What is an All-Diamond Ring? In 1964, actor Richard Burton married actress Elizabeth Taylor. Their wedding was a milestone in their passionate Hollywood love affair, and it fittingly involved the biggest, most extravagant wedding ring in history, which weighed in at 33.19 carats (the Taylor-Burton diamond). All at the price of 8.8 million dollars. The famous ring’s status as the world’s largest wedding ring may soon be broken, however, as soon as so...
How Has The Kimberly Process Certification System Virtually Eliminated the Trade of Conflict Diamonds? Diamonds create growth and are good for many economies, especially in a handful of important developing countries across the globe. Unfortunately, many socially conscious consumers hesitate to use and buy diamonds for fear of partaking in conflict diamond trades, diamonds mined via slave/low paid labor and sold in order to fund violence. Thanks to a ...
How Are Diamonds Made? Every romance has a story,and so does every diamond. Diamonds originate deep below the earth's surface in the lithosphere, where carbon bearing materials are under ideal conditions to be converted into diamonds over the course of thousands of years. These diamonds are then brought closer to the earth's surface through volcanic eruptions. The world's largest diamond deposits are in the southern part of the African continent, though...
Thank you for creating my Heart In Diamond from my much loved and missed cat "Harry's" ashes. Your updates at every stage of the process were extremely helpful. I could not be happier with the final result and I have had the Diamond mounted into my Melbourne Marathon Spartans ring which I qualified for this year having completed 10 Melbourne Marathons. The process from start to finish was easy and simple and I am happy to give Heart In Diamond an unqu...
What should you know about diamonds? Diamonds didn’t become universally popular until the 1800’s, when supply and innovative polishing techniques were improved. The discovery of vast diamond deposits in South Africa turned the gem from something rare that only the wealthy could afford into a jewel that was more affordable to the masses. Diamonds have been a part of human history for thousands of years. The word “diamond” comes from the Greek m...
Where Do Diamonds Come From? India was the only source of diamonds for many years. In 1725 enormous deposits were found in Brazil, and in the nineteenth century some of the largest and most valuable deposits in the world were discovered in South Africa. Today, however, many people think that all diamonds come from South Africa. While half of all diamonds do come from Central and Southern Africa, significant deposits have been exploited in Russia, Cana...
Tales of the alchemical quest for the philosopher's stone and the determination of the ancients to turn base into precious is, you might say, the stuff of fiction, film and legend. Yet, in laboratory settings across the globe, real-life alchemists are now actively synthesizing one of the worlds most precious substances out of low cost cost graphite, while others are growing breathtaking, huge, jewels from thin slivers or seeds of the real thing. The Ma...
After the sudden passing of my amazing son Mason at 23, I was so lost, it was suggested that I could have a diamond made with his ashes. It took me over 2 years but I eventually rang for an order pack, which I kept hold of for some months before we removed a certain amount of ashes for his diamond. From the start I was amazed at how helpful and sincere the team from Adelaide is, every step of the way I was informed by either email or a call as to what st...
Thank you so much for making those two long trips to visit me, discussing the options for my precious diamond keepsake using my late partner 'Tony Halliday's ashes and then today delivering the finished product which is absolutely beautiful. You are an inspiration to anyone who has lost a loved one showing professionalism and empathy when choosing the right product for a loved one. The company are very proactive, keeping me informed of the process ev...
I just felt I had to provide my feedback for the fantastic service that I have received from Heart in Diamonds from the start to the end. Anita hand delivered my ‘Mum’ in the form of a beautiful, twinkly, yellow diamond. This has been an amazing journey, with regular updates, making it such a personal experience. I’m so pleased that after much internet research, I chose Heart in Diamond. I felt that this was a company you can confide and tru...
