Diamonds are unique, to say the least. Which makes them perfectly befitting for jewels. You couldn't find any other substance more beautiful and alluring, hard and flawless, unique and? and? perfect. Diamonds just do it the way no other substance can. So you know they will be expensive, don't you? Buying diamond jewelry for a loved one is a sure sign of how much you love and value that special someone.

Since the time it was discovered, the beauty of diamonds has been such that only the best of men could own it. They were originally only owned by lords or kings, nobles or men of wealth. It is like the purity of the piece calls for the purest of men, and indeed they respond. They did so then, as well they do now.

The temperature required to form diamond ranges anywhere from 1000 to 1200'C. The amount of pressure you need is also formidable. No wonder the stones are so flawless when they come. No wonder people even kill themselves to own a single stone.

No one blames anyone for wanting to own a diamond jewel; we all do. Save for those who have never even come close to the gem, everyone wants to own a few diamonds, or at least one. It is why the world is the way it is; ugliness looking for beauty within itself.

There are various types of diamonds, following various legends. Some claim there are blue diamonds and pink ones. However, the only type of diamond I know is the one that glitters. On your neck, you stand out in a room like one giant in a world of midgets.

Silver can be melted down, gold can be diluted, but diamond? diamond is forever. No matter how much you have to pay to have it, you know it is worth every penny and it will never blemish. Twenty ? no, a hundred years to come, the diamond will retain its brilliance.

Scientists study the diamond and have determined that some pieces are as old as 3 billion years! Wow! The power you feel when you hold such a gem in your hands; the elevation when you wear it on your person. Worth any amount you are asked to pay for it.