The play of light in a diamond

Aside from its extreme hardness, the diamond is characterized by a number of distinctive properties:

Almost all diamonds contain foreign atoms. The most commonly occurring example of this is nitrogen, which is responsible for a yellow color tinge that is visible in many stones. A perfectly pure diamond is completely colorless and non-fluorescent.

Transparency: The transparency of a diamond varies from completely clear to completely opaque. Only the clear stones are used in jewelery. Other diamonds are used for various, although usually industrial purposes. A stone that does not sparkle after it has been cut and polished is known as a "dead" stone.

Clarity: Pure diamonds are extremely rare. Almost all rough diamonds contain impurities or "inclusions," which are traces of non-diamond materials that were ‘trapped’ in the mineral during the stone’s formation. Many inclusions are removed during the cleaving, sawing, cutting and polishing of the diamond275149_med[1].

Color: Most diamonds are referred to as "colorless," which in diamond terminology ranges from really colorless to yellowish. A small percentage of diamonds have a distinctive color—from yellow & champagne to black, through blue, green, pink and even red. In this respect they resemble colored gemstones. These so-called "fancy colors" are very rare and highly desirable. Since their intense appearance is fashionable, color is sometimes produced artificially using modern technology. Artificially colored diamonds are less valuable than naturally colored diamonds.

Fluorescence: Like other gemstones, a large number of diamonds radiate visible light when exposed to ultraviolet light. This fluorescence is usually blue, but it can also be white, violet and sometimes yellow, green or orange.

Diamonds versatility makes it a favorite of jewelry designers and connoisseurs alike, lending itself to jewelry both classic and contemporary. This king of gems satisfies any taste and remains the most desirable of all precious stones. 

Diamond Jewllery

In India, the diamond has traditionally enjoyed great fame as a talisman, thanks to its exceptional hardness and other properties. Its unique properties, conspicuous even in a barely worked stone, have shrouded the diamond in a veil of symbolism, mysticism and mystery. And from mystery to superstition is but a small step. The Romans, for example, believed that the stone would protect them against poison and plague. There were those who believed that insomnia, enchantment, fear and pain could all be overcome with the help of a diamond. As a symbol of the love between partners, diamond was also called "the stone of reconciliation."

Romantics would have it that the love darts of the Roman god Cupid were made of diamond. Less romantic was Catherine de Medici’s habit of getting rid of her adversaries with poisonous ‘inheritance powder’ made from finely ground diamonds.

Today, the diamond has grown to become the symbol that defines important emotional events such as an engagement, birth or anniversary, or to immortalize personal achievements.

Beautifull Shape

This is good looking Diamond Shape 

Heart Shape Dimond

Diamond Clarity :

Clarity in diamonds is determined by the amount of defects or inclusions found within the diamond itself. These inclusions can be small cracks or imperfections or possibly small crystals comprised of other materials. The number, size, color, relative location, and visibility of inclusions can all affect the clarity of a particular diamond. The Gemological Institute of America have set up a system of guidelines to determine and grade the clarity of a diamond. The system of guidelines are based on the inclusions in a diamond that are visible when a diamond is viewed under magnification.

Diamonds become increasingly rare the higher the clarity. Only about 20 percent of commercially mined diamonds have a clarity rating high enough to be used as a gemstone. The other 80 percent are for industrial use, and can show up in many forms. Out of that 20 percent that can be used for gemstones, many do have small inclusions, but such inclusions are usually not visible by the naked eye and are often hidden by the setting in a piece of jewelry.

Most of the aforementioned inclusions in gemstones do not affect the diamonds’ structure or beauty, but cloudy spots in a diamond can affect the diamonds’ ability to reflect and scatter light, thus making the diamond less attractive. This also makes the diamond less desirable. Also, large cracks near or on the surface can affect the diamonds’ structural integrity and resistance to fracturing. Diamonds, in general, are graded by the major diamond societies on a sliding scale ranging from flawless to imperfect. The grades usually have a significant impact on price.

Hundred-point wines

Hundred-point wines are the Cartier of the wine world, the Cullinan diamonds of wine. The idea implicit in awarding a wine a perfect score is that it’s just that: perfect.To quote from Wine Enthusiast’s ratings parameters, a wine that scores between 98 and 100 points is the “absolute best. Pinnacle of expression. Perfect grape, terroir, winemaking.”

