Latest Gemstone Blogs - Gem Bleu

  The tennis bracelet got its name from a famous public event, not from its origin or purpose. Chris Evert, the famous tennis pro, lost her diamond bracelet during a match at the 1987 US Open. She requested that the game be paused to look for the lost bracelet, all while TV watchers and spectators witnessed the now-famous “tennis bracelet search”. The  diamond tennis bracelet  was found when Evert discovered that its absence was caused by the bracelet's clasp breaking. Not only did this push jewelers to design secure clasps for their bracelets, but tennis bracelets themselves were in great demand as a result of the publicity generated by that significant public event. What makes this piece of jewelry so elegant?  Since the famous event,  diamond tennis bracelets  have become an icon of fashion. In the “traditional” sense, a tennis bracelet is made of gorgeous diamonds interconnected by a slender metal chain. Since the stones are often the same size, shape, ...

  Diamonds are a symbol of life’s significant moments and their popularity will never wane. Telling the real deal from a far cheaper and far-from-perfect stone, like the lab-created cubic zirconia (CZ), isn’t always simple. What looks like a real diamond and is often used in fashion baubles, aren’t always used to “dupe” customers, but it pays to know the difference.  Made of synthetic materials - zirconium oxide, magnesium, and calcium, CZ entered the market in the 1970s and is the closest thing one can get to flaunting a real diamond. The price for this ersatz stone seemed to be high in the initial period of its creation, but over the years the cost dropped drastically with mass production and use in cheaper jewelry.  Here are a few things, apart from the cut, clarity and cost that can help you differentiate between a real diamond and cubic zirconia during your next  colored diamond rings  purchase: - Appearance Cubic zirconia is colorless and flawless, the sto...