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Are you wondering how and where you can get the best, highest, top price for your diamonds and the fastest cash payment? As diamond dealers, we specialize in buying diamonds weighing one carat or more, but we also buy collections of high-quality smaller diamonds, and 24k. gold. We are ready, willing and able buyers of all shapes of diamonds. (Please note: we buy "fancy" colored diamonds, such as pink, yellow, blue and red, but no black diamonds.) We will purchase a diamond with any CLARITY grade above "SI-3". A certificate or jeweler's receipt and proof of legal ownership is required. WE DO NOT BUY "ENHANCED" DIAMONDS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE CORRECTLY CLEANED OR WORKED ON BECAUSE OF THE DANGER THE ENHANCED DIAMOND MAY CRACK AND FALL APART. We only purchase NATURAL diamonds. We do NOT buy "I" clarity diamonds. Natural diamonds with a COLOR rating of D through M are the only diamonds we will consider to purchase. We buy MEN's Rolex and Breitling watches, such as Rolex Submariner (blue face preferred), Oyster, Datejust, Daytona, and Breitling Navitimer, Chronomat, Aerospace, Super Avenger, etc., with box and original papers. The watch must not have scratches or a stretched-out band. We verify the serial numbers on the watches. ***WE DO NOT TAKE ITEMS ON CONSIGNMENT.
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1. Take a close-up clear photo of your item and any certificate or jeweler's receipt and please attach those photos to an email to us in which you describe your item, the price you expect to receive, (if you know; please note: we pay present MARKET prices, not the value stated on your appraisal), and a copy of your identification to establish your ownership and right to sell the item. Below is our email address: (please always give us your telephone numbers and your name so we can keep all your communications in our file). If you are unable to email us the above photographs, please call us with your information anytime. 954-701-9277
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2. When we receive your information, we will present a COMPLETELY FREE, NO-OBLIGATION offer to you for the purchase of your item. If the offer is acceptable to you, we will give you Mr. Arthur's address at that time (please note: his address is NOT the address of the website) and instructions on how to mail your item to us, fully insured. DO NOT MAIL YOUR ITEMS BEFORE YOU ACCEPT OUR BID. We are not responsible for unrequested items.
3. After your item arrives, we evaluate your diamond or watch. Assuming your description was accurate, our offer will stand. Mr. Arthur will pay you within 24 hours via Western Union Quick Collect (Russian and UAR sellers will be paid via bank wire transfer directly into their bank account).
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A number of large or extraordinarily coloured diamonds have gained fame, both as exquisite examples of the beautiful nature of diamonds, and because of the famous people who wore, bought, and sold them. These diamonds are often depicted in marketing materials aimed at the retail diamond customer. A partial list of famous diamonds in history follows. Darya-ye Noor Tiffany Yellow Diamond * The Allnatt Diamond, a large antique cushion-shaped brilliant Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond. * The Agra Diamond, antique cushion-shaped stellar brilliant, 28 carats. * The Amsterdam Diamond, a 33.74 carat (6.748 g) pear-shaped black diamond which sold for $352,000 in 2001. * The Archduke Joseph Diamond, antique cushion-shaped brilliant, 76 carats. * The Ashberg Diamond * The Aurora Butterfly of Peace * The Aurora Pyramid of Hope * The Beau Sancy, a 34-carat diamond not to be confused with the Sancy. * The Blue Heart Diamond, 30.82-carat heart brilliant. * The Briolette of India Diamond, 90 carats. * The Centenary Diamond, the world's largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond * The Chloe Diamond, the largest top-quality, brilliant-cut white diamond ever to appear at auction, bought for just under $16.2 million and named by Georges Marciano, founder of Guess Jeans. * The Cullinan Diamond, the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found at 3106.75 carats (621.35 g). It was cut into 105 diamonds including the Cullinan I or the Great Star of Africa, 530.2 carats (106.04 g), and the Cullinan II or the Lesser Star of Africa, 317.4 carats (63.48 g), both of which are now part of the British Crown Jewels. * The Darya-ye Noor Diamond, the largest pink diamond in the world, about 186 carats (36.4 g), part of Iranian Crown Jewels. Its exact weight isn't known and 186 