April Birthstone – Diamond

The April birthstone is the most extraordinary of all gemstones

April is the most privileged month in the year because it has diamond as its birthstone. Diamonds are the most expensive precious stones because they have the most extraordinary properties in the mineral kingdom. And they look good with any outfit, being the first choice for many Hollywood actresses such as Cindy Crawford or Halle Berry.

Most diamond are more than a hundred million years old; some are three billion years old. They are the oldest gemstones known to man.

Their chemical composition is of pure carbon, crystallized over millions of years deep inside Earth’s core at an incredible pressure into the toughest object on the planet. There is nothing more resistant than it. You can only cut a diamond with another diamond. No need to worry that you’ll scratch it; it will never happen.

However, you should never use fire on diamonds. There is a story of a jeweler who went to the king of Spain to promise him that he could build him the biggest diamond in the world. For this, he asked to be given a bunch of smaller diamond that he would use to build the big one. The king agreed.

The jeweler’s plan was to melt the small diamonds into a huge, more beautiful one. To his surprise, the diamonds didn’t turn into an extraordinary precious stone, but into graphite which has the same chemical composition, but it’s worthless. When he was asked for the diamond, the jeweler could not explain what happened. The king thought he just kept the gems for himself, so he beheaded him.

When it comes to wearing diamonds, there’s no wrong way. Diamond brooches adorn business suits. Diamond studs are worn to the gym. This ground swell of wearing diamonds every day started a few years back when designers like John Galliano and Donna Karan popularized them on their runways.

Most recently, Galliano and other major European designers showed elaborate Belle Époque settings, and Oscar de la Renta showed diamonds exclusively in his collections. A lot of upwardly mobile professional women took note. They are today’s diamond customers who want diamonds, can afford them, and don’t have to wait for an engagement or 25th wedding anniversary to own them.

When looking for diamonds, customers must take a careful look for the 4 C’s: cut, color, clarity, and carat weight. But people should understand that it is the cutting that releases the true brilliance of a stone.

You can find a wide array of diamond jewelry at the industry leading distributor, Diamond International.