Overview

Overview & Craftmenship

The journey of natural diamonds to your finger is long and difficult. Natural diamonds formed billions of years ago deep in the earth under tremendous heat and pressure. They traveled to the earth’s surface in volcanic pipes, ascending a hundred miles in a column of molten rock, more than three times the depth of the average volcano. Because their journey is so difficult, the vast majority of diamonds found are not gem quality. This rarity is why real diamonds have significant inherent value, which will continue to increase as the number of diamonds naturally available gets lower and lower. Diamonds are really rare. Diamond comes from the ancient Greek adamas, meaning unbreakable. The extreme pressure and heat a diamond endures for billions of years to come out looking so beautiful is a truly incredible thing. These brilliant billion-year-old crystals are the oldest thing you will ever touch.

Craftmenship

The journey of a diamond from rough to polished is similar to the individual life journey of each person. People's stories are similar in many ways. But each person's story is completely different in its own special way. The same is true of diamonds. Diamonds may look similar, and the differences between them fine – so fine, that they are often not even discernible to the naked eye. But look a bit closer, look behind the scenes at the diamond's singular story as it passes through the hands of the miner , diamond cutter , the technologies and tools they use, and you'll see that every diamond has its own story to tell. Let's begin with a brief look at the diamond journey, which happens over four stages.

1. Rough Mapping

Every rough diamond is one of a kind, offering a world of potential as a finished diamond. This potential is realized via the process of rough mapping. The rough diamond is scanned by advanced Magnus device that maps diamond’s internal birthmarks and external surface. With this information, the planner can decide the best way to cut and craft the polished diamond from the rough.

2. Rough Planning

There are endless ways to cut and polish a rough diamond. Depending on its size, features and birthmarks, the planner must decide on the best cutting plan for the rough diamond to bring out its beauty and maximize its value. Magnus digital planning device and software analyzes the rough diamond and generates hundreds of cutting plans. The Advisor system then selects the best cutting plan for the diamond based on the manufacturer's pre-defined parameters, such as market demands and business goals.

3. Diamond Sawing or Lazer

In the event that the rough diamond needs to be sawed by laser into segments, the ‘Green Lazer diamond cutting machine’ provides advanced laser sawing options, including pie sawing, which maximizes precision and minimizes rough diamond weight loss. Diamond is a delicate procedure that comes with risk of breakage and damage to the diamond. Therefore it requires skill, patience and advanced technology, down to miniscule levels of precision.

4. Polishing

Also known as brillianteering, polishing is the final stage of the cutting process. The diamond’s final facets are polished and shaped to ideal proportions and perfect symmetry in order for the diamond to reflect the maximum amount of white light. The more sparkle and brilliance a diamond has, the more beautiful it is, and the higher its value will be. It is this step that determines the fire, brilliance and scintillation the diamond will have.