Where Do Diamonds Come From?

Posted on January 30, 2008
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Roughly 49% of diamonds originate from central and southern Africa, although significant sources of the mineral have been discovered in Canada, India, Russia, Brazil, and Australia.

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Free Loose Diamond Contest For Valentines Day

Posted on January 16, 2008
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AWdiamonds.com is hosting their first ever Valentine’s Day Diamond Poetry Competition. The best selection of poems will be published on the AWDiamonds.com website. The winner will receive a real heart shaped loose diamond that retails for $400.

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Blog and A&W Diamonds Record Record Traffic

Posted on January 5, 2008
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An excerpt from the press release:

A&W Diamonds experiences a 350% traffic growth for loose diamonds. This Holiday Season, shoppers have a new choice when looking for loose diamond deals. A&W Diamonds is selling loose diamonds at wholesale prices. In addition, diamond shoppers have an extra chance to snag discounted loose diamonds at A&W’s ‘Diamonds of the Day’ Blog. Each day diamondsoftheday.com will offer 2 wholesale loose diamonds with an additional discount, valid for only 24 hours.

Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2007
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Happy Holidays from the team at Diamonds of the Day and A&W Diamonds.  We wish you a happy and sparkly new year.

5 Interesting Diamond Facts

Posted on December 16, 2007
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1.) The largest rough diamond ever found was the Cullinan (3,106 carats). It was discovered on January 26, 1905 in the Premier mine of South Africa. It was then cut into nine major stones, including the largest gem diamond, the Cullinan 1, or Star of Africa which is 550.20 carats. This is mounted in the British Royal Scepter and housed in the Tower of London.

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Diamond Carat Explained

Posted on November 27, 2007
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Carat is the term used to express the weight of a diamond, with one carat equaling 200 milligrams of actual weight.The abbreviation ct is a shortened way to write carat, and refers to the weight of a single diamond. The abbreviation ct TW means carat total weight, and is used to express the total weight of multiple diamonds used in a piece of jewelry.

Round Diamond History

Posted on November 22, 2007
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A round diamond is actually shaped like a cone, with a curved top (known among jewelers as “the crown”) that expands to a wider base, and then tapers downwards to a sharp point. This design was developed in the 17th century by Ambassador Julian Cardinal Mazarin (in fact, the first round brilliants were called Mazarins). To create maximum shine, he shaped the diamond to have 17 flat surfaces, called facets, which would reflect light from all sides. Another noted jeweler, Vincent Peruzzi, introduced 33 facets. But it was Marcel Tolkowsky who was able to devise a precise and thorough mathematical model for Mazarin’s design. Using geometrical calculations, he discovered that a 58-facet cut would create the maximum amount of brilliance, and then identified the perfect proportions of the crown, diameter and base.

My First Post! The World’s Most Famous Diamond

Posted on November 6, 2007
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While you can expect our Diamond of the Day Specials here, along with diamond education and facts, I made this first post a little more special. Here is the story of the Hope Diamond, the World’s most famous diamond.

Hope Diamond’s history can be easily traced to a blue diamond named the Tavernier Blue, which was originally mined from the Kollur mine in Golconda, India, and was a crudely cut triangle shape of 112 3/16 carats (22.44 g). French merchant-traveler Jean-Baptiste Tavernier purchased it sometime in 1660 or 1661. According to legend, the Tavernier Blue was stolen from an eye of a sculpted idol of the Hindu goddess Sita, the wife of Rama, the Seventh Avatara of Vishnu…

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