The most famous diamonds in the world are colored diamonds so why shouldn?t you have one in your engagement ring?
You could get a yellow diamond like the Tiffany diamond or perhaps a blue like the Hope diamond.
Another very popular color is pink.
In fact, colored diamonds are becoming quite a trend among celebrities as well as everyday people.
Plus buying a colored diamond for your ring may be a better investment.
Color
diamonds have an amazing financial track record.
In over 30 years, the value of colored diamonds has never decreased on
wholesale level.
In fact, the pink and blue diamonds have doubled every 5
years in a strong economy.
If you have invested in a colored diamond you could make a killing, in fact a high quality blue diamond could go for $50,000 in the 1970s and that same In the 1970's stone would be worth between
2 and 3 million today!
While natural colored diamonds are quite expensive,
gemologists have developed
new ways to create versions that are
affordable for the average person.
They do this by treating the less desirable diamonds with
irradiation followed by intense heat.
This
amazing process turns brown and yellowish diamonds into
beautifully colored diamonds that you can
afford.
It can also produce
stunning greens,
blues, yellows, reds, purples and other
colors.
Although these colors are considered
permanent, there is a possibility
they could change during repairs if a high
heat is used.
If you are shopping for an engagement ring with a colored diamond stone, you should probably assume that anything remotely affordable has been treated.
If you are not sure ask about the
stones origin and request to view a lab
certificate to verify authenticity.
Another type of colored diamond that is affordable is a synthetic colored diamond. These are real diamonds that are grown in a lab.
As they are grown, the natural coloring and process of diamond formation is simulated.
Natural fancy color diamonds get their
coloring from different trace elements like nitrogen and other minerals that are present
in the stones.
Lab created diamonds can
be colored by exposure to radiation during its creation.
An example of a diamond affected
by radiation is a Green diamond.
Another way that a natural colored diamond
gets color is by its inclusions.
Interestingly enough, inclusions are regarded as
flaws in a colorless diamond and are very undesirable, but in a colored diamond the
inclusions give unique tones and brilliant
flashes of color
and are desirable.
When shopping for your engagement ring, remember that natural fancy colored
diamonds are extremely
expensive, and any colored
diamond which is labeled to be sold as a natural colored diamond should be accompanied by a certificate from a respected grading lab verifying it as such.
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7 Reasons Why Diamonds Are Still A Girl's Best Friend
Marilyn Monroe made that phrase famous. Diamonds are a girl's best friend. That still makes a lot of sense. Here's why.Reason #1 diamonds are a girls best friend because they are so beautiful. Fiery, romantic diamonds light up her finger.
White diamonds look beautiful with outfits in every color.Reason #2 diamonds are forever. There are lots of beautiful things around. Why diamonds? Roses are beautiful, but they fade. Dresses are gorgeous, but after childbirth, or as she ages, that beautiful dress would not look as beautiful on her anymore.Reason #3 diamonds are precious. Sure, moissanite may be what a girl might buy for herself, because of its lower price, but moissanite is man made.
Diamonds are rare, natural stones. The diamonds that girls love are of the highest quality. The lower grade diamonds may be used in tools, but women look at the quality of the diamond. See http://www.buy-diamonds.net/choosing_a_quality_diamond.htm...
7 Reasons Why Diamonds Are Still A Girl's Best Friend
Loose diamond retailer Aliya Diamonds launches its Christmas Guide to Buying Diamonds
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Loose diamond retailer Aliya Diamonds launches its Christmas Guide to Buying Diamonds