Jewelry

Apply around 58,000 atmospheres of pressure to pure carbon and then heat to about 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit and you will have a diamond.  For millions of years microscopic plants and animals lived and died in th ...

Tila & Co. is pleased to present its new collection of one-of-a-kind, handmade jewelry. 

“We have designed and created jewelry pieces that are fun and whimsical but can also be used at work ...

Rough diamonds are still in their natural form and have not been cut or polished.  Natural diamonds are found in Octhahedra, Cubic, Macle, and Dodecahedron crystal shapes.  Unless you have done some resear ...

As a status symbol big diamonds have no equal.  It shows that you have the ability to spend an extravagant amount of money on jewelry.  When not being displayed these beautiful gems are hidden away in secu ...

An Emerald Cut diamond is a diamond that has been cut to a rectangular or square step cut with diagonally cut corners.  It usually has 2 to 4 rows of parallel facets to the center of the stone.  A very pop ...

As the name implies synthetic diamonds look like real diamonds but do not have the same properties as real diamonds.  The ability to determine the differences between chemical compusosition, hardness, weight, a ...

The first wave of gem-quality manufactured diamonds hit the market late in 2003.  Man-made diamonds is nothing new and the technology has been available since the mid 19th century.  Small diamond crystals ...

A certificate is not the same thing as an appraisal.  A certificate describes the quality of a diamond, but it does not place a monetary value on the gem.  An appraisal places a monetary value on your diam ...

This is a multi part article and is strictly for educational purposes.

The Centenary

The Centenary was found on July 17th, 1986 at the Premier Mine.  Only a handful of people knew about ...

De Beers was founded in South Africa in 1888 and today is the largest producer and seller of diamonds.  Almost from the beginning the De Beers company has had a strangle hold on the diamond industry and a huge ...