carats is an estimate. * The Deepdene, widely considered to be the largest artificially irradiated diamond in the world. * The De Young Red Diamond, the third-largest known red diamond was bought in a flea market on a hatpin by Sidney deYoung a prominent Boston estate jewelry merchant. It was donated by him to the museum of natural history. * The Dresden Green Diamond, antique pear-shaped brilliant - its color is the result of natural irradiation * The Dresden White Diamond, 47-carat antique oval brilliant, colorless/near-colorless * The Dresden Yellow Diamond * The Dudley Diamond also known as the Star of South Africa. This must not be confused with the Star of Africa. The Star of South Africa was the initial name given to this diamond, when it was purchased as an 83.5-carat rough diamond. The diamond is a D-color, pear shaped, three-sided stellar brilliant cut stone, weighing 47.69 carats. * The Earth Star Diamond a 111.59-carat, pear-shaped diamond with a strong coffee-like brown color. * The Empress Eugenie Diamond, 52-carat antique pear-shaped brilliant with an odd, random facet pattern * The Excelsior Diamond, the largest known diamond in the world prior to the Cullinan * The Florentine Diamond, a lost diamond, light yellow with a weight of 137.27 carats (27.45 g). * The Golden Jubilee Diamond, the largest faceted diamond ever cut at 545.67 carats (109.13 g) * The Graff Blue Diamond * The Great Chrysanthemum Diamond * The Great Mogul Diamond * The Gruosi Diamond * The Heart of Eternity Diamond, perhaps the largest Fancy Vivid Blue * The Hope Diamond, Fancy Dark Grayish-Blue and supposedly cursed. Almost certainly cut from the French Blue Diamond * The Hortensia Diamond * The Idol's Eye * The Incomparable Diamond, a brownish-yellow diamond of 407.48 carats (81.496 g) cut from an 890 carat (178 g) rough diamond of the same name - it appeared on eBay in 2002. Internally Flawless clarity. * The Jacob Diamond weighing 184.5 carats (36.90 g), also known as Imperial Diamond & Victoria Diamond. * The Jones Diamond * The Jubilee Diamond, originally known as the Reitz Diamond; perhaps the sixth-largest in the world. * The Kimberley Diamond * The Koh-i-Noor, a 105 carat (21.6 g) white of Indian origin, with a long and turbulent history and a good deal of legend surrounding it. After belonging to various Mughal and Persian rulers, it was taken away from the Maharaja Duleep Singh of Lahore and was presented to Queen Victoria during the British occupation of India, and is now part of the Crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. * The Lesotho Promise, is the 15th-largest diamond, the tenth-largest white diamond, and the largest diamond to be found in 13 years * The Millennium Star, at 203 carats is the second-largest colorless (grade D), flawless diamond. * The Moon of Baroda * The Moussaieff Red Diamond, the largest known Fancy Red * The Mouna Diamond, 112 carats, Fancy Intense Yellow cushion-shaped brilliant. * The Nassak Diamond * The Nepal Diamond * The Nizam Diamond * The Nur-Ul-Ain Diamond * The Ocean Dream Diamond, the only known natural Fancy Deep Blue-Green * The Oppenheimer Diamond, one of the largest gem-quality uncut diamonds in the world * The Orlov, an Indian rose cut rumored to have served as the eye of a Hindu statue * The Paragon Diamond * The Porter Rhodes Diamond, a colorless 53-carat Asscher-cut stone * The Portuguese Diamond, 127-carat antique emerald cut with a pale yellow body color and very strong blue fluorescence. * The Premier Rose Diamond, 137.02-carat (27.4 g) stone cut from a 353.9-carat (70.8 g) rough gem of the same name * The Pumpkin Diamond, perhaps the largest Fancy Vivid Orange. 5.54 carats, modified cushion-shaped brilliant. * Pure Perfection, 84 carats, pure white. The largest brilliant-cut diamond ever put on auction. Sold on Nov. 14, 2007, at Sotheby's in Geneva to Georges Marciano of the Guess clothing line for $16.2 million, the second-highest price ever paid for a diamond on auction. Took 2 years to cut. * The Red Cross Diamond, 205 carats, yellow, cushion-shaped stellar brilliant cut * The Regent Diamond, formerly belonging to Louis XV, Louis XVI, and Napoleon Bonaparte, it now resides in the Louvre * The Sancy, a pale yellow diamond currently in the Louvre * The Shah Diamond, very old yellow diamond (found approximately in 1450 in India) currently housed in the Diamond Fund in Kremlin * The Spirit of de Grisogono Diamond, the world's largest cut black diamond * The Spoonmaker's Diamond, circa 86-carat (17 g) diamond housed in Topkap? Palace in Istanbul. * The Star of Arkansas * The Star of the East, a 95-carat (19 g) stone once owned by Mrs. Evalyn McLean of Washington DC, who also owned the Hope Diamond. * The Star of the South * The Steinmetz Pink Diamond, the largest known Fancy Vivid Pink * The Taylor-Burton Diamond * The Tiffany Yellow Diamond * The Uncle Sam Diamond, the largest discovered in the US, emerald-cut, M color (pale brown), VVS2 clarity * The Vargas * The Wittelsbach Diamond, 35.52 carats, Fancy Deep Grayish Blue, antique oval stellar brilliant cut. List of diamonds." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 2 Dec 2008, 13:22 UTC. 4 Dec 2008List of diamonds." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 2 Dec 2008, 13:22 UTC. 4 Dec 2008
