Saturday, 26 February 2011

Coloured Diamond Engagment Rings


In the world, coloured diamonds are the most popular diamond. So, why shouldn’t you have one in your engagment rings ? There are several coloured diamonds which you can choose for your engagment rings. For example: a blue diamond as the Hope diamond, a yellow diamond as the Tiffany diamond and pink is another very famous color.

Blue diamond engagement rings are as uncommon as the men who are willing to shell out the cash to purchase one. The closest most will come to viewing a large blue diamond is at the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian houses the Hope Diamond which is one of the most well known blue diamond’s throughout the world.

In addition, natural coloured diamonds are out of the price range of most, but gemologists have developed new ways to make versions that are affordable for the average person. They do this by treating less desirable diamonds with irradiation followed by heat.

This process turns brown and yellowish diamonds into wonderfully coloured diamond engagment rings such as stunning yellows, greens, reds, purple, blues and other colors. Although these colors are considered permanent, but if a high heat is used, there is a possibility they could change during repairs.

If you want diamond engagement rings with coloured stones, you may have to suppose that everything much affordable can be created. If you are not quite sure about the origins of the stones, you can ask to see a lab certificate to verify authenticity.

A synthetic coloured diamond is another type of coloured diamond engagment rings that is affordable. These coloured diamonds are real diamonds that are grown in a lab. When they were grown, natural colouring and a diamond formation process is simulated.

Natural fancy color diamonds get the colouring from various trace elements such as nitrogen and other minerals that are present in the stones. Lab established diamonds can be coloured by exposure to radiation during the creation.

Green diamond is an examples of a diamond that affected by radiation. A Green diamond is an example of a diamond affected by radiation

lab grown diamonds


If you are looking for value for your money for fine jewelry, lab grown diamonds are among one of the best choices. Wise consumers like you can now have inexpensive and real diamonds. Produced in a laboratory, these diamonds have high clarity and flawlessness. You can sparkle and look elegant without losing the amount of money required for mined diamonds. You can save up to as much as 15 to 30 percent for colorless lab grown diamonds and 75 to 80 percent for colored diamonds. What great buy for your money! You can even match up that ring with a necklace, a pair of earrings, or a bracelet with the same amount as one naturally grown diamond. Picture yourself having more of these blings at a lesser price.

These are real gem quality diamonds. No, they are not fake! Using technology in an artificial environment, these gems are formed in a matter of days, 4 in fact, inside the laboratory unlike natural gems which take years. There is no need to mine under mineral ores. This makes the process cheaper than mining natural stones. What man-made wonder! You can now wear this synthetic gem without having to think of the conflict and environmental concerns associated with mining natural diamonds. Glow in your appearance, knowing you can also value this matter.

Shine with these diamonds in the color motif or mood you may have. The diamonds are available in colorless and colored stones. In fact, colorless stones in synthetics are rarer than natural colorless stones. These colorless or near colorless diamonds are harder to grow. Removing the inclusions like nitrogen which is abundant in the environment is an intricate method. Yet, these lab grown diamonds still come cheaper than the mined gems. For colored stones, you can choose colors in yellow, blue, pink, and green. Yellow stones are produced by including more nitrogen in the procedure. Blue stones are made by putting in boron. Other inclusions are added to produce pink or green. The availability of colors makes it easy for you to match up your attire or add bling to your fashion. No matter what color of stone you wear the stone's brilliance and lustre shall draw attention and complements to you. The brilliance is achieved because of the growth patterns of the stone and the lack of inclusions produced by the lab technology. This flawless feature is key to a simple and yet sparklingly elegant look.

Stop thinking about cubic zirconia or moissanite. They are inexpensive diamond substitutes. Now you can have real diamonds at a low-cost price. Imagine yourself wearing diamonds certified by the Anchor cert the UK diamond research and grading body. The same chemical, physical and optical qualities can be found in these synthetic diamonds. Only through a trained eye, by a gemmologist, can these synthetic diamonds be distinguished from natural diamonds.?


Sunday, 20 February 2011

green diamonds



Green Diamond

Pure green diamonds are very rare since their natural green color comes from exposure to irradiated particles over eons of time. With perhaps only one new green being introduced to the market each year pure green stones are more highly valued than the yellowish green or green-yellows

red diamonds



Red Diamond


Red Diamonds are the rarest of the fancy color diamonds. In fact, they are so rare in nature that most jewelers and diamond dealers have never even seen a natural red diamond. The world's largest red diamond is known as the Red Shield, and weighs "only" 5.11 carats, compared with over 600 carats for the largest diamond of any kind.

blue diamonds



The colors of earliest creations of sea and sky are nature's rare reflection in natural blue diamonds. The embodiment of soothing gentleness and tranquility, they are natural cool excellence in wondrous expression.

Movie Moments

"Le Coeur de la Mer"—the Heart of the Ocean. The most unforgettable images of a deep blue diamond come from James Cameron’s blockbuster film, "Titanic." Rose's love and passion for Jack is amplified when he sketches her portrait, mesmerized by the brilliance of her blue heart shaped diamond necklace against her soft, creamy skin. Years later, an elderly Rose slowly removes the much sought-after diamond from her coat and throws it into the ocean; a tribute to her first love. An outrageous gesture indeed, for blue diamonds are extremely rare. However, the ‘Titanic’ performed a valuable role in educating the public about the existence of blue diamonds!


yellow diamonds




The yellow diamond is becoming more popular each year, attracting elegant, sophisticated and galmorous women from different walks of life.

Former First Lady, Hillary Clinton, wore her 4.23 carat "Kahn Canary" flawless diamond to President Bill Clinton’s Inaugural Ball and other important events. The Academy Awards, where fashion can make or break the image of movie stars, actress Whoopi Goldberg wore a $5 million canary yellow diamond pendant that weighed 80 carats, and

actress Julianne Moore wore a 7.52 carat fancy vivid yellow diamond. In the fashion industry, supermodel Christy Turlington set her cushion-shaped yellow diamond in a navel ring. Designer Donatella Versace has also been spotted showing off her yellow diamonds. In the hit series, "Sex and the City," the chic Samantha Jones character receives a yellow diamond stunner from her boyfriend, Richard, after his indiscretion.

Vivid and Intense

Canary (pure yellow)


we now offer clear white diamonds



We are pleased to announce that we now offer clear white diamonds up to 5mm round

prices
0.15 ct £2174 .00

0.25 ct £3474.00

0.50ct £5775.00



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