What is a Diamond?
The Romans believed that diamonds brought courage and bravery during battle. Jewish high priests used diamonds to decide the innocence or guilt of the accused: A stone held before a guilty person dulled and darkened; a stone held before an innocent person glowed with increased brilliance.  

The Hindus believed that this brilliant gem was created when bolts of lightning struck rocks. To be effective as a talisman, the gem would have to be given as a token of love or friendship. If bought or sold, it would lose its powers. A symbol of innocence, justice, faith and strength, the diamond was believed to make its wearers courageous and victorious over their enemies. When set in gold and worn on the left side, it held the power to drive away nightmares and soothe savage beasts. Diamond is the hardest and most brilliant of all precious gems. The word diamond fills the mind with images of a sparkling and dazzling transparent gemstone, the incomparable beauty and purity that has mesmerized the human mind since ancient times...

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History of Diamonds
The history of diamonds. Before the Medieval era Diamonds were worn rough, or cut and polished only on their upper surfaces. It was in this form that diamonds used to ornament temples, goblets, reliquaries, and crowns. The history of cutting Diamonds dates back to the beginning of the 1400's in Paris. Diamonds became popular in jewelry and from this time the history of diamonds accelerated and many famous diamonds were cut. Read on the history timeline of diamonds details important dates relating to famous diamonds and the history of diamonds....

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Is Diamond a Good Investment?
This a very commonly asked question. Diamond jewelry is expensive compared to other and similarly beautiful gemstone jewelry. Therefore we wonder if we are going to spend so much would the value hold? Would I be able to at least redeem my purchase value if needed or in other words - Would it be a good investment? Diamond prices have been steadily increasing for the past 20 years, and diamonds tend to hold their value. Given this, it is extremely unlikely that diamonds will ever entirely lose their value....

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What is Conflict Diamonds?
You should know that we fully support the conflict free diamond initiative and sell only diamonds that are conflict free. Diamond mines in politically unstable parts of central and western African countries are controlled by few revolutionary groups and where innocent human lives are subjected to torture, terrorism, violence and human rights abuse and in many cases the ultimate...

Why Diamonds? What Makes a Diamond Special?
Thinking of diamonds evokes sparkling, brilliant and scintillating images of light shimmering through the world’s most beautiful gemstone. No wonder, diamonds have always been sought after gems, enslaving humans by their beauty...

Types of Diamonds
Most of us know diamonds as diamonds in jewelry such as wedding rings, diamond earrings, diamond engagement rings, diamond anniversary rings, diamond solitaire rings and 3 stone rings etc. However, diamonds are used for multiple purposes...

The 4 Cs of Diamond
Gemology experts have developed methods of grading diamonds depending on their characteristics most important to their value as a gem. Four characteristics popularly known as the Four C’s are commonly used as basic...

Identifying a Well Cut Diamond
The grading for a diamond cut ranges from Well Cut, Very Good, Excellent & Ideal which helps selecting the right diamond. Very few diamonds fall under Ideal Cut and the number of diamonds within a cut range increases when moving from Ideal to Well Cut...

Don't Forget the 5th C!
The Four C’s mentioned above are the basic guidelines for buying a good quality diamond, but these Four C’s can only be deciphered by expert gemologists. They use highly sophisticated spectrometers and other necessary equipment required...

What is Diamond Grading Report?

A diamond grading report will commonly include a plotted diagram of your diamond and significant characteristics, including the 4Cs (cut, color, clarity and carat weight). The report will also describe the diamond’s shape, exact measurements, proportions and depth percentages as well as grade the polish and symmetry. It should also comment on the characteristics like fluorescence, raining, and any imperfections in the diamond. Please note: a grading report does not include an appraisal or any kind of statement of monetary worth of the diamond. Grading reports simply state the scientific facts of your diamond that can be evaluated by highly standardized criteria

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Spotting a Fake Diamond
In this world of advanced technology it is almost impossible to simply look at a diamond and determine whether it is real or not especially if you don’t know much about diamonds. There are some steps that you can take to avoid buying a fake diamond, however...

Diamonds in Bridal Jewelry

Choosing Wedding jewelry holds great importance in one’s life, as it represents a lifelong relationship of love and commitment. Diamonds are therefore the unmatched selection and the most popular option for such an occasion. Diamond jewelry is available in myriad of beautiful designs. The jewelers also specially designed jewelry for such occasions and allocate the best quality diamonds for such jewelry. They keep a good stock of wedding jewelry at all times and try that only designs which match the latest trends along with all other styles is available....

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Choosing Diamond Jewelry
Knowledge about basics of choosing the perfect ring helps reduce complications and confusion while buying one. Because it is an important investment, it is essential to be aware of each aspect of a ring while investigating other options. Here are few terms...

Diamond Certificates
A diamond certificate refers to a document issued by renowned gemological laboratories certifying a lose diamond, in which its required and appropriate details are included, the details would be regarding the diamond’s physical properties at the time of evaluation .

Did You Know? - Interesting Diamond Facts
   - Extensive diamond mining first began in India.
   - Over 75% of the mined diamonds go to industry each year, with such applications from
      windows to phonograph needles and just 25% are of gem quality.