A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIAMOND

The actual diamond began to be regarded as a image of love in the fifteenth century when an Austrian prince offered his fiancee the first recorded precious stone wedding ring. Ever since then this marriage of diamonds and true love has become a new tradition with each and every generation adding its unique sweethearts to the list. Diamonds reached Europe around the first century AD but for 100s of years they were set aside for the richest and most influential monarchs. Through the late 1600's, diamonds were a status symbol among Europe's wealthy and powerful merchants. South America flooded the gemstone market in the 18th century and improvements within cutting design revealed the splendor and fire that makes diamonds first among all gemstones.The United States fell in love with diamonds when socialites began wearing them as representations associated with their newly obtained wealth and status. The English word diamond arrives from the Greek word Adams: which means unconquerable, highlighting a recognition of a diamonds exceptional hardness. In India the diamond is actually the birthstone of people born under the signs Western Astrologers call Taurus and Libra.