Rough Diamond
Would you rather be a diamond in the rough or a turd on a plinth?
Would you rather actually have the talent but go unrecognized, or get to the top even though you’re rubbish and have people end up hating you eventually?
Diamond in the rough. It’s more fun that way. You can slack off when ever you want. Seriously though, diamond because at least one can take pride in themselves.
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Large 96.87 Carat Rough Diamond in the Shape of Africa ***ONE OF A KIND*** $1,250,000.00 |
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731 Carats 1 Raw CARBONADO Natural UNCUT ROUGH DIAMONDS $100,000.00 |
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11.83 Carats Uncut Raw WHITE CANADIAN ROUGH DIAMONDS $18,000.00 |
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ROUGH & POLISHED DIAMOND PENDANT ART WORK PIECE 18K G $12,150.00 |
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30.25 Carats Natural Uncut Raw JET BLACK Ballas Rough Diamonds $12,000.00 |
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ROUGH & POLISHED DIAMOND PENDANT ART WORK PIECE 18K G $11,250.00 |
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ROUGH & POLISHED DIAMOND PENDANT ART WORK PIECE 18K G $10,350.00 |
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ROUGH & POLISHED DIAMOND PENDANT ART WORK PIECE 18K G $10,350.00 |
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9.42 Carats 1 Green Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Rose Cut $10,000.00 |
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36 Carats 9 ROUGH Uncut Raw Natural DIAMONDS Pendant $10,000.00 |
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12.74 Carat 1 Black Polished ROUGH Natural DIAMOND GEM $10,000.00 |
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ANTIQUE 18K SOLID GOLD ROUGH DIAMOND BRACELET ” RARE ” $7,695.00 |
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UNIQUE 10 CT ROUGH NATURAL FANCY CUT DIAMOND RING ROSE* $7,131.50 |
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22kt SOLID GOLD rough blue DIAMOND PENDANT ancient Roman Byzantine look $6850 $6,850.00 |
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$17,000 17.83CT ROUGH COGNAC & WHITE DIAMOND HOOP EARRINGS 18K YELLOW GOLD $6,749.99 |
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15.60 Carats 1 Raw Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Necklace $6,500.00 |
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127.14 Carat 87 RED Faceted ROUGH DIAMOND Bead NECKLACE $6,300.00 |
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Savage Ice Collection round diamond drop pendant with 4 rough diamonds (app. 6.3 $6,180.00 |
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26.32 Carats 1 Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Octahedra RING $6,000.00 |
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16.96 Carat 4 Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Octahedra NECKLACE $6,000.00 |
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13.40 Carat 1 Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Octahedra NECKLACE $6,000.00 |
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3.21 Carats 1 RARE FLAWLESS YELLOW Raw NATURAL Uncut ROUGH DIAMOND OCTAHEDRA GEM $5,850.00 |
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Savage Ice Collection rough diamond drop earrings in 18k white gold. $5,790.00 |
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ROUGH DIAMOND NECKLACE STONES OF THE BREASTPLATE HOSHEN, KABALA, 18 kt GOLD $5,500.00 |
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1.53 Carats 1 White POLISHED ROUGH Natural DIAMONDS Gem $5,500.00 |
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13.98 Carats 1 Raw Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Necklace $5,500.00 |
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9.50 Carats 1 Raw Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS RIng $5,500.00 |
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Kimberlite Uncut Natural White Rough Diamonds in Matrix $5,000.00 |
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5.06 Carats 1 Raw NATURAL ROUGH DIAMONDS Necklace $5,000.00 |
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154.74 Cts 103 Natural Raw ROUGH DIAMONDS Cubes Beads $4,120.00 |
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11.97 Carat 3 Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Octahedra Bracelet $4,000.00 |
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1.74 Carat White CUTTABLE ROUGH RAW LOOSE DIAMOND $3,784.00 |
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6.08 Carats Fancy PINK GREEN & ORANGE ROUGH DIAMONDS $3,750.00 |
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11.40 Carats 2 Raw Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Earrings $3,600.00 |
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8.00 Carats 5 Polished Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Slices $3,300.00 |
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1 Raw Natural Uncut ROUGH DIAMONDS KIMBERLITE $3,250.00 |
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Brand New CERTIFIED Rough Diamonds 14K Gold Necklace Length 18 in. Weight 15.0g. $3,179.00 |
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Natural Rough Diamonds wholesale lot of 350 carats $3,150.00 |
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34.10 Carats INCREDIBLE 5 Raw Uncut Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS BRAZILLIAN Ballas $3,000.00 |
