Preparation materials To polish a diamond well prepared, a few parts are needed. These parts are: the polishing wheel, diamond powder or “board”, olive oil and a pumice stone. The...

1. Aikhal – Russia Aikhal (means ‘fame’) is the biggest diamond mine in the world. It is located in Yakutia, in the far east of Russia. The owner of this...

The Tsar’s Egg A Fabergé Egg is a jeweled egg, created by the House of Fabergé in St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia. It all started in the 18th century with Tsar...

What is a tension ring? A tension ring is a ring that contains one diamond or one gemstone. Usually, a diamond is kept in place by prongs or a bezel...

What is polishing loss? Polishing loss is exactly what it sounds like. A rough diamond has the shape of an octahedron. This looks like two pyramids with the bottoms to...

What is an alliance ring? An alliance ring is a band with a row of diamonds on it. This can be a row of five stones. Or a row that...

Royal jewelry Royalty often used diamonds to express their wealth. It was a symbol of refinement and class. It is no secret Empress Sisi (1837 – 1898) too adored diamonds...

What is a trilogy ring? A trilogy ring – also often called trinity – is a ring with three stones next to each other. These three stones are usually diamonds....

Classic combinations of diamonds and precious gemstones The combination of diamonds and gemstones is an all-time favorite. Besides diamonds, there are only three precious gemstones: sapphires, rubies and emeralds. Some...

Reflection of light To start off right: a diamond itself does not shine, it reflects light which gives them their beautiful sparkle. This has three main causes: internal reflection, refraction,...

Adamas To cut right to the chase: diamonds are not indestructible. However, they are the hardest mineral on earth. The word diamond comes from the Greek word “adamas”, which means...

What are diamonds To understand whether or not diamonds are rare, first we have to determine what they actually are. Diamonds are about 99.95 percent carbon. They are the only...

Historic legends and myths of diamonds Due to their long history, diamonds have different meanings to different civilizations. They symbolize love, spirit, wealth and magical powers. But back in the...

About Banjarmasin During the Golden Age, the Dutch government had various colonies. One of these colony regions was Borneo, what later would become Indonesia. In Borneo was a well-known island...

What are diamond inclusions? Diamonds are formed deep in the earth under great heat and pressure. This formation process takes a very long time. During this formation, most diamonds develop...

How to determine the size of a diamond? Though the 4 C’s already cover a lot about the information about different diamonds, they do not tell us everything. Especially if...

In general, there are three different solitaire diamond engagement ring settings. These settings are: prongs bezel tension settings Within these three, you also have different options, which I...

How to use a loupe to evaluate diamonds? To accurately view and evaluate a diamond, you first need to learn how to look properly through a magnifying glass. This trick...

The marquise cut is a popular diamond shape. One of the reasons is because of its ability to make the fingers look more slender. It is an oval shaped cut...

Diamond mine A diamond’s journey starts millions of years ago, kilometers deep under the surface of the earth. All over the world,...