THREE STONE DIAMOND RING
This unique style is offered in Platinum, 18kt White or Yellow gold and G-VS2 Ideal Emerald cut diamonds. Center diamonds is accompanied by a GIA certification.( picture from dimend scaasi.com)

Was reading one of my friend's post on her An initial addiction to diamonds about diamonds. not my friend, Diamond but diamond the rock. Something interesting for guys to learn. GUYS MUST LEARN AH!!! Sometimes it does not matter if it's the distinctive shade of aqua blue box or where you get the transparent carbon( Bvlgari or Cartier to quote a few) but the real stuff. Which reminds me of Hope Diamond.

- Hope Diamond -

The history of the stone which was eventually named the Hope diamond began when the French merchant traveller, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, purchased a 112 3/16-carat diamond. This diamond, which was most likely from the Kollur mine in Golconda, India, was somewhat triangular in shape and crudely cut. Its color was described by Tavernier as a "beautiful violet." ......

For more details of the Hope Diamond. Click here

De Beers
Before the 1930s, the gems of choice for engagement rings included opals, rubies, and sapphires. But in the 1940s, De Beers--the South African mining firm that controls the majority of the world's diamond supply( i wonder if it is now)--introduced "A Diamond Is Forever." The success of this campaign turned diamond into the symbol of eternal love and dramatically increased demand for the gems.

What's Diamond? Diamond has been prized for centuries as a gemstone of exceptional brilliance and lustre. But to a scientist, diamond is interesting for its range of exceptional and extreme properties. When compared to almost any other material, diamond almost always comes out on top. As well as being the hardest known material, it is also the least compressible, and the stiffest material, the best thermal conductor with an extremely low thermal expansion, chemically inert to most acids and alkalis, transparent from the deep uv through the visible to the far infrared, and is one of the few materials known with a negative electron affinity (or work function).


STYLE 1A2
Like a bridge connecting you both together, this unique style allows the diamond to be viewed from all sides.

Any diamond shape can be set in this ring. ( picture from dimend scaasi.com)

The Egyptians started the tradition of wearing a wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand thousands of years ago. They believed that a vein in that finger, called vena amoris, or "love vein," travelled directly to the heart.

Rules of thumb : "The Four C’s." Cut, Colour, Clarity and Carat weight. These are the criteria generally used to define the gem’s value and quality.

Cut. The cut is the only factor that has been determined by a human being. A skilled diamond cutter can bring out the brilliance of a stone, making cuts that reflect the maximum amount of light inside the stone and up through the face of the diamond. The cutter aims to produce a perfectly symmetrical stone whose right and left sides are mirror images of each other.

Colour. The Gemological Institute of America ranks stones with letters from D-Z, D representing the most highly prized colourless stones The ranking works as follows:

0-1.0 or D-F Colourless
1.5-3.0 or G-J Near Colourless
3.5-4.5 or K-M Faint Yellow
5.0-7.0 or N-R Very Light Yellow
7.5-10 or S-Z Light Yellow

Clarity. To the general public, the idea of "flaws" in a diamond determine its value. However, the word "flawed" implies certain deficiencies in the diamond, which are actually naturally occurring features within the stone. It is more accurate to discuss the number of "inclusions" within a certain stone. Almost every stone, even those of the highest quality, has some inclusions. The clarity of each stone is ranked on a complex scale by the GIA. The scales are listed below:

FL, IF Flawless -- No inclusions visible by an expert using a magnification of 10x

VVS1-VVS2 Minute inclusions, very difficult for an expert to see using a magnification of 10x

VS1-VS2 Minor inclusions, difficult to find using a magnification of 10x

SI1-SI2 Noticeable inclusions under 10x magnification -- few or no inclusions visible to the naked eye

I1-I3 Obvious inclusions under 10x magnification -- some inclusions visible to the naked eye


Carat weight is the final criteria used to determine the value of a diamond. Jaws drop when people brag about the 2 carat diamond they purchased. In reality, the stone’s value is determined by its color, clarity and particularly its cut, as well as its carat weight. An inferior cut 2 carat diamond with a colour rating of I2 and a clarity rating of I1 is worth much less than a colorless, ideal cut diamond with no inclusions. The carat weight of the diamond you purchase should be of less concern than the other factors influencing its quality.


ASSCHER 6AB
Asscher-6A re-designed with added Round diamonds pave' set in ring's profile. We are proud to present the result - hand-crafted, spectacular ring channel set with the finest Asscher cut diamonds of F-VS1 quality weighing a total of 3cts, (which are cut especially for us in Europe) and Round diamonds of F-VS1 pave' set on both sides weighing 0.8cts.
( picture from dimend scaasi.com)