Diamond Blog

The Allure of Pink Diamonds

Pink diamonds! What’s all the fuss about? If, like me, you are passionate about diamonds and you like a splash of colour and, added to that, you value ‘rarity’, then natural pink diamonds are a topic worth exploring. Let’s start with ‘rarity’ and the reasons why diamonds...

The 4C’s

The 4C's : the inherent ‘fire’ and beauty of a diamond is only unleashed and observed after it has been cleverly crafted by a diamond cutter who has to polish tiny facets into the surface of the pebble-like rough gemstone. It is only then that...

The Origin and Formation of Diamonds – Part 1

Recent scientific studies have discovered that diamonds were formed at least 990million years ago and that the oldest diamonds are as many as 4.25billion years old, thereby pre-dating the oldest forms of life on planet Earth. Diamonds represent a ‘time capsule’ – the most beautiful of...