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Diamond of the First Water – Origin Meaning and Significance

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What is a diamond of the first water? In gemmology, the term first water represents a diamond of the finest quality. In fact, experts assess diamond clarity by their translucence—the closer to water, the higher the quality. Origins comparisons and River diamonds Some of the finest diamonds discovered came from rivers and alluvial deposits. In fact, many such diamonds 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