Diamonds Are Forever. Period.
Everybody loves diamonds: women like diamond jewelry, man are more focused on diamonds like nice and stable long terms investment. No matter are you in the first or second group the fact is: diamonds are really forever, that is the reason why they should be carefully picked when buying them and to do that on the best way you need to know some facts about diamonds.
Why Diamonds
Taught question, but this can be a simple explanation: Diamond is rare, diamond is one of hardest materials in the world (that is why it is used also for industrial purposes) and diamonds are visually beautiful.
"Diamond is a metastable allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice" - Wikipedia says.
But why Diamonds are so high valued in all cultures? It is some kind of convection, especially in last few centuries due to growing population and economics that "rare" things are expensive. The same thing is with a gold: can be used as delivery can be used also in industrial purposes can be part of many commercial products (for example in your mobile there is a certain amount of gold).
With diamonds is exactly same as with gold, just diamonds are much more expensive than gold. Simply as that. And another thing: diamonds price is just raising over past few decades or centuries, so buying a loose diamond, Diamond Jewelry or anything that has diamond is an absolutely good investment: it will never worth less today than it worths today, simple diamond is raising the value. Here is small graph that proves this:
Point is: no matter are you looking at diamonds as a luxury gift, or you want an engagement ring or you want to invest your savings buying raw or loose diamonds, whatever you do it is the right choice.
If you are still not sure that diamonds are the right pick, here is one trivial situation: you have some money and gold, and you keep it at home, in case of fire gold will be melted, cash will be burned. In case you have diamonds, guess what? They will be untouched under every temperature :) Again, this is trivial fact but gives one more fact to explain fact why diamonds are so safe and "stable" investment, largest risk can be stealing.
At this moment, production of diamonds on the whole world is about 25 tons of diamond per year, what sounds like "huge number", but actually it is small, very small, very very small! :) That is a reason why diamonds are priced on the way they are.
Rough-diamond production: 5 Largest companies in the world hold about 80% of this number, in the first place is Russia company "Alreosa". Interesting fact, right? :)
That is all about production (mining) Diamonds. There are 3 phases in diamonds production: 1) Mining 2) Polishing 3) Making jewelry (sele) Diamonds. In next chapters, we will explain what is important for You as diamonds buyer to know and pick the best choice no matter are you buying diamonds as jewelry or buying diamonds as a long-term investment.
Largest Diamonds mining companies market share.
As already explained, why diamonds are great choice , Now we can talk with more details about Custom Jewelry Design, Diamond Earrings, Pendants, Bracelets, Rings and all other nice and expensive diamond jewelry things, so proceed here to read guide on buying diamond jewelry online.
Make Money with Diamonds (Investing)
Since investing is diamonds, like buying jewelry too, is a serious thing, you can proceed here to read a full guide about investing in diamonds.
Interesting Facts about Diamonds...
Diamonds have been the most fascinating and popular gemstones for centuries. Diamonds are also the birthstone for the month of April, so if you born in April, this is another reason for you to ask for or give gifts of sparkling diamond jewelry. To celebrate the beauty of dazzling diamonds, we have listed 15 amazing facts about diamonds for you.
1. The ancient Romans and Greeks believed that diamonds are tears of Gods or splinters from falling starts. Romans actually believe that cupid’s arrows were tipped with diamonds.
2. The diamonds are estimated to be billion years old. The oldest diamonds ever discovered are estimated to be over 4 billion years. Mostly are closer to 1 to 3 billion years old.
3. Most Diamonds are from 140 to 200 kilometers below the earth’s surface. When magma from deep volcano erupt, it sometimes carry diamonds with it. These diamonds hide inside igneous rocks being created after the magma cool down.
4. Diamonds are pure form of carbon. Under the immense pressure and heat, carbon crystals are arranged in a unique way, which results in diamonds’ beautiful crystalline transparent structure.
5. The word “Diamond” came from the Greek word “Adams”. It means invincible and indestructible. It is also rather suitable name for the hardest element on earth.
6. Diamonds are the hardest natural substance exist on the planet. You can’t even slight scratch a diamond with blade. To cut a diamond, you need another diamond.
7. Diamonds have been considered a precious asset for thousands of years. Diamonds were collected and traded as valuable gem stones in India as early as the fourth century BC. In the first century AD, the Roman naturalist Pliny said, “Diamond is the most valuable, not only of precious stones, but of all things in the world.”
8. In old ancient Hindu civilization, diamonds were used for creating their devotional statues’ eyes. They also believed that diamonds could protect its wearer from evil eye and danger.
9. Many ancient cultures believed that diamonds could bring strength, good luck and even victory in war. In ancient times few Kings used to wear diamonds on their armor to acquire the courage and victory in battles.
10. Diamonds were also fascinated by many civilization in weird ways. In some civilizations, it was considered as source of healing and cure from mild fever to mental illness.
11. In the beginning, India was the world’s major source of diamonds. By 1400 Indian diamonds were sold in Venice and other European markets. Then in 1700, India’s supply for diamond started to decline and Brazil took over its position as world’s primary source of diamonds till the late 1800 when a huge diamond reserve was discovered in South Africa. Today diamonds are minded in many parts of the world including Canada, Bostwana and Russia.
12. The worlds’ largest diamond was discovered in 1905 in South Africa. It weighed in at an amazing 3106 carats or 1.33 pounds and was named as “Cullinan”. The mine owner and the South African leader gave this diamond to King Edward. The diamond was later cut into 9 large diamonds and 100 smaller ones. The 3 large diamonds of these are on display in the Tower of London, as part of the Crown Jewels.
13. In 1477, a man named Maximilian from Austria proposed a lady from Burgunday with a ring encrusted with thin, flat piece of diamonds in shape of M. This was the first time, a man used a diamond ring to propose a girl. Since then, diamonds are used in engagement rings.
14. On average, 1 million units of mined rock, miners expect to find just one pound of diamonds. Due to their popularity, diamonds are mined in huge quantity every year, with an average of 130 million carats being discovered annually. Another 110,000 tons of synthetic diamonds are created in labs each year.
15. The most blowing fact about diamonds is that – there is a star that is essentially a diamond of ten billion trillion carats. They named the star “Lucy” after the Beatless song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”. Scientists have also discovered a planet they believe is composed mostly of carbon and is one third pure Diamond. This planet was discovered in 2004 and was named “55 Cancri e”. While diamonds have always brought happiness and proud for the owners, they have also caused lots of misery in the communities where they are mined.
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