Popularity of diamonds has risen since the 19th century because of increased supply, improved cutting and polishing techniques, growth in the world economy, and innovative and successful advertising campaigns. They are commonly judged by the “four Cs”: carat, clarity, color, and cut. 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. They are mined from kimberlite and lamproite volcanic pipes, which can bring diamond crystals, originating from deep within the Earth where high pressures and temperatures enable them to form, to the surface. The mining and distribution of natural diamonds are subjects of frequent controversy such as with concerns over the sale of conflict diamonds (aka blood diamonds) by African paramilitary groups. Gem quality diamond may be colorless or occur in any hue including the non-spectral hues of gray, brown and black. Diamond is the only gemstone composed of a single element, carbon. The diamond crystal lattice is exceptionally strong and only three atoms; Nitrogen, Boron and Hydrogen are small enough to work their way into the tetrahedral arrangement that is the basic unit of the diamond crystal. Nitrogen is the smallest and by far the most common impurity found in gem diamonds. Nitrogen is responsible for the yellow, brown and sometimes the pink color in diamonds. Boron is responsible for the gray blue colors and Hydrogen is the coloring agent for some red, olive, violet and blue diamonds. Color in diamond has two additional sources: atomic, normally gamma radiation, that causes the color in green diamonds and physical deformation of the diamond crystal known as plastic deformation. Plastic deformation is the cause of color in some pink and in red diamonds. In order of rarity, colorless diamond, by far the most common, is followed by Among the colored diamonds, in blue, green, black, translucent white, pink, violet, orange, purple and red, though yellow and brown are by far the most common colors. "Black," or Carbonado, diamonds are not truly black, but rather contain numerous dark inclusions that give the gems their dark appearance. Colored diamonds contain impurities or structural defects that cause the coloration, while pure or nearly pure diamonds are transparent and colorless. Most diamond impurities replace a carbon atom in the crystal lattice, known as a carbon flaw. The most common impurity, nitrogen, causes a slight to intense yellow coloration depending upon the type and concentration of nitrogen present. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) classifies low saturation yellow and brown diamonds as diamonds in the normal color range, and applies a grading scale from 'D' (colorless) to 'Z' (light yellow). In October 2007 a blue diamond fetched nearly $8 million. The blue hue was a result of trace amounts of boron in the stone's crystal structure. The production and distribution of diamonds is largely consolidated in the hands of a few key players, and concentrated in traditional diamond trading centers. The most important being Antwerp, where 80% of all rough diamonds, 50% of all cut diamonds and more than 50% of all rough, cut and industrial diamonds combined are handled. This makes Antwerp the de facto 'world diamond capital'. New York, however, along with the rest of the United States, is where almost 80% of the world's diamonds are sold, including auction sales. Also, the largest and most unusually shaped rough diamonds end up in New York. The De Beers company, as the world's largest diamond miner holds a clearly dominant position in the industry, and has done so since soon after its founding in 1888 by the British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. De Beers owns or controls a significant portion of the world's rough diamond production facilities (mines) and distribution channels for gem-quality diamonds. The company and its subsidiaries own mines that produce some 40 percent of annual world diamond production. At one time it was thought over 80 percent of the world's rough diamonds passed through the Diamond Trading Company (DTC, a subsidiary of De Beers) in London, but