Diamonds Blog by Diamonds-USA

Global Witness a non profit organization has created a guide to purchasing diamonds and to how to avoid buying conflict and blood diamonds.  Check out global witness and the guide here.

This post is from a Diamond Ring Blog. 

A diamond may last forever, so why would you want to put it onto a gold band when the stronger, lightweight titanium is available? Clearly, both gold and titanium make beautiful pieces of jewelry, but when compared to the inherent weakness of gold, titanium’s strength seems a much better match for the diamond.Historically, couples have always valued long-lasting jewelry as a sign of their enduring love and devotion to one another. Tradition has led brides and grooms to utter the words, “Till death do us part.”

In modern times however, half of all marriages will end up in divorce court. As a reflection of the trend towards, “Till argument do us part,” truly committed couples have been seeking jewelry that reflects a more sincere promise.

As the strongest substance on earth, diamonds have always been the perfect representations of ideal love, because they are beautiful and can withstand any conditions.

Almost universally, people will take their perfect diamonds and set them in gold - one of the softest metals available. Sure, gold rings look great when they are first molded, but gold is a notoriously weak metal. Gold is so soft that in the Old West, old men would bite into the gold to see if their bites would leave teeth marks. If their bite would leave an impression, then they knew that the metal was truly gold.

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This has to be categorized as jewelry rather than a time piece. It has a logical reasoning behind it. The purpose of the watch to reflect time doesn’t demand high cost. What made it elite is the 493 top Wesselton “baguette� diamonds that surround the case dial and buckle. 

The watch is covered with so many diamonds it is almost transparent. 

Here is a great article for those ladies out there who are considering buying a ring for their man.

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend is a cliché that has completely lost its luster. In fact, men’s accessories and ornamentation are quite a rave today. What was for long considered the sole territory of feminine jewelry is now quite a uni-sex fashion symbol.

Men may still like to see women sport the sparkles of a diamond but they sure don’t mind picking up a rock or two for themselves either. There is a large variety of diamonds for men available in stores now and the most popular item of ornamentation is of course the ring. Rings have long been worn by men but largely in the form of wedding bands or family heirlooms…

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Mont Blonc the famous Pen maker has come up with a line of pens called Mystery.  Each pen takes over 1 year to craft and is covered in diamonds and other precious gem stones.  The pens sell for over $750,000 US.  See the video here.