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EHJewels presents the majesty of fine diamonds in a dazzling collection of stunning fine diamond jewelry designs in precious metals...
Natural diamonds form over billions of years deep within the Earth’s crust under high temperatures and pressures. However, only a tiny percentage of all diamonds mined are good enough to be made into fine diamond jewelry. Diamonds are uniquely precious gemstones and fine diamond jewelry classically symbolises timeless, enduring love.
The word “diamond” comes from the Greek “adamas” meaning “unconquerable love”. Celebrated in the song, “Diamond’s Are Forever”, they are the hardest substance known to mankind. All this makes fine diamond jewelry the perfect special occasion gift, especially for people born in April: diamonds are April’s Birthstone. Fine diamonds are graded by color, cut, carat weight and clarity.
Colorless and near colorless diamonds, are rare, highly prized and comparatively expensive. However, to the untrained eye, most diamonds appear as white as the most expensive diamonds. This makes slightly “off white” tinted diamonds excellent value when set into fine diamond jewelry. Natural diamonds falling outside the normal color range are called “fancies” and, like the truly colorless diamonds, command high prices.
The “cut” of a diamond describes the manner in which a diamond has been shaped and polished to reflect and refract light to reveal the fire and brilliance so characteristic of fine diamonds in jewelry. A diamond’s cut is extremely difficult to judge quantitatively and many factors must be considered to ensure the rough crystal yields the best quality and carat weight of final diamond gemstone. Indeed a well-cut diamond can appear to be of greater carat weight, and have greater clarity and better color than it actually does.
In 1919, Tolkowsky, mathematically calculated the ideal cut for a diamond to maximise brilliance (white light reflections), fire (flashes of color) and scintillation (patterns of light and dark).when viewed from above. This became known as the brilliant or round cut. However, not all diamond roughs lend themselves to the brilliant cut.
A diamond’s “carat” describes its weight, rather than size, although larger diamonds obviously have higher carat weights. Since 1907, one carat has been defined as 0.2g (200mg), and also as 100 points. The value of a diamond increases exponentially with carat weight, because larger diamonds are a lot rarer and more desirable for use as gemstones in fine diamond jewelry. Larger carat diamonds may be more expensive but often have less desirable clarity and color when compared to smaller diamonds. “Clarity” is a measure internal gemstone defects, called inclusions, or flaws. These are tiny natural irregularities within the body of the gem. Flawless diamonds, without surface or internal flaws, are the rarest, most beautiful and most expensive gemstones. However, most gemstones contain inclusions to some extent, although these may only be seen under 10x magnifications. Such diamonds are appropriate for fine diamond jewelry. Where inclusions do not detract from a gemstone’s beauty (e.g. colored diamonds), inclusions are not only acceptable but in fact act as testimony to the gemstone’s natural (rather than man-made) authenticity.
EHJewels extensive online fine diamond jewelry range provides an ideal opportunity to choose the perfect piece of fine diamond jewelry for yourself or your loved one. We offer fine diamond jewelry at substantially lower than retail prices. Diamond rings, diamond pendants, diamond bracelets and other fine diamond jewelry make perfect gifts. When a simple fine diamond pendant is the ideal accessory, why not complete the set from our selection of fine diamond earrings? What will you buy today?
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