Brilliant idea for a brilliant diamond ring

Jude Frances came up with the Cipriani ring, consisting of 5 center diamond put together in a wonderful shape. Maybe you can’t have that precious single perfect big diamond, but you can have setting of five with the same effect and a better price. You can get the ring you desire for much less. Brides.com says “To get an idea of the price, the 1 carat total weight ring costs $5,907 while the 3 carat total weight ring costs $7,638″. The same style can be applied to earrings and pendants.

Photos and story coutesy to Jude Frances and Brides.com.

Heart-stopping free-form right hand ring has a truly unique design. It displays 10 exquisite heart- shaped fancy yellow and white diamonds, and several bands of pave’ set diamonds, interweaving to form an outstanding design. Love it! Love it! Love it!

Heart Shaped Diamonds Right Hand Ring

Total weight of the natural fancy yellow diamonds is 2.00 carats. Total weight of the round full cut white diamonds is 0.45 carats., H color grade, VS2 clarity grade.

You can find this precious heart shape diamond ring and many more surprinzing designs at JR Jewelers online Store under the section Fancy Yellow Diamond Jewelry.

The pink diamond is the world’s most rare and valuable diamond. The Argyle mine (the world’s foremost source of unrivalled intense pink diamonds)  is a diamond mine located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The Argyle mine is the largest diamond producer in the world by volume, although due to the low proportion of gem-quality diamonds, is not the leader by value producing 95% of the world’s supply.

1. The Darya-i-Nur Diamond

Daria Nour Diamond

2. Nur-Ul-Ain Diamond

Nur-Ul-Ain diamond

Diamond Carat Weigh: 60

Color: light pink

3.Steinmetz Pink diamond

Steinmetz Pink diamond

Diamond Carat Weigh: 59.60

Color: fancy vivid pink

4. Shah Jahaan  Diamond

Shah Jahan Diamond

Diamond Carat Weigh: 56.71

Color: light pink

5. Agra Diamond

Agra diamond

Diamond Carat Weigh: 32.34

Color: fancy light pink

6. Pink Sunrise Diamond

Pink Sunrise Diamond

Diamond Carat Weigh: 29.79

Color: light pink

7. Rose of Dubai Diamond

Rose of Dubai Diamond

Diamond Carat Weigh: 25.02

Color: light pink

8. The Mouawad Lilac Diamond

Mouawad Lilac Diamond

Diamond Carat Weigh: 24.44

Color: fancy purplish pink

9. The Williamson Diamond

Williamson Diamond

Diamond Carat Weigh: 23.56

Color: light pink

10. The Graff Pink Orchid Diamond

Graff Pink Orchid Diamond

Diamond Carat Weigh: 22.84

Color: fancy purplish pink

Yellow diamonds were once thought to be inferior and did not enjoy much appreciations. Nowadays, this concept has change and its due to several factors. The popularity on yellow diamond is stimulated by celebrities who are increasingly purchasing the very rare but beautiful Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamonds.

Johnny Damon, the Red Sox baseball star, married Michelle Mangan, everyone was dazzled by the brilliant yellow diamond engagement ring she was wearing, so the yellow diamond has begun to take over the spotlight. Celebrities may be adopting yellow diamonds as the newest hot diamond trend due to their extreme rarity.

1. The Incomparable Diamond

The Incomparable Diamond stone

The Incomparable Diamond mounted

Oppenheimer Diamond

De Beers diamond front view

The Red Cross Diamond

The Florentine diamond

Sarah diamond

Tiffany diamond

Vainer Briolette diamond

Mouna diamond

Allnatt diamond

American couples might be trading down slightly when it comes to carat size, but even in this tough economy, they are still buying diamond engagement rings.

When it comes to an engagement ring, people will still want what they want. They are going to slightly smaller sizes but staying with the same quality.

Whatever size is selling these days–whether it be a small three-quarter-carat sparkler or a 5-carat rock–retailers say there are two key ways to keep engagement ring sales on target in a turbulent year: partnering with other bridal-focused businesses to offer special promotions and keeping up the tradition of top-notch customer service.

After all, when a couple decides to spend their lives together and start planning a wedding, the goal is to make it the event of a lifetime, whether it happens in the midst of an economic crisis or not.

“I know that for people that are in love and want to get engaged and want to get married, it’s supposed to be a one-time experience,” a storeowner says. “It’s not the area where they really want to cut back.”

After the world’s most expensive blue diamond, The Wittelsbach, was sold to diamond dealer – Laurence Graff – last year for $24.3 million, Sotheby’s has another impressive blue diamond for the next auction.

