The Story of Diamond Wedding Rings

Executive Summary about Wedding Diamond by Jonathan Blocker

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Diamond wedding rings are a fairly recent phenomenon; up until about sixty years ago, most married couples wore simple gold bands. Today, diamond wedding ring sets are fairly common. There are even diamond wedding bands for those who prefer these to diamond wedding rings that have a set stone in them.

The Story of Diamond Jewelry

Throughout recorded history, diamond jewelry has been treasured and sought after. Most of the stones that find their way into diamond wedding rings are cut and appraised in the Belgian city of Antwerp, which has been the center of the diamond business since the mid-1500s.

“Diamonds Are Forever”

The campaign was remarkably successful; within only a few years, plain gold bands had been replaced by diamond wedding bands and rings with set stones. This particular campaign was rather less successful, but it did help to increase the popularity of diamond wedding rings among American couples.

Diamond Jewelry Today

Diamonds in the rough are shipped to one of the major diamond centers in Antwerp, Tel Aviv, New York, London or Singapore, where they are graded and cut; after this, they undergo an appraisal for carat (size and weight), color, clarity and cut. After this, jewelers purchase these stones in lots and use them as settings for diamond wedding rings and other types of jewelry.

The New Tradition Of Men’s Diamond Wedding Bands

Men’s diamond wedding bands are actually a recent concept; up until the 1950s, the majority of wedding couples in the Western world wore plain gold or silver bands (in some cases, bronze or even brass).

DeBeer’s – a diamond company founded over 125 years ago – was largely the driving force behind the new tradition of diamond wedding bands and other types of diamond wedding sets with single set stones, as well as the idea of diamond engagement rings. 150 years ago, men’s diamond wedding bands didn’t exist – in fact, men usually didn’t wear wedding rings of any sort.

The concept of men’s diamond wedding bands is also due in part to attempts to market engagement rings. Today, the jewelry industry is even more aggressive in its marketing strategies; in addition to diamond engagement rings, couples are now encouraged to wear “promise rings” prior to engagement and “eternity rings” given on a subsequent wedding anniversary.

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Diamond Carat 101 – What You Need To Know About The Clarity of a Diamond

Executive Summary about Diamond Carat by Kevin Chang

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The Carat refers to the mass of the diamond. One carat is about 200 milligrams. Diamonds with less than one carat is commonly referred to as equal to one one-hundredth of a carat (0.01 carat, or 2 mg). Generally, the price per carat of a diamond increases directly proportional to carat weight.

Similarly, a diamond weighing under the next full carat is a lot less inexpensive compared to a diamond that passes the full carat scale. It is important to remember that carat is about diamond mass so it is highly possible that a diamond with smaller size may weight as much as a diamond with larger size.

The price of a diamond is also common expressed as cost per carat. One of the best ways to compare diamonds is by comparing cost per carat. When shopping for diamonds, a diamond weight estimator can be a great help.

Another thing to remember when buying a diamond based on carat size is making a balance between quality and size.

Diamond Carat Weight – One of the 5 C’s of Buying Diamonds

Executive Summary abut Diamond Carat by James Grayson

A cut that gives a diamond a large table (the uppermost flat surface of a diamond) will make a small diamond look bigger. Oppositely, a diamond that is cut wide at the girdle (a diamonds widest point) will make a large stone look smaller. A small diamond will look even smaller worn on large fingers. In the next carat range (.90 – .99 carats) the price will go up an additional $800 per carat. In the 1.00 -1.49 carat range, the price per carat rises by about $800 per carat.

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Yellow Diamonds

By: Woro Swasti

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Natural fancy color diamonds are so rare, especially fancy yellow diamond. That’s why fancy yellow diamond is much more expensive than ordinary diamonds.

People developed processes to treat some diamonds to alter their color. These treated diamonds are called enhanced diamonds. Perhaps if you find yellow diamond in some jewelry store, and it’s not very expensive, then it would be the enhanced yellow diamond.

One of the largest natural fancy yellow diamond ever discovered is Tiffany Yellow Diamond, with 287.42 carats weight in the rough. This big diamond was discovered in Kimberley mine, South Africa, in 1878. When it was cut into a cushion shape, this yellow diamond has 90 facets an weighed 128.54 carats.

The yellow diamond is becoming more and more popular each year. Most of the large and intense yellow diamonds are discovered in South Africa.

Yellow diamond engagement ring is a perfect gift for a woman. This ring is very beautiful and unique. However, its rarity makes this ring costs a lot more than ordinary diamond rings.

You cannot buy yellow diamonds from any jewelry store because it is very rare. But you can be sure that your engagement ring is worth because of its certification. So you must always be sure that the gem is a certified diamond. You can also customize the shape and size the yellow diamond engagement ring when you purchase it.

Yellow Diamond Grading Scale Executive Summary about Yellow Diamond by Anne Moss Rogers

The prices of colored diamonds depend on the saturation of color. Yellow diamonds are graded face up. White diamonds are graded face down. The GIA assigns a grade and pricing depends on the color, the cut, the clarity and the carat weight.

The wide variations on this theoretical guide are due to the range of colors within each of these grades and the diamond’s cut amplifies the natural body color. There are also comments on a GIA that can knock the price down like a grade of “uneven color”. Sometimes this is obvious, sometimes it’s not. The unobvious ones are going to be a good buy.

There are also “qualifiers” and they are not even part of the scale, but do make the pricing even more complicated. Qualifiers like brownish yellow, yellowish brown or fancy orange-brown yellow for instance. The word “fancy” on a GIA report equals premium pricing, by the way. The split grades (W-X, Y-Z) are more affordable but still distinctly yellow, particularly once set. Many prefer the lighter yellows and think they sparkle more.