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.

What is the Smallest Size Available for Certified Diamonds?

Diamonds
Small certified diamonds heart shapes and GIA cert

The smallest certified diamond size usually falls between 0.20cts to 0.25cts, typically provided for whiter, higher clarity diamonds. Regardless of size or carat weight, not all diamonds undergo certification. In fact, a large proportion of diamonds sell without certification. Why are small diamonds sold without a certificate? Diamonds below 0.20 carats rarely include certification due Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

My name is Mark and I'm founder at Serendipity Diamonds. By day you'll find me working in our showroom—in a variety of roles. My work (which I love) ranges from photographing jewellery, to writing blog posts and helping clients with my colleagues Drina, Emily and Debbie.

What are Eye-Clean Diamonds? – Affordable Clarity Grades

Diamonds
Eye-clean diamond examples

What are Eye-clean diamonds? An “eye-clean” diamond lacks imperfections visible to the naked eye and provides excellent value being more affordable than flawless (FL) internally flawless (IF) diamonds, which, due to their extreme rarity, come with a higher price tag. The expression, “eye-clean” is used to describe the clarity of a diamond. visibly clear to Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

My name is Mark and I'm founder at Serendipity Diamonds. By day you'll find me working in our showroom—in a variety of roles. My work (which I love) ranges from photographing jewellery, to writing blog posts and helping clients with my colleagues Drina, Emily and Debbie.

The Pumpkin Diamond – 11 Carats of Rough – Halloween Carved Pumpkin

Coloured Diamonds, Diamonds
Pumpkin diamond

11 Carats of Diamond carved into a Pumpkin How was the Pumpkin diamond discovered? The Pumpkin Diamond was found in South Africa in the 1990s. As far as we can tell, the diamond was first discovered by a farmer. Unlikely he was a Pumpkin farmer! The diamond in the 11.0cts of rough was a prominent Read the full article…

About Mark Johnson

My name is Mark and I'm founder at Serendipity Diamonds. By day you'll find me working in our showroom—in a variety of roles. My work (which I love) ranges from photographing jewellery, to writing blog posts and helping clients with my colleagues Drina, Emily and Debbie.