Despite the economic woe, apparently sales for big, rare stones are still going strong. The new diamond is a fancy vivid blue gem weighing 7.03 carats and is rated internally flawless – high praise for a natural stone. Petra Diamonds, the diamond mine, unearthed this rare gem from the Cullinan mine in South Africa.

The blue beauty will be shown in Hong Kong, Paris, New York and London before winding up in Geneva for the Sotheby’s auction on May 12th, where it is estimated to sell for as much as $8.5 million.

The Lesotho Promise is the wonderful creation of Graff, a necklace that truly takes the breath away. The awesome 603 carat stone was found in the Letsenf mine, in Lesotho, the 15th largest diamond found.

Graff payed quite a sum for it, the diamond ads up to $12.36 million. After thorough analysis, the diamond was cut in 26 pieces that vary in size, from just a little more than half carat to the superb pear shaped 76.41 carat diamond, the centerpiece of the Lesotho Promise necklace.

The whole process of creating the astounding diamond lasted 18 months but the result is more than satisfactory.

The Lesotho Promise necklace is made by diamonds all coming from the Lesotho Promise rough diamond. The 26 white D-flawless diamonds, set in white gold, sum up to 223.5 carats and are estimated at around $50 million. Might be just a little too much for me…

It is so fascinating to see what celebrities consider to be appropriate engagement rings. They are trend setters after all! No one can forget J. Lo’s radiant-cut pink diamond ring, which set a new trend in Hollywood, suggesting that bigger is better. Yet celebrity taste in jewelry differ so much…

10 famous engagement rings

1. Actress Elizabeth Taylor became more popular for the striking jewelry in her possession. She received a 30 carat emerald-cut diamond from Michael Todd, her third husband. She also received a Krupp diamond of 39 carats, the Taylor-Burton pear-shaped diamond of 69.42 carats, and the heart-shaped 17th century Taj Mahal diamond.

2. Priscilla Presley received a diamond engagement ring of 3.5 carats, circled by diamond chips and 21 small diamonds, from Elvis.

3. Sharon Stone was engaged to Phil Bronstein with three emerald-cut diamonds in a 3 1/2 carat ring.

4. The engagement to Catherine Zeta Jones was formalized by Michael Douglas with a beautiful antique marquise diamond of 10 carats with a horizontal set, worth $2 million.

5. Joan Collins received a heart-shaped diamond ring made in the 19th century from Percy Gibson, her husband.

6. Some celebrities settle for a three-stone engagement ring to represent past, present, and future. Famous pop star Madonna received a three-stone antique exquisite Edwardian diamond ring with a decorative platinum band from Guy Ritchie.

7. Paris Hilton, the famous diva, was engaged to billionaire Paris Latsis with two famous engagement rings: a canary diamond ring of 24 carats worth $5 million and a white emerald-cut diamond ring of 15 carats worth $2.1 million.

8. Britney Spears also has two engagement rings: a cushion-cut diamond ring of 4 carats worth $40,000 bought by herself before her wedding and another one presented by her husband Kevin Federline, nine months after their marriage.

9. Toni Braxton received a stunning and beautiful three-stone 4.5 carat diamond ring from Keri Lewis. It has two heart-shaped diamonds on each side and an oval-shaped stone center.

10. Jennifer Lopez was engaged to Ben Affleck with a radiant pink diamond ring of 6 carats, which quickly drew public attention and became very famous. The pink diamond ring, complete with three baguette white diamonds and a platinum band on each side, was purchased for $1.2 million. Inspiring and famous engagement rings Celebrity engagement rings only reflect the lifestyle acquired by an endless budget. The famous diamonds have created a huge demand for celebrity-inspired rings, which are available at affordable rates.

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The amazing rock was found near Lesotho in September 8, 2008 and it is the 20th largest rough diamond ever found !

The brilliance of a diamond comes from the way it is cut, but why hang on to the same regular pattern. I was quite fascinated to discover an innovative way to cut stones and make then look even better. I must admit that I am attracted to creativity rather than standard or classical designs. So here they are: the curl-cut gemstones.

11.41ct Rubellite

33.75ct Amethyst

31.08ct Aquamarine

The totally custom jewelry are at the point where jewelry and art best combine. The gemstones are natural, thus untreated, and one of a kind carved. The settings for this gorgeous rare stones are also custom made, so the pieces are truly unique in both stone and setting.

Tourmaline necklace

Raw Diamond engagement ring

Ametrine pendant

42.41ct Pink Opal necklace

The images and material are courtesy of Spiralz Studio.