So why is it that I’ve given only three wines 100 points over the years? For that matter, I’ve rated only one wine 99 points. There are some magazines that compete with Wine Enthusiast that have more perfect 100s in a single issue than I’ve given in my life!

I think it comes down to the way critics approach wine tasting. I’ve tasted wines I thought were magnificent on opening, and was tempted to give very high scores to. But, after a while in the glass, something happened to lower them in my esteem. Maybe, as they breathed and warmed up, they revealed a trace of bitterness. Maybe there was some green unripeness that jarred my palate, or maybe the oak was, on second thought, too clumsily applied. So down went the score by a couple points.

On the other hand, I’ve had wines that disappointed me right off the bat, to which I tentatively assigned only middling scores. But then the wine woke up and showed me something I hadn’t noticed before. It could have been that the rusticity I at first detected was in reality a youthful vigor that bode well for the cellar. So up goes the score — not to perfection, but higher than my previous rating.

What I’m trying to say here is that the critical judgment of wine is a moving target. Wine changes in the glass, sometimes within seconds after being poured, and most certainly after minutes. As the oxygen in the air invades wine’s being, subtle chemical changes occur, changes that can be even more profound in a white wine, since it’s also warming up to room temperature. This is why, when I taste my daily average of 12 wines, it takes me a minimum of 90 minutes. That’s about 7-1/2 minutes per wine, which in my opinion is barely enough time for a diligent reviewer to consider the wine from multiple perspectives, and with a depth of understanding that can’t be achieved with the kind wham, bam, thank you ma’am approach that some critics take. I mean, I know of critics who taste 100 wines in the same 90 minutes I take to do a dozen. That’s less than one minute per wine.

Blue Colour Diamond

The first kind of policy for diamonds is know as Actual Cash Value policy. If the diamond is misplaced or damaged beyond fixing, the insurance company should reissue the stone at the current marketplace value, regardless of how much you paid for your stone initially but this sort of insurance policy is actually not very common.

The more popular type of insurance for these gemstones is Replacement Value insurance where your insurer will only pay a pre-determined amount to compensate for the diamond that ended up misplaced or damaged beyond repair. However, this doesn’t indicate that they will pay that price – it simply implies that they will pay up to that price and in many instances, your diamond can be compensated for at a much lower amount.

A third type of insurance available for diamonds is known as Agreed Value and it’s occasionally dubbed ‘Valued At’ though that kind of insurance is very rare. If your gem is lost or destroyed, your insurance company simply covers the price which you and the company decided on. This is by far the best type of coverage to posses, though it’s rarely offered therefore if you cannot obtain Agreed Value coverage, Actual Cash Value insurance would be the next alternative.

The prices will be decided by the value of the stone, the sort of package that you select, and the region in which you reside. If you live in a place that has a heavy crime percentage, you can plan to spend a larger amount for the diamond insurance coverage. It is important to note that insurance brokers aren’t certified jewelers, and jewelers are not qualified insurance agents therefore it’s a good idea to obtain a certificate for your diamond, and to provide your insurance company along with a xerox of the certificate. This leaves the insurance company less room for disagreements regarding the true [value] of your rock though do not depend upon a separate policy to protect your beloved gem! For instance, if your diamond is stolen from your home, then it’s probably covered by your home insurance policy – however, your stone may not be in your house all the time, and as soon as it goes out of the house, there’s no insurance coverage.

Diamonds are best friends of a girl

Something shiny outweighs strife and the mundane droan that sometimes describes life. We then interweave math into our lives by flashing something that shines. How? well look at a diamond. A jeweler weighs a diamond to fit it to a ring. The metals are expensive so an exact precision of measurement is necessary to avoid waste. Math is also used to find out the weight of the stone. The weight of the stone is measured by the proportion of the stones. This is called carat weight. In addition to the carat weight of a diamond, jewelers use precise mathematical formulas to transform a rough diamond into a sparkling jewel that refracts and reflects light. This process gives us the cut of a diamond.
We know that mathematics is the pursuit of pure relationships and science is the pursuit of understanding of nature. A jeweler combines this knowledge and designs a diamond which signifies something to grand and opulent.
The difficulty of the math involved in shaping a diamond is reflective of the price and the weight it holds in society.

PERFACT DIAMOND

Be a Smart shopper! The key features of a diamond (the C's) help classify the value of a diamond. Every diamonds price, rarity and beauty are determined by the combination of cut, color clarity and carat weight. Learn before you shop and understand the values of this precious item that you are buying.

