Tiffany & Co. Etoile Platinum & Diamond Band
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Tampa, FL
Tiffany & Co. Etoile Platinum & Diamond Band Enhance your jewelry collection with this stunning Tiffany & Co.
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Platinum Diamond Etoile Band Ring
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in San Fernando, CA
Tiffany & Co. Platinum Diamond Etoile Band Ring Tiffany & Co.
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Company Etoile Dumbbell Platinum Diamond Cufflinks
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 2000 - 2010 Tiffany & Company Etoile collection Platinum Dumbbell Cufflinks, the domed tops measure 3/8 inch in diameter and are pave set with Round Brilliant cut Diamonds ...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co Etoile Platinum Engagement Diamond Ring
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co Etoile diamond engagement ring in patinum setting with one 0.22 carat brilliant cut diamond in D color SI1 clarity (GIA certified) Ring Size: US 5 Approximate Weight: ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond Cross Pendant Necklace
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond Cross Pendant Necklace Metal: Platinum Chain: 16" Weight: 6.30 grams Pendant: 19.8mm(0.78") long x 15.5mm(0.61") wide Diamond: 4 round brillian...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co Etoile 18K Gold & Platinum Diamond Earrings
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Flushing, NY
Tiffany & Co Etoile 18K Gold & Platinum Diamond Earrings Marked: TIFFANY & Co 750 PT 950 Approximate Dimensions: 2 cm (Length) 1.8 cm (Width) Approx. 0.4 carat (Diamond) 17.2 grams...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Etoile Tahitian Pearl Diamond Earrings Platinum
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in London, GB
A pair of Tiffany & Co. Etoile Tahitian pearl diamond earrings in platinum These stud earrings are designed as a pair of tapered baton shaped platinum drops terminating in a single ...
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Etoile Four Row Pave Platinum Ring
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
The Platinum Pave Diamond Ring features a beautiful curved or domed band adorned with four rows of round brilliant-cut diamonds, all pavé-set in platinum. This exquisite piece is sig...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany and Co. Diamond Etoile Band. Authentic Tiffany PT950 Platinum ring
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Port Charlotte, FL
Tiffany and Co. Platinum Dainty ring Etoile Diamond Band Collection Condition: Has not been polished.
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5 Metal: Platinum Size: 5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.20 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .22 ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 3mm Band Ring 10
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 3mm Band Ring 10 Metal: Platinum Size: 10 Band Width: 3mm Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .10 Hallmark: ©T&Co.
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 6.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 6.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 6.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.80 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 6.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 6.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 6.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.40 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5 Metal: Platinum Size: 5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.0 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .22 ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 9
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 9 Metal: Platinum Size: 9 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 8.0 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .22 ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 8.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 8.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 8.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 8.70 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 8
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 8 Metal: Platinum Size: 8 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 8.10 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .22 ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 7
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 7 Metal: Platinum Size: 7 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 8.0 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .22 ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 5.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.0 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ....
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 6 Metal: Platinum Size: 6 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.90 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .22 ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 3mm Band Ring 4
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 3mm Band Ring 4 Metal: Platinum Size: 4 Band Width: 3mm Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .10 Hallmark: ©T&Co.
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 6.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 6.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 6.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.40 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total wei...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 5.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 6.50 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ....
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 3mm Band Ring 5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 3mm Band Ring 5 Metal: Platinum Size: 5 Band Width: 3mm Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .10 Hallmark: ©T&Co.
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum .19ct Diamond Engagement Ring 5.25
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum .19ct Diamond Engagement Ring 5.25 Metal: Platinum Size: 5.25 Weight: 5.90 grams Diamond: round brilliant diamond, carat total weight .19 Hallmark: ©TI...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 4
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 4 Metal: Platinum Size: 4 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.60 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .22 ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 7
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 7 Metal: Platinum Size: 7 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.70 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum 3 Diamond Heart Pendant Necklace
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum 3 Diamond Heart Pendant Necklace Metal: Platinum Weight: 5.0 grams Chain: 16" Pendant: 10.24mm wide x 8.54mm high Diamond: 3 round brilliant diamon...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum 3 Diamond Heart Pendant Necklace
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum 3 Diamond Heart Pendant Necklace Metal: Platinum Weight: 5.10 grams Chain: 16" Pendant: 10.24mm wide x 8.54mm high Diamond: 3 round brilliant diamo...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 6 Metal: Platinum Size: 6 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 6.30 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 4.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 4.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 4.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 6.60 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total wei...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 4.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 4.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 4.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.60 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 3mm Band Ring 4.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 3mm Band Ring 4.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 4.5 Band Width: 3mm Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .10 Hallmark: ©T&Co.