presently the figure is estimated at less than 50 percent. The De Beers diamond advertising campaign is acknowledged as one of the most successful and innovative campaigns in history. N. W. Ayer & Son, the advertising firm retained by De Beers in the mid-20th century, succeeded in reviving the American diamond market and opened up new markets, even in countries where no diamond tradition had existed before. N.W. Ayer's multifaceted marketing campaign included product placement, advertising the diamond itself rather than the De Beers brand, and building associations with celebrities and royalty. This coordinated campaign has lasted decades and continues today; it is perhaps best captured by the slogan "a diamond is forever". Further down the supply chain, members of The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) act as a medium for wholesale diamond exchange, trading both polished and rough diamonds. The WFDB consists of independent diamond bourses in major cutting centres such as Tel Aviv, Antwerp, Johannesburg and other cities across the USA, Europe and Asia. In 2000, the WFDB and The International Diamond Manufacturers Association established the World Diamond Council to prevent the trading of diamonds used to fund war and inhumane acts. WFDB's additional activities also include sponsoring the World Diamond Congress every two years, as well as the establishment of the International Diamond Council (IDC) to oversee diamond grading. In some of the more politically unstable central African and west African countries, revolutionary groups have taken control of diamond mines, using proceeds from diamond sales to finance their operations. Diamonds sold through this process are known as conflict diamonds or blood diamonds. Major diamond trading corporations continue to fund and fuel these conflicts by doing business with armed groups. In response to public concerns that their diamond purchases were contributing to war and human rights abuses in central Africa and West Africa, the United Nations, the diamond industry and diamond-trading nations introduced the Kimberley Process in 2002, which is aimed at ensuring that conflict diamonds do not become intermixed with the diamonds not controlled by such rebel groups, by providing documentation and certification of diamond exports from producing countries to ensure that the proceeds of sale are not being used to fund criminal or revolutionary activities. Although the Kimberley Process has been moderately successful in limiting the number of conflict diamonds entering the market, conflict diamonds smuggled to market continue to persist to some degree (approx. 2–3% of diamonds traded today are possible conflict diamonds). According to the 2006 book The Heartless Stone, two major flaws still hinder the effectiveness of the Kimberley Process: the relative ease of smuggling diamonds across African borders and giving phony histories, and the violent nature of diamond mining in nations that are not in a technical state of war and whose diamonds are therefore considered "clean." The Canadian Government has setup a body known as Canadian Diamond Code of Conduct to help authenticate Canadian diamonds. This is a very stringent tracking system of diamonds and helps protect the 'conflict free' label of Canadian diamonds. Currently, gem production totals nearly 30 million carats (6,000 kg) of cut and polished stones annually, and over 100 million carats (20,000 kg) of mined diamonds are sold for industrial use each year, as are about 100,000 kg of synthesized diamond. "Diamond." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 30 Nov 2008, 22:29 UTC. 2 Dec 2008
The Princess cut is the second most popular cut shape for diamonds, next to a round brilliant. The top of the diamond is cut in a square or rectangular shape and the overall shape is similar to that of an inverted pyramid with four beveled sides. The princess cut is a relatively new diamond cut, having been created in the 1970s. It has gained in popularity in recent years as a more distinctive alternative to the more popular round brilliant cut, in which the top of diamond, called the crown, is cut in a round circle and the bottom, called the pavilion, forms a point like a cone. A princess cut with the same width as the diameter of a round brilliant will weigh more as it would have four corners which would have been cut off and rounded to form a round brilliant. The princess cut is sometimes referred to as a square modified brilliant, as it's faceting style is similar to a round brilliant with triangular and kite-shape facets radiating from the center. It combines the brilliance of a round cut with an overall square or rectangular appearance.