Carat Weight:

Carat Weight Carat-Weight – Bigger is Bigger – not necessarily better. This is the weight of the diamond measured in carats. One carat is divided into 100 "points", so a diamond of 75 points weighs .75 carats. Carat-weight is the easiest of the 4C’s to determine. But two diamonds of equal weight can have very unequal value, depending on their cut, color and clarity. Fine quality can be found in diamonds of all shapes and sizes. And a fine quality diamond is a little extra weight

Gemstones

Hundreds of rare precious gemstones are on display in the Gems and Minerals Galleries at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.  According to Dr. Jeff Post, curator of the United States National Gem and Mineral Collection and avid mineralogist, few of those gems garner more attention than the world famous and Smithsonian’s own, Hope Diamond.  With its breathtaking beauty and mysterious past, the Hope Diamond intrigues millions of museum visitors each year; but beyond its rumored curse, the world’s largest blue diamond is proving to be a unique scientific specimen.

The 45.52-carat blue diamond puzzles scientists because of the fiery red glow it gives off for several minutes after being exposed to ultra-violet light. Scientists refer to this phenomenon as phosphorescence.  “It looks like a glowing orange coal in your barbeque grill,” explains Post.  “It has been described as one of the unique properties of this unique diamond, something special to the Hope Diamond.”  No comprehensive studies on the nature of the phosphorescence exist, which has made Dr. Jeff Post question the impressive glow for years.  “There didn’t seem to be a lot of consistency, or certainly no quantification of the nature of the phosphorescence,” Post says.  Thus, he and a team of researchers took on the challenge to dispel the deep dark secrets of the Hope Diamond.


In a curious effort, Post and colleagues from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Ocean Optics Instrument Company, and Penn State University eagerly snagged the Hope Diamond from its glass enclosure, along with the world’s second largest deep-blue diamond, the Blue Heart Diamond, and blue diamonds from the Aurora Butterfly of Peace, a temporary collection of 240 colored gemstones.  They hand carried the gems to the Smithsonian’s highly secure blue room vault, where hundreds of the museum’s most expensive and rare gems are located.  Using a portable instrument that measures wavelengths of light, known as a spectrometer, the researchers exposed each diamond to ultra-violet light in order to measure the intensity of light given off, and the rate at which it faded.  As reported in the January 2008 issue of the journal Geology, the researchers developed a better understanding of phosphorescence behavior, and to their pleasant surprise, discovered a way to essentially “fingerprint” blue diamonds.

The primary thing in these four C’s is the cut quality, when a diamond is not holding a good cut quality then this diamond will not be considered even if it have good components as color and clarity. When a diamond get’s a good cut after that only it will emerge out of its rough condition, and actually this cut quality only brings a majesty look and appearance to that diamond, in general the type of diamond cut decides that how much sparkle does the diamond should radiate. Among all the types of diamond cut the brilliant rounded cut is most dynamically practices the gem’s sparkle.

Diamond

Bail would be set at more than $1 million for each of the defendants: Jamshid Daniali, 58; Parviz Daniali, 62; Hayame Lalezarian, 60; and Zhilla Lalezarian, 58. They would plead not guilty.

Zhilla Lalezarian is free on bail after the judge dropped the amount to $100,000 because she is undergoing chemotherapy. The defense planned to seek reduced bail for the others Tuesday, but Tuesday evening, the motion had not been acted upon, and they were still being held in jail.

The District Attorney's Office alleges the defendants "lured" Bension Vardi -- an Afghan Jew who moved in recent years to Los Angeles from New York and used connections in the Jewish community to solicit investors in his diamond business -- to the Lalezarians' Tarzana home with the promise of a big buyer.

An hour later, a neighbor called the police, saying he saw Vardi carried into the house and heard cries for help. Vardi told authorities that if they "had not responded to the location, he would have been in pieces."

"This may have started as a dispute," said district attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison, "but we have evidence that he was roughed up and held against his will for a ransom of $4.5 million."

Alaleh Kamran, attorney for Zhilla Lalezarian, claims Vardi deliberately set up the defendants, that he arrived at a meeting they had called to get their investment back and then had his fiancée call police and claim that he had been kidnapped. The defense also claims that Vardi made the same accusations this year against a Beverly Hills woman who had asked for her investment back, but then dropped the case when he failed a polygraph test.

