Category Archives: Diamonds

Diamond Archives

Learn about diamonds with the Serendipity blog. From our many years working with diamonds, we explore and uncover the World of gemstones. From origin, to types of diamond and applications within the jewellery industry. Let us take you on a journey of discovery to learn about the 4 C’s of diamond value, diamond certification and the beauty of diamond jewellery in a collection of related blog posts.

Serendipity was founded in 2007 as an online resource and jewellery retailer. Over a decade of progress, Serendipity now stands as an authority on in their field. Their team create responsibly sourced jewellery and are amongst the first Fairtrade Gold jewellers working with fully traceable gemstones within the UK. Their working knowledge of gems is backed by GIA training and over 50 years of collective knowledge. Their expertise in diamond jewellery is second to none with a solid understanding of customer service in all things diamonds related.

Clarity Enhanced Diamonds – Should You Buy a Treated Diamond?

Diamonds
Clarity enhanced diamonds and treatments

What are clarity enhanced diamonds? Clarity enhanced diamonds are natural diamonds which undergo a treatment process to artificially improve clarity in the diamond. The treatment process typically falls into two main processes. Firstly laser drilling and secondly fracture filling. Both treatments aim to reduce the appearance of natural clarity characteristics within a diamond. Laser drilled Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk

Why Do Diamonds Sparkle? Diamond Brilliance, Fire and Scintillation

Diamonds,
Diamond Fire & Sparkle

Diamond Fire & SparkleBreathing Life into a Diamond

For today’s blog we are going to keep things short. We are going to discuss what is probably one of the most important effects resulting from cutting and polishing a diamond. An important characteristic of diamonds that will always capture attention.

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk

Infographic of Actual Diamond Size – Diamond Sizes Compared

Diamonds,
Popular diamond sizes

Comparing actual diamond sizes How do you compare two different diamonds according to size? For example, how do you tell the difference in size between a quarter carat and a half-carat diamond? Not all jewellers carry visual aids to show different diamond sizes. Seeing diamond sizes on the finger Within our showroom, we have a Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

Mark founded Isle of Wight jewellers Serendipity Diamonds in 2007 after a career on the polished diamonds industry. Today he works in the Serendipity showroom, helping clients with jewellery, creating handmade designs and updating their two jewellery websites SerendipityDiamonds.com and Isle-of-Wight-Jewellery.co.uk