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ATELIER ZOBEL 18K GOLD ROUGH DIAMOND EARRINGS $2,800.00 |
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Brand New CERTIFIED Rough Diamonds 14K Gold Necklace Length 18 in. Weight 16.5g. $2,759.00 |
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1000 Carats Raw Natural Uncut ROUGH DIAMONDS $2,700.00 |
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8.68 CARAT TW Raw ROUGH DIAMONDS JEWELRY 14K Gold Ring $2,500.00 |
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8.48 Carats 1 Green Natural Uncut ROUGH DIAMONDS Ring $2,500.00 |
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2.79 Carats 1 Red Raw Natural Uncut ROUGH DIAMONDS Ring $2,500.00 |
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6.24 Carats 1 Raw Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Necklace $2,500.00 |
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1.09 Carats Cuttable WHITE Rough Diamonds Octahedrons $2,500.00 |
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1.15 Carats Cuttable WHITE Rough Diamonds Octahedrons $2,500.00 |
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1.13 Carats Cuttable WHITE Rough Diamonds Octahedrons $2,500.00 |
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8.94 CARAT TW Raw ROUGH DIAMONDS JEWELRY 14K Gold Ring $2,500.00 |
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4.13 CARATS TW Raw ROUGH DIAMONDS JEWELRY 14K Gold Ring $2,500.00 |
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7.63 CARATS ROUGH ROSE CUT DIAMONDS GOLD EARINGS $2,500.00 |
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6.89 Carats Octo ROUGH DIAMONDS 14K WHITE GOLD Necklace $2,500.00 |
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50+ Carats WHITE POLISHED Rough Cut Diamond Beads $2,500.00 |
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6.63ct Huge Cognac Octahedron Natural Rough Diamond Gem $2,449.00 |
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VVS DIAMOND 1.12 CARAT NATURAL UNCUT GENUINE DIAMOND RAW ROUGH PRECIOUS GEMSTONE $2,422.50 |
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10+ Carats 700+ Uncut ROUGH DIAMONDS Gems OCTAHEDRONS $2,400.00 |
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1.61 CARAT DIAMOND FULL WHITE D COLOR DIAMOND NATURAL DIAMOND UNCUT ROUGH RAW $2,400.00 |
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1.53 CARAT J VS1 DIAMOND NATURAL UNCUT RAW ROUGH DIAMOND AMAZING OCTA SHAPE RARE $2,380.00 |
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0.95 Carats Cuttable WHITE Rough Diamonds Octahedrons $2,250.00 |
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0.95 Carats Cuttable WHITE Rough Diamonds Octahedrons $2,250.00 |
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0.93 Carats Cuttable WHITE Rough Diamonds $2,250.00 |
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0.96 Carats Cuttable Uncut Raw WHITE Rough Diamonds $2,250.00 |
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5.71 Carats Uncut Fancy GREEN Maccle Raw ROUGH DIAMONDS $2,250.00 |
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40.13 Carats 1 Uncut CARBONADO NATURAL Rough Diamonds $2,250.00 |
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4.57 Carats FANCY COLORS Natural Uncut ROUGH DIAMONDS $2,200.00 |
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DIAMOND D Si 0.95 CARAT NATURAL DIAMOND UNCUT ROUGH DIAMOND GENUINE DIAMOND REAL $2,125.00 |
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1.22 CARAT D VVS TOP QUALITY HIGH VALUE NATURAL DIAMOND UNCUT RAW DIAMOND ROUGH $2,125.00 |
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1.77 CARAT FINE MACKLE IJ Si GENUINE DIAMOND RAW UNCUT DIAMOND ROUGH RAW DIAMOND $2,082.50 |
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100+ Carats Loose Treasure Natural Rough Diamonds Beads $2,000.00 |
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5.25 Carats WHITE Rough Rose Cut DIAMOND SLICE GEMS! $2,000.00 |
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20 Carats 100% Natural Authentic Russian Octahedron Rough Diamond Parcel Lot $1,999.00 |
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5.05ct Huge Sawn Octahedron Gem Grade Rough Diamond $1,999.00 |
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4.41ct Gem Grade Macle Natural Rough Diamonds Parcel $1,999.00 |
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“HUGE” ARKANSAS CRATER OF DIAMONDS ROUGH UNCUT 3.83CT YELLOW DIAMOND $1,995.00 |
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27.79 Carats 1 UNCUT Carbonado NATURAL ROUGH Diamonds $1,925.00 |
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1.15 CARAT DIAMOND ROUGH REAL GENUINE DIAMOND RAW UNCUT NATURAL DIAMOND GEMSTON $1,870.00 |
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14K Rough Faceted Black Diamond Bead Necklace 24.50ct $1,845.00 |
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█ 5.71CT NATURAL ROUGH DIAMOND CROSS PENDANT █RARE MAKE $1,825.00 |
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2.35 Carats 1 WHITE Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Rose Cut $1,800.00 |
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200+ Carats Natural Uncut Rough Diamonds 200 per carat $1,800.00 |
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2.00 Carats 1 Raw Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS Octahedra RING $1,800.00 |
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1.26 CARAT DIAMOND TRIANGLE SHAPE RARE WHITE (F Si) NATURAL DIAMOND ROUGH UNCUT $1,800.00 |
