| What is it about diamond rings that so
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| | the geologic forces of heat and pressure
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| compel us? Is it the shine and lustre -
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| | that transforms organic carbon into gems
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| that which jewelers refer to as "fire"?
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| | that wind up as part of mens diamond
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| Is it the mystery and allure that you'll
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| | rings are thousands of times greater. In
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| find in a white gold diamond ring? Or is
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| | fact, it is possible to turn coal into
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| it just good marketing?
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| | diamond, which is essentially what
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| When it comes to the precious stone that
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| | happens when artificial, industrial-grade
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| is the centerpiece of diamond engagement
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| | diamonds are manufactured in a
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| rings and men's diamond rings, it is all
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| | laboratory. (Theoretically, it is also
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| of the above. Although diamonds have long
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| | possible for diamonds to turn back into
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| been treasured for their hardness and
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| | coal, were they subjected to hard vacuum
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| rarity, they were not always beautiful to
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| | under a complex set of highly unlikely
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| look at. It took centuries of trial and
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| | circumstances.)
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| error before jewelers learned to create
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| | Early Diamond Rings
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| the exotic cuts such as the princess
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| | Diamond jewelry had been around for
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| diamond ring.
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| | awhile, but diamond engagement rings and
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| A Diamond...or a Lump of Coal?
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| | wedding rings were pretty well unheard of
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| The story of diamond rings starts
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| | before 1477, when Archduke Maximilian I
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| hundreds of millions of years ago and
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| | of Austria presented one to Marie of
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| miles beneath the earth's surface. You
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| | Burgundy on the occasion of their
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| are probably aware of the fact that
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| | wedding.
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| petroleum and coal is formed from the
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| | Diamond rings became popular during the
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| remains of plants and animals that lived
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| | Victorian Period, although the custom of
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| and died over half a billion years ago.
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| | presenting diamond engagement rings and
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| These remains went under the earth over
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| | the concept of mens diamond rings came
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| time, where they were subjected to
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| | along much later.
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| preternatural geologic forces, which
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| | Today, the tradition is found almost
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| transformed them from organic matter into
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| | everywhere in the Western world as well
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| oil and coal.
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| | as Japan and India (where the bride
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| The precious stones that are set in
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| | usually wears a diamond toe ring).
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| diamond engagement rings are formed the
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| | Diamond rings can be purchased as is, or
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| same way. The difference between a lump
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| | can be created especially for the
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| of coal and a diamond is one of degree -
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| | customer.
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