Recently, the ring made entirely of natural diamonds was evaluated by GIA and became the first ring of its kind to be sent to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) for evaluation.
In Gems & Gemology magazine published last month, GIA said the diamond weighing 13.15 carats, a fancy dark gray color, originated from a rough stone weighing about 20 carats. Recently, a customer sent this work to the organization's New York lab.
GIA senior analysis technician Stephanie Persaud, director of analysis Paul Johnson and director of quality John King, write: “It is common to find rings carved in jade and wood, worn as symbols of status or a wedding ring symbolizes eternity.
Famous manufacturers have produced all-diamond rings from synthetic stones. Sir Jony Ive, Apple's former chief design officer, teamed up with Diamond Foundry to create an entirely lab-grown diamond ring and sold it at Sotheby's in 2018. Last year, Dutch Diamond Technologies reveals a 3.87-carat ring carved from chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamonds.
The natural jewelry GIA tested, called Beaufort Rings, comes from Beaufort diamonds, a type IaB rough stone recovered in Canada's Northwest Territories. This stone receives its gray color from graphite needles trapped during formation deep below the earth's surface, GIA experts explain. They added that it may have formed billions of years ago under high pressure.
“While this diamond ring may not be a traditional piece, it has many unique aspects that capture a snapshot of Earth's history in a true range of infinity,” the researchers note. events,” the researchers noted.