Diamonds is probably the most beautiful and most loved precious gem. Diamond is that rare, precious and desirable stone which is regarded as the token of love. Diamond Stone is buried deep in the core of the earth and it took many billions of years to get this form. Large scale mining of these beautiful stone took place only at end of 19th century. In earlier times, some people thought diamonds as the splinters which got separated from stars and some thought them as the tears of the god. Diamond got its name from the Greek word "adamas" which means unconquerable.

Wearing a piece of diamond Jewellery is the long cherished desire of any woman. Diamond jewelry adds grace to the personality of the wearer. Because of its rarity, difficult process to harness it and its beauty, diamond is a very expensive gem stone. Every body can not afford it.

There are few reasons why a diamond is considered most precious gem stone. Each diamond stone has an inner aura attached to it. No two diamond stones can have same characteristics. Like the wearer, each diamond has a different persona. While you visit a diamond store, you will be stay awestruck with its extraordinary brilliance and sparkle.

Diamond is the strongest substance found on the earth and it does not deteriorate. With proper care, you can wear Diamond Jewellery daily without fading of its shine for a whole life and then passed on to next generation as the heirloom.

When you go to a diamond store to buy diamonds, you should know few important things about the diamond. Value of diamond is known by 4 Cs. These Cs include carat, color, clarity and cut.

Diamond is weighed in carats. A carat means 200 milligrams. One carat further has 100 points. So a 50 point stone means ½ carat. Larger diamonds due to their rarity command more value. Though diamonds are found in wide spectrum of colors but white is the most popular for jewelry purpose because of purity and brilliance. These icy white diamonds are the most expensive also. Clarity of Diamonds is affected by the inclusion of natural impurities and external irregularities. The clarity of diamond of is rated on scale of FL to IF. Cut of diamond requires great skill to make diamond stone beautiful.

Diamond is magical, mystical fascinating and rare. You can go for online shopping also for this precious stone.