Perhaps the most famous use of the diamond in jewelry is in engagement rings, which became popular in the early to mid 20th century due to an advertising campaign by the De Beers company, though diamond rings have been used to symbolize engagements since at least the 15th century. The carat (ct) is a unit …
A diamond cut is a style or design guide used when shaping a diamond for polishing such as the emerald cut. Cut does not refer to shape, but the symmetry, proportioning and polish of a diamond. The cut of a diamond greatly affects a diamond’s brilliance. Things to Know about Emerald Cut Diamond Rings! – …
Asking someone to spend the rest of their life with you is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. Besides maybe career choice, it will have the greatest impact on your overall happiness of any decision you make. An enormous amount of time and energy has already been spent by this point in …
I am seeing a new trend in Engagement Rings. The old diamond and gold ring is slowly shifting to colored stones and contemporary metals. Even if brides are still getting colored diamonds, they may choose one that is pink, chocolate or yellow. After Princess Kate showed the world her ring, even other stones, never before …
Even before those 4 Cs (cut, color, clarity, and carat), you must know what shape your future fiancee loves. Shape indicates the actual geometry of the stone, as opposed to cut, which relates to the angles of the facets in the stone.
