Diamond appreciation thread

[Bloodysquirellls]

Who loves diamonds!!

Honestly I love them. They are SO beautiful.

My favourite type of diamond is a firey one.

My own is titchy. 0.2 carats. But my god it’s a firecracker. A sparky little rainbow on my finger 🧨

Besides my own children.. I do think good diamonds are the most beautiful thing on earth.

Tell me about your favourite diamonds?

Meh, personally I think they are vastly overpriced bits of carbon.

Anne Diamond

Neil Diamond!

This one

Lab grown.
Don't want blood on my hands.

And Neil Diamond.

I think the fake ones you can get now are fab!

I worked in a jewellers for 7 years and diamonds were probably the least interesting thing we sold.

They aren’t worth anything anymore.

Dp likes watching diamond league athletics.

Apparently you could create a carat or two of diamond from cremains. Quite the memento mori.

@Bloodysquirellls Yes! I really like them. I don't have anything expensive but I have some lovely, small, vintage ones, and some lab diamonds. There's something mesmerising about them.

I prefer zirconias. They were made by lava when the earth was a baby. It’s wearing a piece of history without the overpriced, bloody price tag.

Diamonds aren’t rare, everyone has one.

My engagement ring is a 2.86 carat aquamarine and it’s stunning.

Diamond from Gladiators!

If you like fire then titanite and demantoid garnet both have more fire than diamond.

Yes, zirconias are nice too - they have a more rainbow sparkle than diamonds.

Diamond geezer.

I'd rather have QVC Diamonque. I've just treated myself to a Garnet and diamond second hand ring. I'm paying it off over six months and will get it just before my birthday. I didn't wear jewellery for years because of, camping, dog walking, horse riding. I now see jewellery as part of dressing up.

Diamond White. The king of cheap, white ciders.

2litre bottles of gut rot🤮🤮

Yes yes they’re ten a penny and yours is better but the OP wanted to chat about something which makes her happy and she enjoys.

Why are people being so snippy?! Nothing wrong with liking diamonds.

I love em . I have 5 diamond rings that I wear every day

Moissanite is my current favourite. The double refraction gives an amazing sparkle.

Ooo thankyou I will have to hunt some of these down to have a look. Yes the fire is my favourite. I love looking and then it hurts my eyes

Whats the double refraction result in? More white glitter or more fire?

I did an awful lot of overtime during the pandemic and instead of being sensible bought myself an absolute beauty of a diamond ring from Boodles. It just brings me so much joy I don't even feel guilty about the price. Sparkly, shiny, beautiful thing that is pointless other than to be pretty. Joyfully impractical.

I will be getting something with Zircona next time I feel like I've earned another shiny, now I know how you can use them to age the planet due to the uranium trapped in them. How cool is that, pretty and clever!

Lab grown for me! First diamond I’ve owned and it’s soooo sparkly! I love it. It brings me a lot of joy. Will be buying more from the lab grown range at Mappin & Webb. It came with certificates and everything.

I could never get comfortable ethically with a real diamond so chose a sea glass engagement ring. Now that we have lab grown, im very happy.

Please please please no one burst my bubble and share an ethical problem with lab grown diamonds! 🙉