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PRECIOUS STONES Precious stones are separated into precious stones (diamond, sapphire, emerald, ruby) and for some gemmology’s also Aqua Marine) and in semi precious stones.
The stones we offer at Athos Diamonds are all natural.
The diamond owes his name in the Greek word akatanikitos, adamastos, which means impossible to beat. It is the hardest (hardnest 10) mining in the world and has inspired occasionally a lot of fables and histories.
The diamond that is a clean coal is created in the interior of the ground where the coal is found in conditions of high temperature and pressure. Usually it is created in-depth beyond 100 kilometres under the surface of the ground. The most recent diamonds are at the age of 30-40 millions years. |
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What are the characteristics of a diamond? Carat: is the weight of the diamond. 1CT = 0.2gr
Colour: There are natural diamonds in all colorations. Yellowish diamonds (with divergence from white to yellow) begin from the D, E, F, G, and H, I… (D is the whitest colour). Brownish diamonds (with divergence from white to brown) begin from TOP TTLB (Top Top Total Light Brown) =EQUIVALENT G-H-I (J), TTLB (Top Total Light Brown) =EQUIVALENT J-K-L, TLB (Total Light Brown) =EQUIVALENT L-M, LB (Light Brown), B R (Brown)
Clarity: Is the cleanliness of diamonds and is determined by the number of inclusions, the size, their locality and the contrast that they make. They begin from FL (Flowless), IF (Internally Flowless), IF (Internal Flowless), VVS1, 2 (Very very small inclusion), VS1, 2 (Very small inclusion), SI1, 2, 3 (Small inclusion), P1, 2, 3 (Pike). At Pike clarity the inclusion is visible to the naked eye and for the rest only with lens.
Cut: there are a lot of diamond shapes but the most known are the round, princess, pear, emerald, marquise and oval diamonds. For round diamonds the gradation of cut quality is excellent, very good, good, pure or unusual. The cut of the diamond is very important because it gives the sparkling of the stone. Athos Diamonds has only good and very good cut diamonds. Two diamonds with precisely the same characteristics apart from the cut, the one very good and the other unusual, have roughly 30% difference in the price. |
Who can value a diamond?
A Certified Diamond Grader with help by a Gemmology Laboratory. Athos Diamonds has Gemmology Laboratory and it is Certified Diamond Grader.
Can i insure my diamond?
Insurance companies insure diamonds only if they have reliable evaluation for the quality and the cost of the stones. Many of those companies ask their customers to have their diamonds evaluated here in Athos Diamonds.
How can somebody have a good knowledge of the diamond market?
We are Member of the International Bourse of Diamonds (the only one in Cyprus) which has around 4,000 members all over the world. This gives us the opportunity to learn and know all the latest news about diamond market.
Is there a capability of cutting diamonds in Cyprus?
At Athos Diamonds we have diamond cutting center and we make whole sale of diamonds.
Are there diamonds that are not natural?
There are also synthetic diamonds and this is why people who buy diamonds have to ask for the certificates.
Which diamond certificate to ask for?
There are many gemmology laboratories but the most reliable are the HRD, GIA and IGI. Athos Diamonds has only natural diamonds, with certificates according to HRD rules.
Are diamond prices increasing?
Diachronically even in periods of crisis the diamonds have the same value and in-depth time the prices increase.
What are the investment diamonds?
Investment diamonds are the diamonds from 1CT-2CT, very high quality and bigger from 2CT. For those diamonds the increase of the price is higher and we call them investment diamonds. Athos Diamonds can inform every person who wants to invest.
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