Diamond Jewellery

The word ‘diamond’ comes from Greek adamas meaning invincible. In ancient India diamonds stood for religious icons. There is no harder material on earth than the diamond.

It is this that makes it the right gem for crafting diamond jewellery. Tough diamond jewellery can be worn every day. Amongst the wide range of diamond jewellery the most popular are diamond rings marking an engagement or wedding.

Its durability and harness is symbolic of steadfastness, faithfulness and consistency. Most of the diamonds come from South Africa – the rest from Canada, Russia, India, Australia and Brazil.

In Africa blood- diamonds is the term used for intense loss of blood due to control by semi military groups to control the mines and sell diamonds to the outside world.

Diamond jewellery can be of any colour as the gem comes in many tints – yellow and brown being the general common colour.

Black diamonds are not literally black but certain dark spots give a dark appearance. Volcanic eruptions bring forth the diamonds towards the surface of the earth from her bowels. Diamond is said to have been first mined and given honour in India going back to about 6,000 years.

Diamond jewellery disperses spectral colours making it the best for adornment. Gemology has started to grade diamonds according to carat, colour, cut and clarity – the four C’s.

De Beers is the sole giant in the business of diamond trading whether for business or for diamond jewellery – buying and selling through its global net works.

The gem is crafted into all types of diamond jewellery – pendants, ear tops, rings, necklaces, chokers, bangles etc. In Kanyakumari temple at the tip of India in the south there is a diamond that acted as a lighthouse beacon for distant passing ships.

The samaktaka gem was a famous diamond for which Sri Krishna had to kill many and finally won a bride.Amongst the most famous diamond jewellery pieces are the Centenary Diamond – being the largest, colourless and blemish free diamond, Darya-ye-Noor – the largest pink diamond being part of Iranian crown jewels, , Tiffany Yellow Diamond and the Steinmetz Pink Diamond.