| Black diamond rings are probably one of the most | | | | impact. Or they can be set into a striped |
| dramatic ways to wear colored diamonds. Until | | | | arrangement alongside white gemstones. Larger |
| relatively recently, very few people had even | | | | fancy blacks look wonderful as the central |
| heard of them even though they have been | | | | gemstone in an otherwise white diamond cluster, |
| around for millions of years, just like their white | | | | or as the centrepiece in a trilogy ring. |
| counterparts! Found in only a few locations world | | | | Black diamonds certainly add chic sophistication |
| wide, they are very rare and the best black | | | | and elegance to any outfit! |
| diamonds frequently command premium prices | | | | But they do not only appeal to women! Men too |
| higher even than rare fancy yellows! | | | | are increasingly buying black diamond jewelry. |
| Diamonds are elemental carbon, which formed | | | | These gemstones are strikingly eye-catching |
| into a unique lattice crystal under high | | | | when set into white metals such as white gold or |
| temperatures and pressures within the Earth's | | | | platinum. Their intense color means that even |
| crust. However, in the case of black diamonds, a | | | | smaller stones can be set directly into chunky |
| small amount of carbon charcoal impurity | | | | jewelry, such as signet rings. And such strong |
| remained which subsequently colored the forming | | | | statement pieces make natural adornments for |
| gemstone crystal. Thus, the black gemstones are | | | | men! |
| flawed natural diamonds which, until their opaque | | | | Despite the rising demand, black diamonds are still |
| color became fashionable, were generally regarded | | | | rare. Happily, gemologists can now increase the |
| as poor quality unsuitable for jewelry, and | | | | intensity of naturally present hues of appropriate |
| discarded! | | | | clean gemstones by subjecting them to high |
| However, celebrity interest in colored diamonds, | | | | temperatures and radiation mimicking natural |
| including black ones, fuelled interest in these | | | | diamond formation conditions. This results in a |
| dramatic gemstones. Their strong opacity and | | | | so-called color enhanced natural diamond. |
| deep hues coupled with their brilliance and sparkle | | | | However, this process can only be carried out on |
| make them true statement pieces. When set into | | | | those diamonds with appropriate hue and hue |
| rings alongside white gemstones, they can look | | | | saturation characteristics. |
| truly stunning especially when accessorizing that | | | | All this means that fancy blacks are not going to |
| little black dress! | | | | flood the market any time soon! So if you are |
| In fact black diamond rings can be found in many | | | | looking for black diamond jewelry, you can be |
| settings. Smaller gemstones can be set pave | | | | confident that it will hold its value well enough to |
| style into cascades of gold to give a wonderful | | | | become and heirloom piece! |