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When you buy diamonds online, you are buying jewelry which symbolises the joy of celebrations the world over; indeed nothing ensures lasting memories more than a gift of fine diamond jewelry and this is made all the easier when you buy that diamond jewelry online.

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Fine diamond jewelry reflects the splendour of nature at its most enduring, is universally given to women on special occasions.  Although traditionally bought by men, women are increasingly choosing to buy diamonds online for their own collection of fine diamond jewelry. Buying diamonds online is made easy by EHJewels.  We bring the highest quality fine diamond jewelry at outstanding prices together in one place so that you can relax when you choose to buy diamonds online.

Natural diamonds form over billions of years deep within the Earth’s crust under high temperatures and pressures. However, only a tiny percentage of all diamonds mined are good enough to be made into fine diamond jewelry. Diamonds are uniquely precious gemstones and fine diamond jewelry classically symbolises timeless, enduring love.

The word “diamond” comes from the Greek “adamas” meaning “unconquerable love”. Celebrated in the song, “Diamond’s Are Forever”, they are the hardest substance known to mankind. All this makes fine diamond jewelry the perfect special occasion gift, especially for people born in April: diamonds are April’s Birthstone.

Fine diamonds are graded by color, cut, carat weight and clarity.

Colorless and near colorless diamonds, are rare, highly prized and comparatively expensive. However, to the untrained eye, most diamonds appear as white as the most expensive diamonds. This makes slightly “off white” tinted diamonds excellent value when set into fine diamond jewelry. Natural diamonds falling outside the normal color range are called “fancies” and, like the truly colorless diamonds, command high prices.

The “cut” of a diamond describes the manner in which a diamond has been shaped and polished to reflect and refract light to reveal the fire and brilliance so characteristic of fine diamonds in jewelry. A diamond’s cut is extremely difficult to judge quantitatively and many factors must be considered to ensure the rough crystal yields the best quality and carat weight of final diamond gemstone. Indeed a well-cut diamond can appear to be of greater carat weight, and have greater clarity and better color than it actually does.

In 1919, Tolkowsky, mathematically calculated the ideal cut for a diamond to maximise brilliance (white light reflections), fire (flashes of color) and scintillation (patterns of light and dark).when viewed from above. This became known as the brilliant or round cut. However, not all diamond roughs lend themselves to the brilliant cut.

“Fancy cuts” used in fine diamond jewelry include the baguette, marquise, princess, heart, briolette (a form of the rose cut), pear and emerald cut. Cuts are also influenced by fashion: the baguette cut accentuates a diamond’s lustre but downplays its fire and was popular in fine diamond jewelry during the Art Deco period. Conversely, princess cuts accentuate fire, not lustre, and are currently very popular. The princess cut also results in the least crystal waste.

A diamond’s “carat” describes its weight, rather than size, although larger diamonds obviously have higher carat weights. Since 1907, one carat has been defined as 0.2g (200mg), and also as 100 points. The value of a diamond increases exponentially with carat weight, because larger diamonds are a lot rarer and more desirable for use as gemstones in fine diamond jewelry. Larger carat diamonds may be more expensive but often have less desirable clarity and color when compared to smaller diamonds.

“Clarity” is a measure internal gemstone defects, called inclusions, or flaws. These are tiny natural irregularities within the body of the gem. Flawless diamonds, without surface or internal flaws, are the rarest, most beautiful and most expensive gemstones. However, most gemstones contain inclusions to some extent, although these may only be seen under 10x magnifications. These diamonds are high enough quality to be use in fine diamond jewelry.

Where inclusions do not detract from a gemstone’s beauty (e.g. colored diamonds), inclusions are not only acceptable but in fact act as testimony to the gemstone’s natural (rather than man-made) authenticity.

This extensive online fine diamond jewelry range provides an ideal opportunity to buy diamonds online for yourself or your loved one at substantially lower than retail prices. Diamond rings, diamond pendants, diamond bracelets and other fine diamond jewelry make perfect gifts. When a simple fine diamond pendant is the ideal accessory, why not complete the set from our selection of fine diamond earrings? What will you buy today?

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Pearls originally form when a foreign body, such as a grain of sand or coral, finds its way into the shell of a freshwater or marine mollusc, usually a clam or an oyster. The pearl forms over many years as the mollusc’s defence mechanisms coats the foreign body with layer upon layer of a slightly iridescent substance called nacre. 

Pearls are graded by color, lustre, surface clarity, size and shape. 

The color of a pearl, or “body color”, is derived from the color of the mollusc shell so cultured pearls come in all the same colors as natural pearls. 

Freshwater Multi-Color Cultured Pearl 18-inch Necklace

Freshwater cultured pearls are mostly white, but can be pink or rose tinted. Akoya cultured pearls range from cream to pastel pinkish white. Tahitian cultured pearls are typically darker, ranging from greyish green to the expensive and much in-demand black pearls.

Pearls often have slight natural surface abrasions, which can be overcome by clever setting into pearl jewelry. However the higher a pearl’s natural surface clarity, the more valuable it will be.