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 4
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 4 Metal: Platinum Size: 4 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 6.70 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. ETOILE Diamond Band Ring Platinum Size 5.75
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Tiffany & Co. ETOILE Diamond Band Ring Style: Band Ref. number: 60004786 Metal: Platinum PT950 Size: 5.75 Measurements: 4.3 mm TCW: 0.22 tcw Main Diamond: 10 Round Brilliant ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Platinum Diamond Etoile 4mm Band Ring 5.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Platinum Diamond Etoile 4mm Band Ring 5.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 5.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.10 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total wei...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5.5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 5.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.10 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total wei...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Platinum 4mm Etoile Diamond Band Ring 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Platinum Diamond Etoile 4mm Band Ring 6 Metal: Platinum Size: 6 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.60 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5 Metal: Platinum Size: 5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.0 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ....
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 8.5 New
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 8.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 8.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 8.90 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weig...
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5.5 New
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 5.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 5.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 7.80 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight .22 H...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Wedding Anniversary Band Ring
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in University Place, WA
Modern and streamlined, yet perfectly timeless, this is the Etoile band ring from Tiffany & Co., crafted in platinum and set with round brilliant diamonds.
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Etoile 950 Platinum Diamond Band Ring Size 6
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. Etoile 950 Platinum Diamond Band Ring Size 6 Details: Size 6 Ten 2mm full cut round diamonds weighing approx. 0.03ct each.
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. .22 Carat Round Diamond Platinum Etoile Band Ring
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Stamford, CT
This classic Tiffany & Co. Etoile band ring showcases approximately 0.22 carats of round brilliant-cut diamonds expertly flush set into sleek platinum.
Diamond, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 4.5 New
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond 4mm Band Ring 4.5 Metal: Platinum Size: 4.5 Band Width: 4mm Weight: 6.20 grams Diamond: 10 round brilliant diamonds, carat total weight ...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co Diamond 18k Gold Platinum Etoile Ball Pendant Necklace
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and iconic design by Tiffany & Co., this refined Étoile ball pendant necklace is crafted in luxurious 18K gold and platinum.
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum .20ct Solitaire Diamond Engagement Ring 4.75
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
TIFFANY & Co. Etoile Platinum .20ct Solitaire Diamond Engagement Ring 4.75 Metal: Platinum Size: 4.75 Weight: 5.60 grams Diamond: round brilliant diamond, carat total weight .20ct, ...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Etoile Yellow Gold, Platinum and Diamond Bangle Bracelet
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
A timeless heirloom from the iconic Tiffany & Co. Etoile Collection, first introduced in the 1990s.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co Etoile Diamond Yellow Gold And Platinum Hoop Earrings
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Southampton, PA
18k Yellow Gold & Platinum "Etoile" Diamond Hoop Earrings by Tiffany & Co.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co Etoile Diamond Hoop Earrings 18k Yellow Gold and Platinum
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Orlando, FL
Tiffany & Co. Etoile Diamond Hoop Earrings – 18K Yellow Gold & Platinum Specifications Metal: 18K yellow gold with platinum bezels Diamonds: 8 round brilliant cut diamonds T...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond Half-Bezel Engagement Ring - .61ct
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Boston, MA
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Etoile Platinum Diamond Half-Bezel Engagement Ring - 0.61ct Item #: 21785687 Metal: PT950 Platinum Diamond Weight: 0.61 carats Ring Size: 5¼ (resizable) Total ...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Etoile Double Band
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Finely crafted in 18k yellow gold and platinum with Round Brilliant cut Diamonds. Signed by Tiffany & Co. Size 5 1/2
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
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Tiffany and Co. Etoile Platinum Round Diamond Engagement Ring .30ct FVVS1
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany and Co. engagement ring from the Etoile collection finely crafted in platinum featuring a round brilliant cut diamond center weighing 0.30 cts.
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. Etoile Round Diamond 0.56 TCW H VVS2 Engagement Ring Platinum
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Tiffany & Co. Etoile Diamond Solitaire Engagement Ring Style: ETOILE Ref. number: 27676642 Metal: PT950 Platinum Size: 5.75 sizable TCW: 0.56 cts Main Diamond: Round Brilliant ...
Diamond, Platinum
Tiffany & Co ‘Etoile’ 0.30ct Diamond Bracelet
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in London, GB
This beautiful bangle comes from Tiffany & Co’s ‘Etoile’ collection. It is set with ten round brilliant cut diamonds, totalling to 0.30 carat around its circumference.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co ‘Etoile’ 0.30ct Diamond Bracelet
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in London, GB
This beautiful bangle comes from Tiffany & Co’s ‘Etoile’ collection. It is set with ten round brilliant cut diamonds, totalling to 0.30 carat around its circumference.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co 0.22ct Diamond ‘Etoile’ Ring
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in London, GB
A classic design from Tiffany & Co., this band ring comes from the ‘Etoile’ collection.