The square princess cut diamond is usually less expensive than round brilliant cut diamonds of the same carat weight because it retains about 80% of the rough diamond, as opposed to the round brilliant which retains only about 50% of the rough. The ability to retain more crystal weight makes this shape popular amongst diamond cutters. The round brilliant diamond continues to be more popular than the princess cut diamond.
Accredited Gem Appraisers (AGA) and American Gem Society Laboratory (AGSL) and European Gem Laboratories-USA (EGL-USA) are currently the only labs that grades the Princess cut for Light Return. An AGS cut grade of "0" is the highest grade and an AGA or EGL "EX" is also the highest grade. These are considered "ideal" princess cut diamonds. Such a diamond demands a price premium over other princess cut diamonds because it has better light performance. Generally the best princess cut diamonds will have a table of 62%-68%, crown height of 10%-15%, and a total depth of 64%-75%.
The Princess Cut was originally created by Ygal Perlman, Betzalel Ambar, and Israel Itzkowitz in Israel in 1979. A similar cut with only 49 facets, as opposed to the original 58 facets of the princess cut, was later branded the "Quadrillion" and initially distributed by Ambar Diamonds in Los Angeles. Three years of optical research yielded a square stone with faceting similar to that of a round brilliant cut diamond. Princess cut." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 30 Nov 2008, 13:11 UTC. 3 Dec 2008
The modern round brilliant consists of 58 facets (or 57 if the culet is excluded), ordinarily today cut in two pyramids placed base to base: 33 on the crown (the top half above the middle or girdle of the stone), truncated comparatively near its base by the table, and 25 on the pavilion (the lower half below the girdle), which has only the apex cut off to form the culet, around which 8 extra facets are sometimes added. In recent decades, most girdles are faceted. Many girdles have 32, 64, 80, or 96 facets; these facets are not counted in the total. While the facet count is standard, the actual proportions (crown height and angle, pavilion depth, etc.) are not universally agreed upon. One may speak of the American cut or the Scandinavian standard (Scan. D.N.), to give but two examples.
These days many people have over used Tolkowsky's "ideal" model. The original model were general guidelines as there were several aspects of diamond cut that was not explored or accounted for in the original model. Excerpts from GIA article What did Marcel Tolkowsky really say?:
Because every facet has the potential to change a light ray's plane of travel, every facet must be considered in any complete calculation of light paths. Just as a two-dimensional slice of a diamond provides incomplete information about the three-dimensional nature of light behavior inside a diamond, this two-dimensional slice also provides incomplete information about light behavior outside the diamond. A diamond's panorama is three-dimensional. Although diamonds are highly symmetrical, light can enter a diamond from many directions and many angles. This factor further highlights the need to reevaluate Tolkowsky's results, and to recalculate the effects of a diamond's proportions on its appearance aspects.
Another important point to consider is that Tolkowsky did not follow the path of a ray that was reflected more than twice in the diamond. However, we now know that a diamond's appearance is composed of many light paths that reflect considerably more than two times within that diamond. Once again, we can see that Tolkowsky's predictions are helpful in explaining optimal diamond performance, but they are incomplete by today's technological standards.