Documents from the case involving the Beverly Hills woman were given to the judge and prosecution Tuesday, but they were not made public. The Beverly Hills detective who provided the information to the defense did not return a call for comment. Messages left last week on Vardi's cellphone also were not returned.

Diamonds 4 C's- Cut, Color, Clarity, Carat

The Carat, Color, Clarity and Cut are the major and important components of a diamond. Normally a good number of people not spending their time in reviewing these components while purchasing a diamond, this may bring them to a false conclusion on buying a low quality diamond without their knowledge.
Generally all the diamonds will be classified based on these four C’s say Carat, Color, Clarity and Cut. It is important for every buyer that they should have prior knowledge on these C’s before going to purchase a diamond.


Carat

            Carat denotes the weight of any diamond, where in olden days carob seed was used to determine a carat of a diamond but later a carat was declared as 200 Milligrams. The price may increase by each carat increases, at our Jeweler’s market the common carat weights of diamonds are 0.50, 1.00, 1.25 and etc. A piece of diamond weighs 1.00 is equal to two separate diamonds that weighs 0.50 where the price is same, those who are interest in buying multiple diamonds instead of single large piece is possible.

The above parameter’s describes the each and every important component that used to determine the good quality diamond. These Important components say four C’s Carat, Color, Clarity and Cut only helps to determine the precious and quality diamond. Among these C’s the Cut quality of a diamond plays an important role where the brilliant cut will emerges a majesty look to that particular diamond. When you going to purchase a diamond in a Jeweler’s shop with these 4C’s in your mind i.e. the carat, color, cut and clarity. It also recommended having a budget, when you working on a budget the important thing to notify is no one will investigate to the quality that much you do. There are so many moderate diamonds available in the market with more number of sparkling in it, so it’s your hard effect to find the best one among these.

Most of the people will buy diamond for their Engagement where they purchasing the diamond the salesperson or the seller may easily cheat the customers by selling a low quality diamond or may charge extra price on those purchasing diamonds. These can be reduced only when our customers got educated in diamond’s quality analysis, in this quality analysis the 4C’s only plays a vital role i.e. the Carat, Cut, Clarity and Color. The price of any diamond will be purely based on these 4C’s and another important aspect is having a budget where the diamond ranges in prices.

It is always recommended in having a review before going to purchase a diamond. There are lot and lot of sources in Internet describing with 4C’s say Carat, Cut, Clarity and Color, these explains on how to identify the quality diamonds. In purchasing the ring for engagement not only we have to investigate for 4C’s also we have to check whether this ring is not a second hand Jewel. Many offline dealers and sellers will sale a second hand jewel to a customer on the prices of New.

With all this it is highly recommended in having an expert’s suggestion where you come across with so many details relating in finding a Precious and Brilliant diamond, these instructions may entirely be processed by the diamond stone authority. There are various laboratories that always deal with the quality of a diamond such trusted Institutions are GIA i.e. Gemology Institute of America, AGS i.e. American Gem Society, and IGI i.e. International Gemology Institute. With these institutional bodies you can easily identify the high quality diamonds. You can pay a little more for a diamond with these certifications. Normally these certification numbers will be written on the thin edge of the stone itself.

As we conclude with our 4C’s components Carat, Color, Cut, and Clarity these will help a buyer in purchasing a quality diamond. It is highly recommended in having an expert’s guidance and also to have more number of reviews on online Jewelers and do not forget to check GIA and AGS in the gem stone. Always omit the offline Jewelry stores that also make sale on second hand Jewels.

A Guide to Understanding Diamonds and GIA Grading Reports

GIA wants you to understand exactly what you’re buying when shopping for your diamond. As creators of the 4Cs and the International Diamond Grading System™, GIA set the standards for diamond grading and has been helping consumers make educated diamond buying decisions for over 50 years.

GIA’s D-to-Z color-grading scale, Flawless-to-I3 clarity-grading scale, and Excellent-to-Poor cut-grading scale are all recognized by gem and jewelry professionals everywhere. And, by extension, the GIA Diamond Grading Report, Diamond Dossier®, and Gemological Identification Report are considered to be the world’s premier evaluations of gem quality and authenticity.

Jewelry Designs By ZYDO.

A designer jewelry collection to catch my attention recently, is the collection of baubles by ZYDO.

ZYDO is a jewelry designer and manufacturer out of Italy. They sell their exquisite jewelry through retail stores around the world.


They also have a presence on the Internet.

