Diamonds have been utilized for jewelry for thousands of years. It is judged that they were first used and actively mined 3,000 years ago in India, but there is also evidence that it was used there around 6,000 years ago. In those days it was virtually impossible to cut or polish the diamonds.
The recognition of diamonds as jewelry truly rose in the Eighteenth Century, when more 'modern' methods allowed the acts of cutting and polishing to be achieved more easily. Successful advertising ploys helped make diamonds more popular to the general population.
Cartels of diamond miners and sellers such as De Beers restricted the supply of diamonds which has successfully held the cost unnaturally high for decades. An instance of highly successful advertising is Argyle or brown diamonds in Australia
Brown diamonds were thought to be useless for jewelry because of their dirty colour. However, one mine in Australia produces 7,000 kg of brown diamonds a year, so began a campaign to make them desirable. These days, they can be worn as jewelry in Australia and sell well.
Because of the high price of diamonds and the restricted supply, jewelers have sought a man-manufactured, cheaper alternative. Cubic Zirconia is one of the best synthetic diamond-like substances that they have come up with so far.
Some people would rather purchase cubic zirconia than real diamonds because they do not like to be manipulated and ultimately cheated by the diamond companies. Surveys suggest that numerous diamonds have been 'altered' to increase their apparent value and that much too many diamonds are too highly priced.
Some others are shying away from diamonds for factors of conscience. 'Blood Diamonds' and forced child labour have made the headlines. The conditions in these forced labour camps is horrendous and was accurately depicted in the film 'Blood Diamond' with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Cubic zirconia is a very decent reproduction of diamonds and is hard to tell apart from the real thing without specialist tools and a deep knowledge of gemstones. Many famous rich people are refusing to wear diamonds, not because they cannot afford them, but because of the above associations.
There are several other options to cubic zirconia including moissanite and nexus, but cubic zirconia remains the firm favourite. Russian cubic zirconia is among the principal types of the 'gemstone'.
It is worth stating here that cubic zirconia does not exist in nature, although its raw form zircon (zirconium silicate) and zirconium dioxide does. Russian cubic zirconia is manufactured to the specifications laid down by the Gemological Institute of America.
If you are happy to wear cubic zirconia, you will be following the green path in jewelry and saving plenty of money too. Cubic zirconia is approximately 25% of the price of diamonds, so you can afford to spend more on the setting rather than on the stone. Cubic zirconia looks fantastic in a solid platinum or solid gold mounting.
The recognition of diamonds as jewelry truly rose in the Eighteenth Century, when more 'modern' methods allowed the acts of cutting and polishing to be achieved more easily. Successful advertising ploys helped make diamonds more popular to the general population.
Cartels of diamond miners and sellers such as De Beers restricted the supply of diamonds which has successfully held the cost unnaturally high for decades. An instance of highly successful advertising is Argyle or brown diamonds in Australia
Brown diamonds were thought to be useless for jewelry because of their dirty colour. However, one mine in Australia produces 7,000 kg of brown diamonds a year, so began a campaign to make them desirable. These days, they can be worn as jewelry in Australia and sell well.
Because of the high price of diamonds and the restricted supply, jewelers have sought a man-manufactured, cheaper alternative. Cubic Zirconia is one of the best synthetic diamond-like substances that they have come up with so far.
Some people would rather purchase cubic zirconia than real diamonds because they do not like to be manipulated and ultimately cheated by the diamond companies. Surveys suggest that numerous diamonds have been 'altered' to increase their apparent value and that much too many diamonds are too highly priced.
Some others are shying away from diamonds for factors of conscience. 'Blood Diamonds' and forced child labour have made the headlines. The conditions in these forced labour camps is horrendous and was accurately depicted in the film 'Blood Diamond' with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Cubic zirconia is a very decent reproduction of diamonds and is hard to tell apart from the real thing without specialist tools and a deep knowledge of gemstones. Many famous rich people are refusing to wear diamonds, not because they cannot afford them, but because of the above associations.
There are several other options to cubic zirconia including moissanite and nexus, but cubic zirconia remains the firm favourite. Russian cubic zirconia is among the principal types of the 'gemstone'.
It is worth stating here that cubic zirconia does not exist in nature, although its raw form zircon (zirconium silicate) and zirconium dioxide does. Russian cubic zirconia is manufactured to the specifications laid down by the Gemological Institute of America.
If you are happy to wear cubic zirconia, you will be following the green path in jewelry and saving plenty of money too. Cubic zirconia is approximately 25% of the price of diamonds, so you can afford to spend more on the setting rather than on the stone. Cubic zirconia looks fantastic in a solid platinum or solid gold mounting.
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Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on a variety of topics, but is now concerned with Amber in Poland. If you would like to know more, please visit our website at Jewellry but Watches.
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