Real Pink Diamonds, Real Yellow diamonds - grown by man rather than mined!

We are the web's premier source for stunning, lab-grown pink, blue and yellow diamonds. Real diamond, cut to exacting specifications, but grown in a laboratory rather than mined.

Various rings showing our blue and yellow diamonds

All our inventory is *real* diamond; All are accompanied by an independent gemological grading report as your assurance of quality.

If you are unfamiliar with what a genuine cultured, or lab-grown, diamond is, please visit here for more info.

To answer the most common question: All Takara's will test positive on any form of diamond tester...because Takaras are *real* diamond (same molecular composition as mined diamonds). The difference is Takaras are grown in a laboratory and due to the cost savings by not having to mine hundreds of tons of rock, Takaras can be purchased at a fraction of the price of their mined counterparts. Our lab-grown Yellow Diamonds often sell for 1/7th the price of equivalent mined yellow diamonds and our lab-grown pink diamonds are offered for as little as 1/25th the price of their mined pink diamond equivalent.

Speaking of mined counterparts, here are a few quotes related to the value of natural pink and blue diamonds as compared to whites:

“A fine pink or blue diamond of unquestionable color, meaning, you see the pink or blue, can cost 10 to 50 times more than a white diamond of the same size”
LA Times

"...pink diamonds are known to command prices exceeding $400,000 per carat..."
National Jeweler Network

"To put the true rarity of these special 'pink' diamonds into perspective, from every million carats of rough [white] diamonds produced at the mine, a mere one carat [of pinks] is suitable for sale..."
From Rio Tinto website [Rio Tinto owns the Argyle mines, the source of 90% of the worlds pink mined diamonds].

In our experience, the more you know about the rarity and beauty of colored natural diamonds, the more you can appreciate the beauty and value that our Takara lab-grown diamonds can offer. Our pink diamonds are often available for selling prices equivalent to 5% of the price you would pay to buy the equivalent pink if it was mined instead of grown in the lab.

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Fancy Diamond

"At certain times of the day the sky is colored. At sunrise you have what colors? Yellow, orange, and red. Suppose your diamonds take shape at these moments. They are reflecting the yellow or the red, and it becomes a part of them. Or if it is not sunrise or sunset, but the middle part of the day when the sky is blue, they reflect the blue. Just at the moment they turn hard they take on the color of the sky. if they are formed at night when there is no color for them they become pure and colorless, what we call white.
That is how it happens, I am sure."

# 158 Cilla

18ct. Yellow or White Gold Diamond Pendant
Superb "Classic"design.
Choice of Diamonds from 0.18ct. to 1.05ct. or larger on application.
Hand made QUALITY Item
Why not have one made with a 'pear' shape stone,
like a droplet?

Pricing
Should you find a similar Item cheaper Anywhere we will deduct 4x the difference from your order

Prices are in £ Sterling to obtain a US$ price multiply by 1.9

Due to a rise in metal/diamond commodity prices there is a provisional supplement of 10% on all items with specially selected diamonds ONLY.
( please refer to our 'search for' facility found top right hand corner on our 'home' page for details on quality of cut)
Please add to prices found on the individual designs as they are not shown on pricelists.

We are specialised in diamond engagement rings,
diamond earrings and diamond pendants.

Impressive choice of quality diamond jewellery
available at wholesale prices.

Direct from Antwerp diamond capital of the world.

Certified loose diamonds direct as well.

Diamond engagement ring design and
brokerage service.

Novo Yellow Diamond Ring

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Novo Yellow Diamond Ring

$1.35 million

Of all the pieces one might find inside that famous blue box, this 25.27-carat novo yellow diamond ring set in platinum and yellow gold is priciest. Its beauty and its cost make soon-to-be-engaged girls swoon, and their beaus shudder. Can’t make it to the New York City location? Tiffany’s efficient online catalog makes ordering from home easy.

Chopard Blue Diamond Ring

Chopard Blue Diamond Ring

$16.26 million

Blue diamonds are among the rarest of naturally colored gems. That’s why this oval-shaped diamond ring, with triangular-shaped diamond shoulders and a pave-set diamond band in 18-carat white gold, will set you back about $1.7 million per carat. A pricey and unique alternative to the typical engagement

Emerald Cocktail Ring

Emerald Cocktail Ring

Luxury watch and jewelry manufacturer Chopard’s collection includes many high-priced pieces. But this bold cocktail ring–with half-moon diamond shoulders holding up a 33.02-carat solitaire emerald on a pave-set diamond and platinum band–outshines its rivals.

Heart of the Kingdom Ruby

$14 million

This 40.63-carat, heart-shaped Burma ruby, mounted on a 155-carat diamond necklace, claims top spot in the British jeweler’s collection. Got a débutante in your family? The diamond necklace can be transformed into a tiara. The stone is accompanied by two independent Swiss laboratory reports that verify its rarity.

Diamond Engagement Rings

Diamond Engagement Rings

Engagement rings are traditionally known as a symbol of love and proposing. When a man asks a woman for her hand in marriage and in life, this ring is offered. Tradtionally, any ring is usable because the ring itself is a continuous loop symbolizing eternity. But as victims of society, now every man is pressured to use the most expensive piece he can afford, typically a diamond ring. The general rule of thumb is two to three month’s salary to show his dedication and sincerity.

