Champagne Diamonds

What do wine & diamonds have in common? Apart from the fact that yours truly is a fan & a little of an expert of both; in a word "Champagne". The French have banned others from using this word to describe their wine - after all Champagne is a region in France; & yes I have visited France twice & contrary to what you sometimes hear the French are absolutely delightful people - but'champagne' has become linked with Australia. We are ofcourse talking about CHAMPAGNE DIAMONDS. Champagne diamonds are coloured diamonds that are shadys (according to me) of brown. To be technical their colour is graded by C's. C1 being the lightest, C3-4 medium, C5-6 dark & C7 being fancy Cognac diamonds - one of my favorite colours of diamonds. What gives them their colours? Here is what the experts tell us. You may know already that Diamonds are carbon (soot!!!!) that is compressed over time under the earth till it becomes a diamonds. It is believed that since the diamonds formed over 3,000,000,000 years ago the compression of the Diamond lattice structure by tremendous forces deep beneath the earth is said to have caused the original clear diamonds to become coloured. This same process also causes pink & red natural diamonds. Champagne diamonds are usually linked with the Kimberley region of Western Australia & while in fact most champagne diamonds you are likely to see do come from there, champagne diamonds have been found in other parts of Australia including Tasmania. (I have a nice story to tell you later.) Champagne diamonds have become quite popular with the rich & famous as anyone who closely follows the Oscars & what the stars wear can conform. My favourite Cognac diamond is not owned by anyone famous; it is owned by myself. About .5 of a carat it is a dark rich brown with just a hint of green through it. It is an I1-2, hence did not cost me an arm & a leg. That is my tip for saving you money. As a deep coloured diamond tends it hid its flaws easier than a clear one, a deep coloured well-cut coloured diamond will look okay in an I2 or even an I3. Champagne diamonds are fashionable; also very popular, not only with the public but with jewellers. Why do we say this? Because champagne diamonds are used to create 'colour enhanced' diamonds of all colours. More about that later.........Meantime check out our great Champagne/Cognac diamond earrings. Plus watch for our new champagne & coloured diamond rings coming soon!