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.

Cloudy Diamonds – Milky, Foggy, Dull and Lifeless Diamonds

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Milky, cloudy, sleepy or bluff diamond alongside regular bright diamond

What is a cloudy diamond? A cloudy diamond appears hazy owing to microscopic inclusions within the stone. In some instances, a concentration of small inclusions clustered together causes the diamond to look foggy, lifeless and dull. Main Photograph: A Comparison of two diamonds. The diamond on the left appears cloudy, dull, milky and lifeless compared to 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

Carré Cut Diamonds. A Guide to Square Step-Cut Diamonds.

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Deco Carre Cut Diamond Engagement Ring

What is a Carre Cut? What makes a Carre cut different? Carre-cut diamonds are a variety of square diamond cuts featuring step facets in contrast to brilliant-cut styles such as the Princess cut. An alternative shape to the Princess cut? If you’ve never heard this term before, it might be due to the rarity of 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

3 Carat Emerald Cut Diamonds – Searching for the Perfect Diamond

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3 carat Emerald cut diamonds compared EVS1 and DVS2

Two GIA certified 3 carat Emerald cut diamonds. E VS1 and DVS2 – but can you tell which is which? Finding the perfect 3 carat Emerald cut diamond One of our recent commissions required our expertise to source a beautiful 3 carat Emerald cut diamond. Our client’s intention was to set the chosen diamond into 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