Diamond Bridal Jewelry | Diamond Engagement Ring

The auspicious day of your wedding is the most important day of your life. You definitely want everything as perfect image and ecstasy, because the day will never come and will always be there as a set of time even in your family album. The most important things that catch the attention of the entire family and guests are bridal jewelry sets. And, if the bridal jewelry sets are the sets of prestigious bridal diamond jewelry, then it is certainly something that deserves all the talk of the meeting. Diamond jewelry wedding, successfully captures the attention of the masses and the elite. Manufacturing and workmanship of the diamond wedding sets of commands from the essence of the beauty of any bride. Needless to say, all decorated bridal jewelry, ornament that has the attention of all is the diamond wedding ring.

If you happen to buy diamond wedding jewelry on the market, first and foremost requires the reporting of several factors that are closely related to the development and pricing of bridal diamond jewelry. The factors that are part of things as the 4 Cs of diamonds are carat, color, clarity and cut of the diamond used. These factors command of beauty, as well as the cost of diamond jewelry. Then, there are different types of configuration used in the manufacture and breakdown of diamond jewelry. The adjustments could set bezel, pave setting, establishing channels and many more. All these settings contribute to the overall look of diamond jewelry.

The bridal category remains solid as a rock

source :nationaljewelernetwork
By Michelle Graff
Nisan 12, 2010

Natural blue and pink diamond ring by Scarselli Diamonds, Scarselli.com. Blue was the second hottest natural color diamond choice (behind yellow), with 22 percent of the vote, while 7 percent picked pink.

While consumers may remain hesitant to splurge on fashion jewelry, nothing seems to stop them from falling in love and getting married, the results of National Jeweler's Product Panel on bridal jewelry show.

Nearly half (47 percent) of the retail jewelers who took the survey reported that their loose diamond, diamond engagement ring and wedding band sales have increased over the last three years, while 36 percent said they have remained steady.

As the economy continues to bounce back, bridal will no doubt remain central to any jewelry store's success, as retailers find creative ways to adjust to a post-recession world and continued Internet interference. ...

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Loose Diamonds - Most Popular Diamond Cuts

Round

For almost 100 years, cutters have been perfecting their art in effort to achieve the grandeur and luster of the round diamond.

Asscher

A uniquely modified square Emerald. Being a trademark design cut, Asscher diamonds are short in supply and highly sought-after.

Princess

Brilliant, square diamonds with no trimmed corners. An extremely popular choice for engagement rings.

Radiant

Rare and unique, the Radiant Diamond features beautiful barely trimmed corners. This blazing cut makes an exceptional choice.

Cushion

Gently rounded like a cushion, this exceptional cut has been in high demand for over a century as a solitaire.

Pear

Pear shaped diamonds go back to the 1400s. These stones are most popular as engagement rings & pendants.

Marquise

This slim and point-ended cut, set parallel to the finger & often embellished by accent stones. Popular for wedding rings.

Heart

The heart shape is mostly in demand in recent years for pendants. High color level is important as it is visible at the corners.

Oval

Elegant and luminous, oval diamonds compliment feminine fingers, and are usually extremely fashionable among small-handed women.

Emerald

A rectangular cut of the emerald diamonds featuring trimmed corners and rectangular facets, popular when set with accent stones.

Triangle

Also "Trilliant Diamonds", these stones are often used in stud earrings. Chosen wisely, this cut can be a splendid center stone.

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By choice or not, jewelers fall off brand-wagon

source : nationaljewelernetwork.com
By Michelle Graff
April 15, 2010

Hearts on Fire says it is renewing its focus on bridal pieces, like this "Beloved" ring, featuring a 0.75-carat center stone and 0.37- to 0.47-carat side stones; setting retails for $2,650.

New York--In a month known for hearts and cupid's arrows, some of the industry's biggest brands weren't showing recession-battered retailers any love.

In February, both diamond company Hearts on Fire and the Richemont Group-owned Cartier acknowledged they were severing ties with under-performing retailers, and both cited essentially the same reason: They wanted to maximize their brand's potential by partnering only with those retailers who really know how to push their product.

Stories detailing these divorces blew up online at NationalJeweler.com, remaining on the site's top-viewed list for weeks. But was the frenzy whipped up by the jewelers directly impacted or by the love-hate relationship jewelers often harbor when it comes to their favorite brands? Longtime retailers and industry observers suggest the latter. ...

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Celebrity Diamond Engagement Rings run the Gamut

Posted By Leanne in Celebrty News

If you are looking for flashy engagement rings you need look no further than Hollywood. Celebrities have somewhat of a reputation when it comes to sporting extremely large and flashy engagement rings. While a one or two carat diamond engagement ring might seem like a lavish ring to the girl next door, nothing less than a three carat diamond engagement ring will do for many celebrities. Multi-carat diamond engagement rings in elaborate settings are definitely ‘in’ when you have photogs trailing behind you and trying to snap pictures of every second of your day.

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In Pictures: America's Most Popular Diamond Cuts

Round

With one out of every three diamonds sold in the U.S. being a classic round brilliant diamond, this cut is far and away the most popular.

Scarlett Johansson and singer Fergie both sport classic rounds.
Princess

The princess diamond was created in 1980 but has catapulted into massive popularity, making it the second-most popular diamond cut in the U.S. Diamond analyst Kenneth Gassman estimates that princess cut diamonds make up approximately 13% to 20% of diamond sales.

Freddie Prinze Jr. proposed to Sarah Michelle Gellar with a princess cut.

Emerald

The third-most popular cut has long clear "step cuts," which emphasize the diamond's clarity and gives it a more subtle appearance than the "brilliant" cuts of most diamonds.

Nick Cannon proposed to Mariah Carey with a reported $2.5 million emerald-cut diamond.

Pear Shape

The pear shape, the fifth-most popular diamond, is also called a "tear drop" for its single point and rounded end.

The most famous pear-shaped diamond has to be the 69-carat pear-shaped diamond given to Elizabeth Taylor by her fifth and sixth husband Richard Burton. Taylor wore the Taylor-Burton diamond in a necklace.


Asscher

The Asscher cut has been around for a century but soared in popularity, especially in Hollywood, after being featured in an episode of Sex and the City in which nice-guy Aidan proposed to protagonist Carrie Bradshaw.

Kate Hudson and Elizabeth Hurley were both given Asscher cuts by their soon-to-be husbands.

Source: Kenneth Gassman, The Diamond Source of Virginia, Blue Nile.
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