This stunning right hand diamond ring by ZYDO, is available for purchase through reputable online diamond e-tailer, Whiteflash.com.

Make a Diamond on your PC

I find the black white gradient looks a bit too harsh. Let’s fix that by selecting all the facets and open both your Gradient and Color Palette. Click once at the middle black point in the Gradient Palette. The Color Palette will show the black color. Change it to a darker blue. This will make the diamond appear cooler. Better now, right?

Sit On a $75,000 'Blinged Out' Toilet!

His incredible toilet comes from the “Isis” collection featuring blinged-out bathroom fixtures designed by Jemal Wright of Hollywood, Florida.

The iced-out toilet is fully encrusted with Swarvoski crystals. The artist also has a matching sink up for sale.

For the small asking price of $75,000...um.....you could...uh...defecate like a king!

84 Carat Flawless Diamond!

The 84.37 carat, D-color, flawless brilliant cut diamond which sold at the recent auction by Sotheby’s has generated tremendous press. The price for this bauble was a whopping $16.2 million dollars. The proud new owner of this rare and precious loose diamond is the founder of the Guess clothing company, George Marciano.

Here are a few pictures of this incredible gem!

Mother of Pearl and Diamond Ring...WOw

These absolutely gorgeous Mother of Pearl diamond rings from the - Atlantis Ring Collection -
I absolutely love this look.
However, not every woman can carry it off.....

Natural Red Diamond Sells For A Fortune

A ring with a rare red purple diamond was sold for 2.6 million dollars, setting a world record for a red diamond. The English jeweler Laurence Graff bought the ring with the octagonal red shaped diamond. The diamond weighs 2.26 carats and is the largest diamond of its kind to be sold at auction.

I sell diamonds on the Internet

In this respect, the Internet is actually a positive thing for me.
However, I also understand the gravitational pull of the Net for all kinds of things, whereby the Internet can potentially become a huge time waster and a source of angst for many people.

It is for this reason that (believe it or not) I do not use a computer at home. When I am home I like to spend time with my family. I stare at a computer all day. When I am home, my family deserves my attention and I deserve the pleasure of their unimpeded company and companionship.

This is not simply a luxury which I allow myself, it is truly a necessity. I simply need "down time".

Here is an article I wrote some time ago detailing my desire not to mix "Business & Pleasure".

However, for some people the Internet is a nightmare and a bad addiction. These are people who do not require the Internet in order to conduct their business and make a living. Instead, the Internet draws them in with its addictive powers related to all sorts of pursuits.

Many of these people wind up wasting untold hours and days on the Net, often at the expense of their jobs, families, quality of life and personal happiness.X

World Of Diamonds

Today's diamond marketplace is incredibly competitive and profit margins are razor thin.
In this climate of "survival of the fittest", an increasing number of companies are looking for a niche for the simple sake of surviving.


The Internet, which lures savvy diamond shoppers assured by maximum quality and value, has attracted the attention of many diamond wholesalers and manufacturers who are struggling to stay financially solvent and competitive.


Some of them have decided to give up selling diamonds through retail "bricks & mortar" jewelers who have no allegiance to their specific product and who simply sell "whatever moves".

These diamond wholesalers were disillusioned with the fact that they were at the mercy of the retail stores with respect to shrinking sales, lack of timely payments, and lack of commitment to their specific product. As a result, they decided to cut out the middleman and took their merchandise directly to the public (end consumer).

With their exclusive commitment to their own product(s), they do the best job of promoting their merchandise and increasing conversions while cutting out the "overhead" and inherent liability of the middleman.


Indeed, the industry has seen some of these wholesalers and diamond manufactures alter their entire business model and bring their diamonds and jewelry directly to the consumer via an Internet (e-commerce) presence or a flagship B&M store(S).

I Challenge you to find an Engagement Ring for THIS DIAMOND!

An 84.37 carat white diamond sold for almost $16.19 million during Sotheby's Geneva auction to Georges Marciano (Guess clothing.)

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The diamond is being called the largest, high quality, brilliant-cut white diamond to be sold at auction. Sotheby's pre-sale estimate was between $13.3 million and $17.8 million.
"In my 32-year career, this stone ranks among the most beautiful diamonds I have ever seen," said David Bennett, Sotheby's chairman of jewelry for Europe and the Middle East.

MAMA MIA!

In our never ending search to bring our customers the finest in diamonds and jewelry, we were happy to discover an incredibly talented designer of exquisite jewelry creations!