| Tears of the sun, this is how the Incas first | | | | voracious appetite for them. Elaborate necklaces |
| referred to gold. Through out history gold has | | | | and bracelets were done in gold with diamonds. |
| been the first and most valuable ore to mankind. | | | | Gold had been used in the making of royal crowns |
| Its first uses were ornamental then as it still is | | | | throughout history, but during this time diamonds |
| today. This valuable substance has long been a | | | | were the crowning touches, so to speak. |
| number one basis for world wide currency. | | | | Gold and diamond jewelry first became |
| Hardly any other substance known to us has | | | | fashionable in America at the turn of the 20th |
| been more significant in its uses from adornment | | | | century when diamonds had begun to become |
| to economy. From ancient Egypt to the gold fields | | | | more available to the common masses. The rich |
| of California in the 1800s, its possession has made | | | | and the famous prided themselves in the elegant |
| many rich beyond their wildest expectations. | | | | creations they wore. White gold was used in |
| Though the earliest knowledge of the first ones | | | | many styles of jewelry at this time. Platinum was |
| to make use of gold may be lost to us, what it | | | | used also as an option to gold. |
| has meant to us since then is remarkable the | | | | The gold used in jewelry making today is usually |
| world over. | | | | 10k or 14k yellow or white gold. Jewelry made in |
| Making articles of adornment with gold goes back | | | | countries like India is more likely to be made from |
| as far as we can trace. Using it for that same | | | | 18k or 21k gold, which is softer than 10k or 14k. |
| purpose today is greater than ever. The | | | | The diamonds used in gold jewelry creations can |
| combination of gold with gem stones goes back | | | | vary a great deal in quality and price. It is |
| hundreds and hundreds of years, combining it with | | | | common today for those wanting gold jewelry |
| diamonds, almost as long. | | | | with diamond embellishments to have fake or |
| Gold and diamond jewelry is probably the most | | | | laboratory produced diamonds instead of real |
| popular combination ever achieved. | | | | ones when cost is a factor. |
| It is found in every imaginable piece of jewelry. | | | | The sought after glamour of a gold and diamond |
| Rings with diamonds during the 14th and 15th | | | | piece of jewelry can be achieved, even if the |
| century amongst the royalty of Europe started a | | | | diamonds may not be what is considered real. |