How Diamonds Are Cut
15 March 2019
What are the Different Diamond Cuts? The most popular diamond cuts are: round, brilliant, princess, square and emerald. It’s important to know that not all diamonds can be cut into any cut. There are a great number of otner different types of diamond cuts, there a few very specific types are used most often by […]
How Precious Is My Diamond?
15 March 2019
How Precious is My Diamond? Less than 20% of all diamonds mined are considered gem-quality. This means that as rare as diamonds are, only a portion are presented. Additionally, only 2% of all gem-quality diamonds are entirely flawless. It is easy to tell just from the way it glimmers that a diamond is one of […]
Where in the World Do Diamonds Come From?
15 March 2019
Where Do Diamonds Come From? Canada and Russia are two countries that are leaders in diamond production, due to the discovery of diamond sources within their borders. Additionally, Australia now produces the most diamonds in terms of mass out of any country. Many people think of the ancient diamond trade of central and southern Asia, […]
The Diamond Cutting Process
15 March 2019
What is the Process of Cutting Diamonds? Diamond cutting gives diamonds its different shapes and numbers of surfaces, and this gives it its glimmer. When a diamond is first found near the surface of the earth, it generally does not look much like what we imagine a diamond looks like. In fact, most diamonds found […]
Diamonds around the World: Kimberley
13 March 2019
What is the Kimberley Mining Site? The South African city Kimberley is home to the world’s largest diamond mining site. Kimberley was nicknamed “the city that sparkles” because of its importance in the diamond industry– and declared a tentative UNESCO world heritage site in 2004 because of its stunning hand-dug open-air diamond mine. Kimberley also […]
Eureka!
13 March 2019
What are Some Diamonds Found Unexpectedly? The most notable diamonds ever found unexpectedly are: the Uncle Sam Diamond and the Eureka Diamond. One day in 1866, a 15 year old shepherd boy named Erasmus Stephanus Jacobs made one of the most important diamond discoveries in the entire history of South Africa, but he didn’t know […]
Six Amazing Facts About Diamonds
13 March 2019
What are Some Amazing Diamond Facts? Here are some amazing facts about the most magnificent and precious stone on earth: the diamond: The name “diamond” is derived from the greek word “adamas”, meaning indestructible and perennial. Eighty percent of the world’s diamonds are not even suitable for jewelry. Ancient Greeks believed that diamonds were fragments […]
The Fascinating History of Diamond Rushes
13 March 2019
What’s the History of Diamond Rushes? At 800BC the first diamond was found in India, in 1313 the first diamonds were cut and polished in Venice, Italy, in 1550 Antwerp becomes the diamond cutting and polishing center of the world, in 1870 diamond fields are discovered in South-Africa, in 1947 De Beers further popularized diamonds […]
The Golconda Diamond Mine (And The Legend Behind It!)
25 February 2019
What is the Golconda Diamond Mine? The Golconda diamond mine is located in India, it features one of the most important diamond mines in all of Asia. The legend of the Golconda mine is that Al Hafed was the owner of a large estate in Golconda, and lived a very happy life– until he heard […]
Push Presents
25 February 2019
What are Push Presents? A push present is a gift given to a new mother to celebrate her new bundle of joy, and it’s typically presented by the father of the new baby. Its rise in popularity has been attributed to a growing interest in cultural traditions, as well as a number of high-profile celebrities […]