serve multiple functions. Pavé settings are made up of lots of tiny gems, often diamonds but not always, set close together. These little diamonds are separated and held in place by little beads of the setting metal. The result is a diamond setting that looks like a continuous surface of diamonds or other gems. This, in turn, causes the diamond to actually appear bigger than it is! Since it is the pave diamond setting make is difficult to distinguish each stone, it looks as if there are more diamonds. Of course, take into consideration the fact that pave diamond settings sometimes make the ring altogether a more expensive affair. Another way … [Read More...]