People are fond of gemstones partly because they are valuable and partly because they are beautiful. Gemstones have the particular quality of being able to reflect and occasionally even refract to make the stone glitter.
Diamonds have been in use for jewelry for thousands of years. It is thought that they were first used and actively mined 3,000 years ago in India, but there is also proof that it was used there about 6,000 years ago. In those days it was virtually impossible to cut or polish the diamonds.
Everybody loves diamonds and no one looks bad in diamonds, do they? It is not actually within the scope of this piece to recommend whether diamonds are a first-class investment or not, but their supposed worth is colossal. As an alternative, I would like to look at where the optimum place to purchase a diamond is, because it is more importantant that you procure your diamond from a reputable dealer with a warranty than that you think you got a good trade on eBay by means of buying somone’s grandmother’s engagement ring, which might not be genuine.