Month: March 2020
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![Is diamond fluorescence bad, or good? [and does it matter?]](https://katannutadiamonds.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Strong-blue-diamond-fluorescence.jpg)
Until relatively recently, fluorescence in a diamond was something that only gemologists and geologists paid attention to. For most of the jewellery buying public, the traditional 4C’s, as defined by the GIA (cut, colour, clarity and carat) were enough to decide whether a diamond was of an acceptable quality or not. In 1997, the GIA…
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As a leading independent engagement ring manufacturing jeweller, we frequently get asked a number of questions, the most common being an what a diamond actually costs. Whilst this seems like a simple question, the answer is far from simple. In fact, there is no answer to the question. Instead, the answer is in fact more…