Diamond rings became a tradition when the first one was given by Archduke Maximilian of Austria to Mary of Burgundy in 1477. Now it’s become a widely practiced ritual by nearly every culture in the world. More than 250 tons of earth is mined before a single 1 carat gem quality diamond is uncovered. The best quality diamonds are usually set into platinum bands for people who perfer the best of the best.

A Guide To Buying Diamonds

Saturday, October 25, 2008

A Guide To Buying Diamonds

f you are considering buying diamond jewelry, it is essential that you educate yourself before purchasing.

Getting Started

he “Four Cs”

The laboratories that analyze diamonds for sale examine these gems for four different objective characteristics:

* Carat: this is the weight and mass of the gem, equal to .2 grams.
* Cut: the way the stonecutters have shaped the gem, i.e. “round” or “square” and how well this has been done
* Clarity: this looks at any internal flaws, such as a “cottony” appearance within the gem
* Color: certified diamonds can range in color from crystal clear to dark amber and even black.

This analysis is done prior to the actual appraisal, but is an important part of the process.

The Appraisal

While a lab report is based on objective, observable criteria, an appraisal is more subjective. The purpose is to determine the market value of these gems, primarily for the purpose of insuring them.
So - how much will you pay when buying diamonds? This is what the appraisal will determine.
Some cuts are more valuable than others. Princess cut diamonds, which have grown tremendously in popularity over the past thirty years, are the product of a unique cutting method developed in 1979 by a Los Angeles jeweler. These gems combine elements of “round” and “square” cuts; the princess cut diamonds results in the lowest amount of waste, so the diamond retains more of its original mass and weight.

These are only a few of the issues that should be kept in mind when buying diamonds, but they are the most important.

Bracelet

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Bracelet

f you have a great sense of style and creativity, you should consider constructing quality custom jewelry wholesale for individual clients. If you are good at it, you will find that you have customers calling you over and over again to construct special pieces for them, or as gifts for others.
Making custom jewelry wholesale isn’t hard. Again, you need a sense of style and creativity – but the skills needed to make jewelry are very easy to learn. The object is to make your pieces unique – exclusive. When a client wears custom jewelry that you designed and constructed, they should wear it knowing that there is none other like it in the whole world !

Pepsi Can encrusted with Diamond Jewelry

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Pepsi Can encrusted with Diamond Jewelry

Once in the history of Pepsi they gave $100,000 jewel-studded soft-drink can to a lucky fan of the Super Bowl XLI halftime show. All in all it was proximately 300 diamonds, 100 sapphire and 100 rubies. But the can don't have Pepsi inside it. And in order to get one of the Pepsi can encrusted with Diamonds jewelry, the only thing you must do is to win. The designer of this Pepsi can encrusted with diamonds jewelry was inspired by past Super Bowl rings.

So lucky for those Super Bowl XLI fan who get it. Its nice to have it because it was extremely unique stuff, imagine a Pepsi can with diamond jewelry encrusted.

Diamond Necklaces

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Diamond Necklaces

Diamonds are not only the girl’s best friend. They are also an economical man’s worst enemy! It is no secret that diamonds and diamond necklaces as well as diamond jewelry are costly. The ordinary you and I might wish to have a necklace with small, cheap diamonds just to tell others we have diamond necklaces as well, but well, otherwise, the more exotic diamond necklaces with large stones or many stones are simply not for average folks.

How about a diamond necklace that has a pear shaped diamond, about 75 carats? The necklace looks simply stunning with the diamond in it, and it costs only about US $5 million. There is also a diamond ring that is quite cheap - about $1 million. A beautiful diamond necklace, by Stefano Canturi, costs only about &750,000 - $1 million.

The Blue Diamond

Saturday, October 25, 2008

The Blue Diamond

It is the ultimate diamond in the rough. And if you have to ask how much it costs, you can’t afford it. A rare
and flawless blue diamond has set a record as the most expensive precious jewel of its kind ever sold. The gem, which is 6.04 carats and sparkles with an unusual blue hue, is almost as breathtaking as the
price it fetched at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong.

Diamond of Hope

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Diamond of Hope

$180,000

Cartier wanted a lot of money,” says Washington Post Columnist Sarah Booth Conroy, “and Evalyn was hesitant. So Cartier added, ‘Well, we’ve fixed it up now with a wonderful setting and you’ll like it.

Why don’t you keep it for a few days?’ And so she put it on her dresser and she looked at it and she looked at it…” “For hours that jewel stared at me,” remembers Evalyn in her autobiography, “and at some time during the night I began to really want the thing. Then I put the chain around my neck and hooked my life to its destiny for good or evil.”
The deal closes at $180,000; Cartier’s elaborate sales pitch has worked. The Hope diamond is the largest and most perfect blue diamond in existence, but for the young and impetuous heiress, its fascinating past is the hot selling point. “Besides that,” says Conroy, “she thought things that were unlucky for everybody else would be lucky for her, because she was an exception