  
  The following diamonds are from our certified loose diamond inventory. They have been graded by and independent laboratory, either EGL or GIA. These diamonds are ready to go and will be shipped that day or the following day depending on the time of the order.
Diamonds are forever; Impress her with radiance of our certified diamonds. Ideal,very fine cut Round Brilliant, Princess, Radiant, Marquise, Oval, Asscher, Trillion, Heart, Emerald Cut. They have been graded by an independent laboratory, either EGL or GIA. These certified diamonds will be shipped set in your choice of yellow gold or white gold traditional solitaire engagement ring settings.
DIAMOND INFO
The major investors in the diamond mines realized that they had no alternative but to merge their interests into a single entity that would be powerful enough to control production and perpetuate the illusion of scarcity of diamonds. The instrument they created, in 1888, was called De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd., incorporated in South Africa. As De Beers took control of all aspects of the world diamond trade, it assumed many forms. In London, it operated under the innocuous name of the Diamond Trading Company. In Israel, it was known as "The Syndicate." In Europe, it was called the "C.S.O." -- initials referring to the Central Selling Organization, which was an arm of the Diamond Trading Company. And in black Africa, it disguised its South African origins under subsidiaries with names like Diamond Development Corporation and Mining Services, Inc. At its height -- for most of this century -- it not only either directly owned or controlled all the diamond mines in southern Africa but also owned diamond trading companies in England, Portugal, Israel, Belgium, Holland, and Switzerland.
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