Have you ever wondered why some diamonds are white and some are yellow?  What gives a blue diamond its colour?

With a growing investor interest in coloured diamonds, there are a number of questions that buyers of coloured diamonds should be asking before finalizing a purchase.  Is the colour in your diamond natural or laboratory-enhanced? Read on to find out what critical points you should be looking out for.

Titanium is the flavour of the moment as far as men's wedding rings go, but they are also gaining a following amongst women. But why the popularity? What is it about titanium rings that is drawing consumers away from the traditional gold and platinum wedding rings? We take a quick look at the advantages and benefits you can enjoy when investing in a titanium ring!

For years jewelry customers have been investing in platinum and white gold jewelry.  Until recently, these have been the two real options for customers favouring a white metal over traditional yellow gold.  Now however, an alternative metal is emerging into the market and it's known as Palladium (Pd).

In 1919, a Belgian mathematician, Marcel Tolkowsky, who came from a family of diamond cutters, published a Masters thesis on the best proportions for round brilliant diamonds. This work formed the basis of the defining proportions for what are now known as "Ideal cut diamonds".