Buying A Diamond For Your Special Person?
The first thing you want to consider when buying a diamond is
the price. If the price of the diamond sounds too good to be
true, then be very careful?
Diamond crystals were created deep within the core of our Earth
more than 3 billion years ago and now brought closer to the
surface of the earth by volcanic eruptions. Today, more than 250
tons of ore are needed to create just one carat round diamond.
Even then, only 20% of all the rough diamonds are suitable even
for gem cutting. The rest of the ore is then used for industrial
purposes.
So then why would a diamond merchant discount the price on a
genuinely good quality diamond that is a billion years old? The
answer is because the original selling price was inflated to
begin with. A brilliantly cut diamond in a showcase that is
discounted but was last year