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1.17 ct ROUGH TWINING DIAMOND GOLD PENDANT UNIQUE RARE. ONE OF A KIND PENDANT $1,700.00 |
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1.28 CARATNATURAL DIAMOND GENUINE DIAMOND MINED UNCUT RAW ROUGH DIAMOND GEMSTONE $1,700.00 |
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1.77ct Crazy Fancy Tequila Green Natural Rough Diamond $1,699.00 |
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1.42ct Authentic Fancy Green Natural Octahedron Rough Diamond cuttable sample $1,695.00 |
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RAW DIAMOND UNCUT DIAMOND ROUGH DIAMOND MINE FRESH BILLION YEARS OLD NATURAL GEM $1,600.00 |
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6.24 Carats Loose Natural Rough Diamonds Diamond Beads $1,600.00 |
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18K Rough Faceted Chocolate Diamond Bead Necklace 16ct $1,521.00 |
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73+ Carats Loose Natural Rough Diamonds Diamond Beads $1,500.00 |
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3-4 Carat ROUGH DIAMOND JEWELRY Eternity Gold Ring $1,500.00 |
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3-4 Carat ROUGH DIAMONDS JEWELRY Eternity Gold Ring $1,500.00 |
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100+ Carats Loose BLACK Treasures Rough Diamond Beads $1,500.00 |
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6.74 Carats 3 Natural ROUGH DIAMONDS CARBONADOS Slices $1,500.00 |
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500 Carats Raw Natural Uncut ROUGH DIAMONDS $1,500.00 |
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6.44 CARATS BRILLIANT ROUGH DIAMONDS 14K GOLD EARINGS $1,500.00 |
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18K WHITE GOLD 5.56ct NATURAL ROUGH DIAMOND PENDANT $1,495.00 |
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G FLAWLESS DIAMOND CLEAN WHITE DIAMOND NATURAL RAW UNCUT ROUGH PRECIOUS GEMSTONE $1,487.50 |
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FINE MACKLE 1.19 CARAT GENUINE DIAMOND REAL DIAMOND NATURAL ROUGH DIAMOND RAW $1,462.00 |
Moissanite Diamond, Fake It Till You Get It!!!
Where do you draw the line between Moissanite Diamonds and the real thing?
What is the difference if there is one and how do you differentiate between the two?
Real diamonds are created deep in the earth taking millions of years to form under high pressure and temperature.
They large scale or commercial diamond mining consumes a lot of human resource and finance.
The rough diamonds obtained then have to be sorted, cut and polished all very specialized jobs.
Is the end result justified you may ask?
Diamonds are as old as mankind if not older, they are mentioned in the Bible and are a God given resource. Like most other natural resources, they are rare and finite more so diamonds. It takes approximately 23 tons of blue ground to yield 5 carats of rough diamond material. That’s a lot of work in anyone’s books.
If that is not enough, only 20% of any diamonds recovered are gem quality, while the remainder is suitable only for industrial purposes. Industrial quality diamonds are used in PC chip manufacturing drill bits & saw blades among other applications.
So why the history lesson? Just to show that gem quality Diamonds are expensive for a reason and not just because your jeweler says so.
Okay so why even bother with Moissanite Diamonds?
Well simply put, you save quite a bit of money buying Moissanite Diamonds as opposed to gem diamonds. Moissanite is lab prepared and a 1 carat stone can be made in 3 days as opposed to millions of years. Moissanite has a hardness of 8.5 – 9.25 compared to 10 with real diamonds.
It produces as much fire as a real diamond when cut and you require a special tester to differentiate between Moissanite and real diamond.
So you are asking yourself if I can’t tell the difference between Moissanite & real diamond, then my fiancé woun’t either. Why not save some money and go for Moissanite.
I though of this too & nearly went for it until I realized that there is the small matter of insurance. If you don’t insure, your lady might decide to get diamond insurance then you’ll truly be in the dog house as she’ll learn its Moissanite when its appraised!!
There are also die hard romantics who think its unforgivable to propose to your woman with anything less than a real diamond ring; the bigger the better! Anyone who does otherwise must be cheap.
So what to do? Well fake it till you get it!!!
If you are buying a moissanite ring for yourself, don’t think twice. Look for a reliable Jeweler and go for it. If you are getting one for your lady & wife to be, bring it up in conversation way before you intend to propose to her to hear her views.
If she’s not fussed, give her a big kiss and start shopping for a really big Moissanite ring.
At the end of the day, it comes down to personal preference, your budget and whether or not your partner knows her Moissanite from her Diamonds!!
About the Author
I love Diamonds!! Yes, in as much as there is so much controversy surrounding them, they are Gods gifts to us. Its our responsibility to make sure we all benefit from them. At
http://www.diamond-rings-info.com/
; i try to de-mystify and simplify Diamonds & Diamond Rings so that everyone can own one!!
Firms sues Swiss Re over Angolan rough diamond loss
NEW YORK—A New York-based diamond firm is suing Swiss Reinsurance Co. Ltd. for $640 million under the sue and labor clause of insurance policies over the loss of several consignments of Angolan rough diamonds.
