I have written in this blog about many of the quite well known subjects. Things like diamond cut and clarity are covered, but instead of just giving you the same old line, we try to "Tell it how it is". I hope it is helpful for you and not too boring to read. I have been known to bang on a bit, but then, I am male and it is my specialist subject..what can you do!
The info in these pages is to a large extent my personal opinion. However rest assured, this is how it is, and with over 36+ years in the actual making of diamond rings, you can take this info to the bank. As with all the info on the site and with our dealing with people, it is a no Bs approach.
This blog content may raise some questions for you, so please feel free to shoot us a request, or ask about any topics raised. If there is something not covered here, it may well be info elsewhere on our site. You can try using the search function if you like. The ellissi website is actually a massive site and a great way to find out about diamonds. So if you can't find the info you want just Ask Us.
We will be adding to this page over time, so you may want to look back at it again at some point. We also have a very large amount of info you may like to look at on our facebook page. This too is a great resource, full of our latest engagement ring photos and feed back from our customers. It is also a great way to look at engagement ring designs you have not seen before, read comments from people and read the info I have attached to the post photos. It is all really great stuff.
We’d all love to have a 1 carat diamond, but have you ever thought about a carrot diamond? A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog about some of the amazing stories you hear of people losing, and then finding their engagement ring. There are so many of these stories, and some of them
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The news is often full of stories of the latest celebrity to be swanning around Hollywood sporting an amazing engagement ring. It seems that each ring is bigger and better than the one before it. Where can it end I ask myself? But what has struck me in the news this week are some incredible
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“Where is my diamond from?” This is a question that clients often ask us. Knowing the mine that your diamond is from, has, until now, been virtually impossible. (Unless you dug it out of the ground yourself!). Unlike some sapphires, there is nothing in the way a diamond looks or its structure that helps us
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Sapphires are one of the most beautiful gemstones nature has given us. Many people are surprised to learn that sapphires are found in a multitude of colours. Sapphire colours can be almost anything from blues to pinks to greens, purples, orange yellows, apricot, violet, orange and many shades in between. Sapphires can also even be
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The jewellery world is abuzz today with the news that a 59.60 carat Internally Flawless, Fancy Vivid Pink diamond sold at auction yesterday. It is the largest diamond of this grade that the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has ever graded. The auction, by Sotheby’s, attracted three telephone bidders. After five minutes of intense bidding,
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Great diamonds are not commonly found by small, independent fossickers. Usually we expect the big diamond finds to be coming from large mining companies. After, all, they have all the tools and equipment. And they can pay for all the expert know how that is part of any big mining venture. But this week there
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Aquamarine is the birthstone for March. It is also the gemstone for your 19th wedding anniversary. Aquamarine is a beautiful, transparent blue. It sometimes has a slight greenish blue tinge. The name “aquamarine” comes from the Latin word for seawater. Like the sea, it can be light to dark blue and has a vitreous (glass
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Many couples start looking for an engagement ring with an idea that they would like a one carat diamond in their engagement ring. This seems to be the magic weight that for many is a “must have” for their dream engagement ring. But what is the cost of a 1 carat diamond, they ask? The
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I can’t believe it but January is over and already we are half way through February! Like most other years this one is flying by. This blog is one of a series providing info about the different birthstones for each month of the year. The birthstone for February is the beautiful gemstone amethyst. My apologies
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Couples who see our work really love it but worry that the cost of a custom made engagement ring will be too much for their budget. In fact, for most rings, this simply is not true. You get a far better result, both in terms of cost and quality, if you have us custom make
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