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co. is one of the most prominent purveyors of luxury goods in the United States, and has long been an important arbiter of style in the design of diamond engagement rings. A young Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposed to his future wife, Eleanor, with a Tiffany ring in 1904. Vanderbilts, Whitneys, Astors and members of the Russian imperial family all wore Tiffany & Co. jewelry. And Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis preferred Tiffany china for state dinners at the White House.
Although synonymous with luxury today, the firm started out rather modestly. Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young founded it in Connecticut as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium” in 1837, at a time when European imports still dominated the nascent American luxury market. In 1853, Charles Tiffany — who in 1845 had launched the company’s famed catalog, the Blue Book, and with it, the firm’s signature robin’s-egg blue, which he chose for the cover — shifted the focus to fine jewelry.
In 1868, Tiffany & Co. gained international recognition when it became the first U.S. firm to win an award for excellence in silverware at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. From then on, it belonged to the pantheon of American luxury brands.
At the start of the Gilded Age, in 1870, Tiffany & Co. opened its flagship store, described as a "palace of jewels" by the New York Times, at 15 Union Square West in Manhattan. Throughout this period, its designs for silver tableware, ceremonial silver, flatware and jewelry were highly sought-after indicators of status and taste. They also won the firm numerous accolades, including the grand prize for silverware at the Paris Exposition of 1878. Among the firm’s glittering creations from this time are masterworks of Art Nouveau jewelry, such as this delicate aquamarine necklace and this lavish plique-à-jour peridot and gold necklace, both circa 1900.
When Charles Lewis Tiffany died, in 1902, his son Louis Comfort Tiffany became the firm’s design director. Under his leadership, the Tiffany silver studio was a de facto design school for apprentice silversmiths, who worked alongside head artisan Edward C. Moore. The firm produced distinctive objects inspired by Japanese art and design, North American plants and flowers, and Native American patterns and crafts, adding aesthetic diversity to Tiffany & Co.’s distinguished repertoire.
Tiffany is also closely associated with diamonds, even lending its name to one particularly rare and exceptional yellow stone. The firm bought the Tiffany diamond in its raw state from the Kimberley mines of South Africa in 1878. Cut to create a 128.54-carat gem with an unprecedented 82 facets, it is one of the most spectacular examples of a yellow diamond in the world.
In a broader sense, Tiffany & Co. helped put diamonds on the map in 1886 by introducing the American marketplace to the solitaire diamond design, which is still among the most popular engagement-ring styles. The trademark Tiffany® Setting raises the stone above the band on six prongs, allowing its facets to catch the light. A lovely recent example is this circa-2000 platinum engagement ring. Displaying a different design and aesthetic (but equally chic) is this exquisite diamond and ruby ring from the 1930s.
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Antique diamond rings, diamond tiaras and dazzling vintage diamond earrings are on the wish lists of every lover of fine jewelry. And diamonds and diamond jewelry are primarily associated with storybook engagements and red-carpet grand entrances — indeed, this ultra-cherished gemstone has a dramatic history on its hands.
From “A Diamond Is Forever” to “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” pop culture has ingrained in our minds that diamonds are the most desired, the most lasting and the most valuable gemstone. But what makes the diamond so special? Each stone — whether it’s rubies, sapphires or another stone — is unique and important in its own right. April babies might claim diamonds for themselves, but just about everyone wants this kind of sparkle in their lives!
There are several factors that set diamonds apart from other stones, and these points are important to our gem education.
Diamonds are minerals. They are made up of almost entirely of carbon (carbon comprises 99.95 percent; the remainder consists of various trace elements). Diamonds are the hardest gemstones, ranking number 10 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. Even its name, diamond, is rooted in the Greek adamas, or unconquerable. The only object that can scratch a diamond is another diamond. Diamonds are formed deep within the earth at very high temperatures (1,652–2,372 degrees Fahrenheit at depths between 90 and 120 miles beneath the earth’s surface) and are carried up by volcanic activity. Diamonds are quite rare, according to the Gemological Institute of America, and only 30 percent of all the diamonds mined in the world are gem quality.
In the 1950s, the Gemological Institute of America developed the 4Cs grading system to classify diamonds: clarity, color, cut and carat weight. Not all diamonds are created equal (there are diamonds, and then there are diamonds). The value of the diamond depends on the clarity (flawless diamonds are very rare but a diamond's value decreases if there are many blemishes or inclusions), color (the less color the higher the grade), cut (how the diamond’s facets catch the light, certain cuts of diamonds show off the stone better than others) and carat weight (the bigger, the better).
When you start shopping for a diamond engagement ring, always prioritize the cut, which plays the largest role in the diamond's beauty (taking the time to clean your diamond ring at least every six months or so plays a role in maintaining said beauty). And on 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.
Shop antique and vintage diamond rings, diamond necklaces and other extraordinary diamond jewelry on 1stDibs.
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