Loose Diamonds at Wholesale Prices
If you have been searching for engagement rings for a while, you must have come across the term ‘loose diamond’. As the name implies, this is a diamond that is not mounted on a piece of jewelry or set in an engagement ring setting. If you have decided to buy loose cut diamonds, it must […]
The term “millennials” refer to those born in the eighties, nineties or the early noughties period. Since marriage is age-appropriate for them, they are the ones who mostly buy bridal jewelry. So, the industry listens to their opinion on products, and pays attention to their traits. One such trait is this: Several millennial couples are […]
People still get confused about whether fluorescence needs to be considered as a factor to assess the quality of a diamond. Some say that they are the perfect characteristic of high-quality stone, while others have the opinion that fluorescence makes the lower quality diamonds appear much better. However, before that let us discuss what this […]
Just about all diamonds have internal imperfections, called “inclusions”. In rustic diamonds, there are a lot of inclusions than normal. These internal flaws give a rustic look to diamonds, hence the name rustic diamonds. For this reason, these are also referred to as “icy”, “translucent”, and “salt and pepper” diamonds. Diamond Formation The history of […]
Light performance of a diamond is actually the way in which the light falling on it interacts with the stone. It can also be defined as the sparkling play exhibited by diamonds as light enters and exits the stone. It would be a real visual treat to see the bending and the reflection of light […]
The millennial generation has seen the decline of many industries, and diamond industry is one of them. The increase in the lab grown diamonds are changing the chemistry of diamond mining industry, and after six years of consultation, the US Federal Trade Commission has made many changes to the jewelry guidelines that feature diamonds. This […]
We all know that diamonds are the toughest substance in existence. Meanwhile, a group of researchers at the Yanshan University in China, led by Quan Huang and Yongjun Tian, has developed synthetic diamonds that are harder than the natural diamonds. This means they are more resistant to breaking, deformation, and other external impacts than any […]
A diamond is a showpiece, especially on engagement rings and similar types of jewelry. Over the years, it has long held prominence as a token of one’s status, a sparkling reminder to the outside world of a person’s prestige and wealth. However, diamond values have greatly fluctuated over the years. From the 1980’s booming economic […]
A gemologist grading a diamond always measures the proportions it possesses. There are five main ratios accepted commonly within the diamond industry: table percentage, depth percentage, pavilion angle, and crown angle. These help in identifying cut grade of a stone, and are as such included on the grading report accompanying it. Depth Percentage This ratio […]