Comments on: When Diamonds Fight Back

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:41:52 +0000

Beautiful earrings!! 🙂 Glad to know that they are eco friendly. I love that more and more products are becoming eco friendly. Let’s save our planet!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:21:56 +0000

There is no way I would ever buy a diamond if it didn’t have an ethical source. I like Pure Life Diamonds… and Brilliant Earth. Pure Life Diamonds is much better priced though.

By: EEFranklin

EEFranklin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:05:20 +0000

It may be worth pointing out that the jewelry shown by Carat and Diamantine are not synthetic diamonds. They are diamond simulants (fake), and while still pretty and made in a lab, are not in fact diamond. The only two companies that can grow real synthetic white diamonds are D.NEA and Apollo, and are only available in very limited quantities.

While I can’t comment on power use in CVD technology, HPHT technology only uses a modest amount of electricity. The heat and pressure is created in a very small volume (about a cubic centimeter), and only uses about the same amount of energy as a large home appliance (air conditioner or refrigerator).

By: Amanda Bradley

Amanda Bradley — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:50:55 +0000

I love fabulously beautiful items as this!!

By: susan

susan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:39:35 +0000

Hello,

When diamonds fight back…

Why does an engagement ring have to be a diamond? I believe it is so only due to DeBeers excellent advertising campaigns.

I do not usually make comments, but I wanted to share something which may add to the choice of an estate diamond. This is not an intellectual response, but here goes. I understand that you can take jewelry and place it in a zip lock and then in the freezer. It is said that the prior energy is then removed. For what it is worth, I know that would be a concern of mine when purchasing any estate diamond or jewelry.

Kudos to Elly. We all need thinking caps with a conscience and heart!

By: Elly D.

Elly D. — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:01:57 +0000

What is the reasoning behind, I WANT IT, MUST HAVE IT, THE SIGN OF LOVE and many more pundits?
Could it be status, insecurity, a commitment, probably. But I think mostly it is the ultimate sigh of love and appreciation. I know we could as human beings and concerned with people and the planet could do better than that. Maybe, what we need are THINKING CAPS wired with a conscience and a heart.

By: Leslie Garrett

Leslie Garrett — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:14:25 +0000

My engagement ring belonged to my grandmother (my husband struck a deal with my mother who had inherited it. Kinda like a dowry…:) ). I love the fact that it has a past with my grandparents…and a future. I hope to give it to my daughter.
And yes, I also like the fact that any damage from its mining was done…so I wasn’t supporting a new market. There’s nothing romantic about diamond mining.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:22:55 +0000

In addition, diamond mining (like most types of mining) takes a big toll on the local environment. Diamond mining is water intensive, but water’s scarce in many areas where diamonds are found. Also, by digging up the landscape, miners change runoff patterns, increase erosion, and flood waterways with sediments that choke out the aquatic life.

On the other hand, making synthetic minerals takes an enormous amount of energy to exert enough pressure and heat to take graphite to diamonds. If someone really has to have a diamond and is trying to mind their environmental P’s and Q’s, perhaps an estate diamond is the way to go? It’s already been mined, it’s not going to require much more energy than shipping it to your house, and it’s might even have a cool story behind it.