Diamonds are forever precious

Buying a Diamond Ring: Be sure to Shop Around

fashionwonder — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:12:44 +0000

Are you in the market for a diamond ring? If so, you know that this is a big purchase. Even if you aren’t going to spend a lot, it is safe to say that you are still interested in getting the best possible deal. Although there is a lot that goes into the shopping process, any consumer can make the right decision by comparison shopping. There are many stores at which you can buy diamond rings, as well as online outlets that offer great deals.

What should you be looking for when shopping for diamond rings? Generally speaking, you should keep the four C’s in mind: carat, cut, color, and clarity. With these four details you will find it easy to locate the best diamond ring for your budget.

While the four C’s are very important, most consumers need to shop by price at the same time. Yes, you want to get a beautiful diamond ring, but only if you can afford it. It is important to know that the four C’s will affect the price of a diamond ring. For instance, more carats means a bigger rock. And a bigger rock equals a higher price tag.

How much shopping is too much shopping? While you want to see as many diamond rings as possible before buying, you do need to make a decision sooner or later. If you check out three stores you will have a very good idea of what is available, what you can afford, and how to move forward. And of course, if you have any questions don’t be afraid to ask the jeweler for assistance.

When buying a diamond ring it is your job to shop around. The more you know about diamonds and more rings you see the better chance you have of purchasing the right one.

The 3 Stone Diamond Engagement Ring

fashionwonder — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:58:50 +0000

An engagement ring is the ultimate symbol of love that professes a mans undying devotion and commitment offered to the woman of his dreams. There different types of stones, cuts and designs for an engagement ring, but what better way to express love than giving not one but a 3 stone diamond engagement ring.

The 3 stone diamond engagement ring is also known as a trilogy or sometimes referred to as trinity rings.

Most people regard giving the 3 stone diamond engagement ring as a symbol of past, present and future relationship of sweethearts. That is why this ring is very popular as engagement rings and even popular a choice for anniversary rings.

The 3 stone diamond engagement rings is composed of three diamond stones usually of the same size the middle stone may be a bit larger. But you have to have a keen eye not to mistake a 3 stone diamond engagement ring for a solitaire diamond with small diamond stones designs on each side.

Having these three diamond stones in one ring is good enough design but you can always choose to have little gems or stones accentuate each ring. Filigree embellishments are sometimes preferred by woman to highlight each ring.

The most common shape and size for this ring design is the princess or round cut. The design and setting of the stone in the middle may be slightly elevated since it will be a bit bigger than the two diamonds on either end.

The price of a 3 stone diamond engagement ring is more expensive than ordinary diamond solitaires because usually they are heavier in carat weight. The cost will also depend on the cut, clarity, color and the weight of the diamond as well

Tips to maintain your precious Diamond forever new

fashionwonder — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:38:04 +0000

Presenting a few straightforward advices on how to preserve your diamond ornaments and keep them in the most excellent conditions everlastingly. Your diamond ornaments pleased your dreams. It is apparent that you fancy them to be as unblemished and gorgeous as on the very day you have made them your own.

Guard your diamonds:
However a diamond is one of the hardest natural materials it can be spoiled by means of scratch by another diamond. It is essential to maintain all diamond jewels in its individual box to circumvent scratching. Do not sport diamond costume jewelry if you need to labor physically in certain situations. Diamonds could be on the loose from the ring and misplaced straightforwardly, Hence See a jeweler once in every 6 months and let him confirm how compact the diamond set inside your ring is.

Cleansing of diamond rings:
If you cleanse your costume jewelry on a regular basis you can retain shining of the gorgeous and beautiful diamonds forever. The best method is to have a diamond precious stone cleansed by professionals in the field of jewelry. You can even have the jewel to be inspected and even checked for the setting of diamond at the same time by the expert.

Providing soft liquid soap rinse:
Drop your diamond jewelry into the tepid water with some liquid soap. Take a toothbrush and cleanse it softly. Than wash down each precious stone carefully under the running lukewarm water and dry it with a spongy fabric. Make sure that there is no gemstone in the water cup and empty it.

Ammonia:
Dip the diamond jewelry into the solution of cold water and ammonia with the ratio of 1:1 for nearly 30 minutes. Make use of a squashy brush, cleanse all costume jewelry and deposit them back into the ammonia solution. Wash them in the running tepid water and dry them carefully using a paper towel.

Vodka on the Rocks:
No one knows that who has ever invented this kind of spooky and funky cleansing method to clean diamonds. But it is also a safe and easy way, but how to do it? Dip your diamonds into the glass that is filled with vodka and then just dry them in soft textile.

Formation of Diamond

fashionwonder — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:53:57 +0000

The word “Diamond“ comes from the greek word “Adamas“, which means indestructible. It is the only gem known to man that is made of a single element, Carbon, besides graphite. Diamond is completely made of Carbon atoms (Chemical Composition – ‘C’) crystallized in a cubic (isometric) arrangement. Diamond is the hardest substance on Earth. Diamond crystallizes in the isometric (cubic) system, and regularly forms cubes and octahedral.

Diamond form between 120-200 kms or 75-120 miles below the earth’s surface where we have extremely high temperature and pressures. According to geologists the first delivery of diamonds was somewhere around 2.5 billions years ago and most recent was 45 millions years ago. Large diamonds particularly large diamonds with flaws are extremely rare. The flawless diamonds are very valuable as gemstones.

Types of diamond deposits

Primary deposits
Diamondiferous pipes, which are ‘pipes’ of mineral-rich volcanic rock containing diamonds, are known as primary deposits.

Diamondiferous pipes are the solidified cores of kimberlite or lamproite volcanoes.

Secondary deposits
Deposits that contain diamonds which have traveled some distance from their original source are referred to as secondary deposits.

The diamonds that are now found in Namibia, for example, have traveled over 1,000 miles from their original source in southern Africa, transported by the Orange River.

Kimberlite, lamproite and komatiite are the only types of rock known to have transported diamonds from the Earth’s interior up to the surface in significant quantities.
According to science, the carbon that makes diamonds comes from the melting of pre-existing rocks in the Earth’s upper mantle. There is an abundance of carbon atoms in the mantle. Temperature changes in the upper mantle forces the carbon atoms to go deeper where it melts and finally becomes new rock, when the temperature reduces. If other conditions like pressure and chemistry is right then the carbon atoms in the melting crystal rock bond to build diamond crystals. There is no guarantee that these carbon atoms will turn into diamonds. If the temperature rises or the pressure drops then the diamond crystals may melt partially or totally dissolve. Even if they do form, it takes thousands of years for those diamonds to come anywhere near the surface.

It is interesting to note that “synthetic diamond” is the form of diamond predominantly used in industry. The process allows the removal of impurities and produces a product with consistent physical properties; most of the carbon comes from graphite. Synthetic diamond accounts for the majority of industrial diamond consumption.

Because it is the hardest substance known, diamond will cut through any material. Consequently, it is used as an abrasive and in cutting and grinding applications. Industrial diamonds are embedded in large steel drill bits to drill into rock for wells to find water, oil, and natural gas. It is also important in the manufacture of machinery for drilling and cutting metal machine parts.