Fancy coloured diamonds are the latest trend in today’s world of designer jewellery. The availability of different colours is quite something. There are a few important facts to be considered when buying a fancy coloured diamond for your loved one or for yourself. It is critical to know the basic differences between naturally formed coloured [...]
Considerations or criterion in grading the clarity of a diamond are the type, size as well as the location of inclusions. For example, inclusions on or near the surface may well weaken the diamond structurally, and hence tend to reduce or lessen its value. On other hand, it may be quite possible to hide specific [...]
A diamond is forever…you must be aware of this old adage! What better choice can you make than the gift of diamonds to make your beloved happy! Diamond jewellery epitomises love and bonding. Diamonds continue to take pride of place in the bridal collection. They also retain their unique status as the perfect gift symbolising [...]
The word ‘diamond’ originates from the Greek ‘adamao’ which means ‘I tame’ or ‘I subdue’. The adjective ‘adamas’ was used to depict the hardest substance known, and gradually became synonymous with diamond. Knowledge of diamonds is said to have been acquired first in India, where it was first mined. The word most generally employed for [...]
Diamonds became larger, more prominent by the 16th century, largely in response to the development of ‘diamond faceting’ that enhanced their brilliance and fire. Diamonds came to dominate small jewels in the next century and later, large ones by the 18th century. As more diamonds arrived in Europe, demand for them went up. The earliest [...]