Thursday, 13 October 2016

Diamond Ring 3.25 carats round brilliant cut diamond.


 






Diamond Ring

3.25 carats round brilliant cut diamond, J (ECG) colour, VS1 clarity, claw set in an 18ct rose gold starburst design cluster with milgrained details and bead set single cut diamonds on band. Measurements: approx. weight 6.5 grams size M 1/2

Source: http://shapiro.com.au/lots/diamond-ring-36473/

Friday, 23 September 2016

Lucapa Finds 104ct. Diamond at Lulo Mine



Lucapa Diamond Company recovered a 104-carat, D color diamond.

The type IIa stone is the fourth rough diamond above 100 carats extracted from the deposit this year and the fifth since operations began at its Lulo mine in Angola.

The diamond is the latest special diamond found at Lulo weighing more than 10.8 carats.

The mine’s largest pink diamond a 38.6-carat pink diamond was unveiled earlier this month.

Source:DCLA

Tuesday, 16 August 2016

NEXdiamond

From exceptional type two rough diamond crystals, come the best quality polished diamonds. NEXdiamond pure excellence.
 NEXdiamond 

Monday, 15 August 2016

Thursday, 11 August 2016

138.57 Carat D Colour Diamond Recovered by Petra at Cullinan

Petra Diamonds announced that it had recovered a 138.57-carat, Type IIa, D-colour diamond at its historic Cullinan mine near Pretoria in South Africa.

The company said the diamond would be offered for sale in Johannesburg later this month.

Source:DCLA

Friday, 22 July 2016

Laboratory grown diamonds vs Natural mined diamonds.

The diamond above is the latest in the laboratory grown technology. We were lucky to get one to test and It has been in the laboratory for a few days now. We are all very surprised and impressed by what has been accomplish. Even the growth structure the only way to identify or distinguish between the diamonds in the laboratory is more difficult to identify. 

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Swarovski Jumps Into the Lab-Grown Diamond Business


Swarovski, the Austrian company famed for its signature crystals, is now selling synthetic diamonds.

A Swarovski spokesperson confirmed that the renowned jewellery brand has launched Diama, its first lab-grown diamond line, marking a shift for a company that has traditionally sold diamond simulants.

A Swarovski statement says Diama is an amalgam of Dia for diamond and Ama for love. All the diamonds are set in 18k gold, it says. “Swarovski Created Diamonds are identical to mined diamonds according to their optical, physical, and chemical properties,” it says. “They are diamonds with all of the essential qualities of a diamond, only the origin is a laboratory, not the earth.”

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