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.

Ethical Diamonds – Going Beyond Conflict-Free Diamonds

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Ethical diamond engagement rings

Buying ethical diamonds Most people purchasing a diamond engagement ring benefit from conflict free diamond assurances given by their retailer. Most diamonds are sourced from rough diamond supplies regulated by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. This scheme sets out strict requirements to ensure diamonds have not been used to fund warfare in the displacement of legitimate governments by rebel 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

Diamonds without Certification

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Diamonds certification

Are all diamonds certified? Most buyers are blissfully unaware of the complexities of diamond certification. For those who start researching diamonds, there can be an information overload. This is often due to an internet saturated with guides, forums and blogs. For those of you who think all diamonds are certified, this simply is not true. Conflict free does 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

Introducing the Jobbing Parcel of Diamonds

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Jobbing parcel of diamonds

What is a Jobbing Parcel? Members of the UK jewellery industry, will probably be familiar with the diamond term “Jobbing Parcel”. To explain, a jobbing parcel refers to a collection or parcel of small polished diamonds, used for replacement work by jewellery setters. When diamonds are lost from engagement rings and diamond rings, replacement diamonds need to be matched and 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