Figures 1 and 2 show the facets of a round brilliant diamond.
Figure 1 assumes that the "thick part of the girdle" is the same thickness at all 16 "thick parts". It does not consider the effects of indexed upper girdle facets.
Figure 2 is adapted from Figure 37 of Marcel Tolkowsky's Diamond Design, which was originally published in 1919. Since 1919, the lower girdle facets have become longer. As a result, the pavilion main facets have become narrower.
Cut grading
The relationship between the crown angle and the pavilion angle has the greatest effect on the look of the diamond. A slightly steep pavilion angle can be complemented by a shallower crown angle, and vice versa. Graphs showing this trade-off are available from folds.net.
Other proportions also affect the look of the diamond:
* The table ratio is highly significant.
* The length of the lower girdle facets affects whether Hearts and arrows can
be seen in the stone, under certain viewers.
o Most round brilliant diamonds have roughly the same girdle thickness at all
16 "thick parts".
o So-called "cheated" girdles have thicker girdles where the main
facets touch the girdle than where adjacent upper girdle facets touch the girdle.
These stones weigh more (for a given diameter, average girdle thickness, crown
angle, pavilion angle, and table ratio), and have worse optical performance
(their upper girdle facets appear dark in some lighting conditions).
o So-called "painted" girdles have thinner girdles where the main
facets touch the girdle than where adjacent upper girdle facets touch the girdle.
These stones (such as EightStar-brand diamonds) have less light leakage at the
edge of the stone (for a given crown angle, pavilion angle, and table ratio).
Some diamonds with painted girdles receive lower grades in the GIA's cut grading
system, for reasons explained in the GIA article Painting and Digging Out.
Several groups have developed diamond cut grading standards. They all disagree somewhat on which proportions make the best cut. There are certain proportions that are considered best by two or more groups however.
* The AGA standards may be the strictest. David Atlas (who developed the AGA
standards) has suggested that they are overly strict.
* The HCA changed several times between 2001 and 2004. As of 2004[update], an
HCA score below two represented an excellent cut. The HCA distinguishes between
brilliant, Tolkowsky, and fiery cuts.
* The AGS standards changed in 2005 to better match Tolkowsky's model and Octonus'
ray tracing results. The 2005 AGS standards penalize stones with "cheated"
girdles. They grade from 0 to 10.
* The GIA began grading cut on every grading report beginning January 1, 2006
based on their comprehensive study of 20,000 proportions with 70,000 observations
of 2,000 diamonds. The single descriptive words are as follows: Excellent, Very
Good, Good, Fair, and Poor.
The distance from the viewer's eye to the diamond is important. The 2005 AGS cut standards are based on a distance of 25 centimeters (about 10 inches). The 2004 HCA cut standards are based on a distance of 40 centimeters (about 16 inches).
Polish and symmetry are two important aspects of the cut. The polish grade describes the smoothness of the diamond's facets, and the symmetry grade refers to alignment of the facets. With poor polish, the surface of a facet can be dulled, and may create blurred or dulled sparkle. It may constantly look like it needs to be cleaned. With poor symmetry, light can be misdirected as it enters and exits the diamond.
Hearts and arrows phenomenon
Main article: Hearts and arrows
A diamond that has the top facet or "table facet" exactly perpendicular to the bottom of the diamond or "pavilion" and has its other facets precisely aligned with excellent symmetry, may show patterns that look like arrows from the bottom and hearts from the top. Generally it will need to be viewed loose under a gemscope to see the pattern very well. Although the hearts and arrows property is indicative of a top-tier cut, it does not always mean the diamond will be the most brilliant. Optimal facet placement is the key to brilliance and more important than facet patterning. Not all ideal round cuts will have the hearts and arrows effect either. Brilliant (diamond cut)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 21 Nov 2008, 18:28 UTC. 3 Dec 2008