The Five Reasons To Buy Diamond Engagement Rings

Diamond Engagement Ring IntroductionAn Engagement Ring, especially a Diamond Engagement Ring, is a very important aspect when it comes to becoming engaged to your partner. But they are also available in many examples such as Sapphire Engagement Rings, Emerald Engagement Rings, Ruby Engagement Rings, and some less common variations e.g. Tanzanite Engagement Rings. Whatever stone you desire, they are all available in many sizes, shapes, colours and qualities for you to choose from.

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These rings are often found set with single stones known as solitaires, with three stones, known as a trilogy, or with one or more centre stones, surrounded by other smaller stones, known as clusters. They are shaped in various designs such as round brilliant, the increasingly more popular square princess, emerald, pear, oval and many more.

The five reasons to purchase a diamond engagement ring:

1. History Of Diamond

Throughout history the diamond gemstone has protected the wearer from evil and gave them invincibility.

2. To Show Off

There is nothing better than a diamond engagement ring for you to show off and flaunt to all you know. It is a great representation of just how much your partner cares for and indeed loves you, by the choice of this ring he decided to present you with.

3. Sparkle

The sparkle and fire that is produced from the stone within your ring, can do nothing else but attract the attention of all who are interested.

4. Diamond Hardness

The Diamond has a hardness of 10 on the Moh's scale, and therefore the hardest of gemstones know to man. This obviously means that they are less likely to be damaged in any way while being worn on the finger.

5. Diamond As A Birthstone

Diamonds are the birthstone that is used to celebrate those who are born in the month of April. So, if you are an Aries, than it is obvious that the best gemstone to choose to have set in your engagement ring, no matter what style, is that of the diamond.

My Conclusion

The diamonds used for these rings will be most often set in metal types of 18ct yellow or white gold, platinum or sometimes palladium which is a cheaper alternative to that of platinum. Whatever the metal used, all women would be historically ecstatic, if there dreams were to come true and they received a 1ct diamond engagement ring!

If you want to keep your highly cherished engagement ring looking just the same as it did on day one, then give it a clean periodically with a little detergent in warm water and gentle scrubbing using a soft toothbrush. Diamonds will get dirty with normal everyday wear, so it is important if you want it to look in tip-top condition.

No matter what the design or shaped of ring you decide on purchasing, please make sure you definitely wear it as much as you can, and so that all can see. Do not keep it hidden away.

Just remember Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend, and Diamonds Are Forever..,

J S Stewart 2011 © 2011 Globe Jewellery Limited. All Rights Reserved.

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Do You Know About The Diamond Gemstones Four C's?

All the different quality of Diamonds that are present in Diamond Jewellery, whether it be Diamond Engagement Rings, Diamond Eternity Rings, Diamond Earrings or whatever else, are graded by taking into account their colour, clarity, cut and weight in carats, known universally as the Four C's.

The grading system that is most often used and respected is that of the GIA (Gemological Institute Of America). This systems is used not just for diamonds, but all families of gemstones.

1. Diamond Colour

The amount of colour produced is directly linked to the amount of light that is refracted when it passes through the stone and produces "fire". This spectrum of "fire" is greater when there is less colour in the gemstone, making the stone more valuable.

D. Absolutely colourless.

E. Diamonds are colourless. Very small traces of colour found.

F. Colourless. Very Slight colour detected.

G-H. Near-colourless. Colour noticeable when compared to diamonds of better grades.

I-J. Near-colourless. Some colour is slightly detectable.

K-M. Noticeable colour. Very faint to faint yellow-brown tints of colour found.

N-Z. More noticeable colour. Faint to more tinted yellow-brown tint.

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2. Clarity Of Diamond


Diamonds have natural inclusion bodies that are unique in number and situ in every example of the gemstone. This is the way in which the GIA grade the clarity, and the less the number of inclusions present, basically the greater the clarity, and therefore the more valuable the stone.


IF. Internally flawless and have no surface blemishes when viewed under 10x magnification.


VVS. Very, very, slightly included, and similar if any surface blemishes, that are difficult to see when viewed under 10x magnification.


VS. The diamonds are very slightly included. Have surface blemishes that are difficult to see under 10x magnification viewing.


SI. Inclusions and external blemishes are easy to locate under 10x magnification.


I. Medium or large internal bodies or external blemishes that are easily seen with the naked eye.


3. Cut Of A Diamond


The sparkle or brilliance that is allowed to be generated from within a stone, is down to the quality of the faceted example. The cut does not refer to the shape, such as round brilliant or princess, but indeed the facets.


The type and quality of this faceting, allows the light to be "bounced" around a produce lots of sparkle out through the top to the viewer.


If the cut of the diamond is too deep, some light will therefore escape through the opposite side of the pavilion (lower section of stone), but if it is too shallow, then light escapes through the pavilion before it can be reflected.


4. Carats


Whatever the shape of the diamond that is produced, when it is cut shallower than usual, but with the same top dimensions, it will weigh less than expected. Alternatively if cut deeper than expected, but with the normal top proportions, it will weigh more than expected. To get the best out of both worlds, sometimes the top can be cut wider to give the impression of size and gain the "experience" of extra weight, but the depth will be cut shallower to keep down the costs.


Conclusion


If you are after a specific diamond but the price is beyond your budget, then it can be still achievable (or maybe nearly), if you look at compromising on one of the four C's to achieve your goal.


Whatever the size and/or quality of stones you may have, then just please make sure you wear them as much as possible and show them off. They are definitely not meant to be kept hidden away from all to see.

J S Stewart © 2011 Globe Jewellery Limited. All Rights Reserved.


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