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How To Make Your Diamond Look Bigger
How to make your engagement ring appear bigger?
Does Size matter ?
There are several ways to enhance the appearance of your gem and make your diamond look bigger. If you’re passionate about the glitter and want a ring that might compete with the celebrities bling.
Pink Diamond Discovery
Pink Diamond Pink diamond in are found throughout history. One of the largest is a 170-carat stone from the Lulo mine in Angola. The mine is owned by the Lucapa Diamond Company. According to Lucapa, the 'Lulo Rose' type II rough is "believed to be the largest pink...
A Guide to Diamond Certificates
Diamond Certificates When buying a diamond it is imperative to ask for a diamond certificate. For most men in Ireland when purchasing an engagement ring (or a pair of diamond earrings) the world of diamonds can feel a little overwhelming. It is something completely...
Lab-Grown Diamond Engagement Rings
Lab Grown Diamond Engagement Rings Lab grown diamond engagement rings are taking the jewellery world by storm. Never before has there been such a buzz around the jewellery industry. Lab grown Diamonds have received both positive and negative opinions from those in the...
Fancy Grey Diamond
Fancy Grey Diamonds. Fancy Grey diamonds are not to be confused with heavily included diamonds sometimes termed ‘Salt and Pepper diamonds’. A Fancy Grey Diamond is very different to a Salt and Pepper Diamond. A Fancy Grey Diamond. ...
Salt And Pepper Diamonds – Good, Bad, Ugly ?
Salt and Pepper Diamonds Trends come and go but the attraction and everlasting beauty of a natural cut diamond that sparkles will last forever. In the past few years we have had several enquires regarding salt and pepper diamonds and people looking for more...
Shopping Tips for Engagement Rings
Tips For Buying An Engagement Ring Shopping for an Engagement Ring can be either an easy enjoyable day out for a couple. For a gentleman planning a surprise it can be a nightmare of epic proportions. Often the unsuspecting Gent spends time trying to come to terms with...
Price of an Engagement Ring in Dublin, Ireland
Engagement ring prices are dependent on a number of factors. Buying an engagement ring is a daunting prospect for most men who decide to go it alone. It’s not just the price of the engagement ring but the fact that they are entering a world that they know little or...
Moissanite, Man-made Diamond or Synthetic Diamond.
What is a Moissanite and A Moissanite Engagement Ring? The Moissanite Engagement Ring, where does Moissanite they come from? It almost sounds like a tall tale. Moissanite was first discovered by a French chemist named Henri Moissan. Henry discovered it in a meteor...
The 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona Sold for $53 million
The 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona to Graff Diamonds for $53 million — a price well below what the miner Lucara Diamond Corp wanted for the record-breaking stone. This is the second-largest in the history of the trade and Graff spent $47,777 per carat on the rough...
Pink and Precious.
Pink Diamonds Pink and Precious. Sotheby’s are preparing for an April sale of the Pink Star diamond in Hong Kong. It was auctioned three years ago and was sold but due to payment issues the sale fell through. The unmatched oval shaped diamond is 59.60 carat in weight...
Do You Know The Difference Between A Karat, A Carat And A Carrot ?
What’s the difference between Karat and Carat and a Carrot. We are often asked by people is there a difference between Carats and Karats as it can be confusing to people who are not used to the terms on a regular basis. The simple explanation is that one is a unit of...
How To Keep Your Diamond Rings Looking Like New
Clean My Diamond Diamond engagement rings are built to sparkle! To maximize the sparkle, scintillation and fire of your engagement ring you must clean your diamond. The most important aspect is of course the diamond you choose to be set in your ring but you...
Lady Ga-Ga Returns Massive 10 Carat Solitaire
Lady Ga Ga's Engagement Ring Lady Ga Ga has finally returned the ginormous rock that was once given to her by her former fiancé Taylor Kinney of Chicago Fire fame. Even though the couple separated last July it is thought that there was hopes of reconciliation and that...
Green Diamond Love
Green Diamond This week a superb green diamond ring will go to auction, via Christie’s of Hong Kong. So why is it so special? Because it is very rare and very unusual and jaw-droppingly expensive. The star of the show is rectangular-cut fancy vivid green diamond – the...
Rough Diamond Sells for the Highest Price Ever
Highest Price Paid For A Diamond Canadian company Lucara Diamond Corp. has just announced that an entirely exceptional diamond they found last year in Botswana has sold for €55.3 million. That is an astounding €68, 092 per carat. The sale is the highest price paid for...
Engagement Rings With Unusual Shaped Diamond Cuts.
Diamond Cuts and Diamond Shapes There are many choices of styles of engagement rings to choose from and there are many styles of wedding ring to choose from also. Some are more unusual then others but none the less the result of receiving such ring has always been to...
White Diamond found at Cullinan mine in South Africa weighs in at a whopping 232.08 carats
Cullinan Mine Diamond The Cullinan mine in South Africa has done it again producing a diamond weighing in at an eye watering, saliva inducing, finger tingling 232 Carat Cullinan Mine Diamond. It was found by the minings company Petra Diamonds Ltd. The massive diamond...
The wide and wonderful world of Diamond Ring settings
Different Diamond Ring Settings With people being so different all around the word and with so many people having such varying tastes, as engagement ring and wedding ring specialists we need to stock a style of ring to suit everyone’s taste. We like to be able to...
Pink Diamonds Auction
Pink Diamonds At the upcoming Sotherby’s to be held in October there will be a chance to bid on a very rare pink diamonds which is being tipped to sell for between $12.8 million and $15.4 million. The specs on this whopping stone are as follows. 8.14 carats,...
The First Engagement Ring.
The First Engagement Ring. Engagement Ring History. In this day and age in western society it is the norm for a gentleman to present a lady with an engagement ring at the time of proposal considering of course if she responds positively to the proposal in the first...
What Does “Symmetry” Refer to in a Diamond?
Diamond Symmetry Have you heard the term ' Diamond Symmetry '? Anyone who has shopped for a diamond before has at least heard of the “Four Cs” … but jewellers often don’t mention some of the other factors that contribute to the price of a diamond. That’s not to...
How to find out your girlfriends ring size.
How to find girlfriends ring size So you would like to surprise your girlfriend with either an engagement ring or a dress ring but don’t know her ring size. Don’t worry help is at hand. Here are some tips to find out ring size. Rings can be sized upwards or downwards...
What Makes a Diamond Sparkle ?
What Makes A Diamond Sparkle ? When you take a diamond outside when it's sunny it will light up the whole surrounding area. However when you take it inside it will seem darker and not as brilliant. The diamond requires light entering into it such as the sun or an...
Worlds Largest Orange Diamond.
Worlds Largest Orange Diamond The largest fancy-vivid orange diamond known to exist sold for 32.6 million Swiss francs ($36 million) at Christie’s International in Geneva. The 14.82-carat pear-shaped stone’s price including fees was about $2.4 million per carat,...
Understanding Diamond Fluorescence
Diamond Fluorescence Have you sometimes noticed the term “Fluorescence” on a GIA Diamond Grading Report? Did you know that some diamonds show effects under ultraviolet light? For most people who purchase diamonds, fluorescence will be a non-issue, but some might be...
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