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Blast from the Past: Ring from the Kingdom of Asante 0 comments --26 Jan 2012
Jewelry making is one of the oldest crafts in the world and forms of decorative art. There are more than 7000 years worth of jewelry history spanning from great empires, royal families, and jewelry found from all over the world. I’ve decided it would be fun to post snippets about jewelry pieces from the past. First stop, the Kingdom of Asante. More

57,000 Carat Emerald Being Auctioned on Jan. 28th --25 Jan 2012
Recently, an Emerald colored gemstone considered to be the world’s largest emerald cut is set to be auctioned in Canada by Kelowna-based Western Star. Reagan Reaney is the owner of the stone. More

Mario Lopez Gets Engaged! --4 Jan 2012
Over the New Year’s weekend, Mario Lopez proposed to his long time girlfriend and mother of his 2- year old daughter, Courtney Mazza. They were vacationing in Ixtapa, Mexico. According to Us Weekly, Lopez and Mazza were walking on the beach while sunset and wanted his children to have the same last name as their mother. More



Articles

Wedding Bands

The history of wedding bands and engagement rings has been written across culture and time fashioning an indelible thread in the fabric of western society. When the Romans began to wear a plain iron wedding band to symbolize marriage, they started a tradition that has remained virtually intact over the past two millennia. As early as the 2nd Century AD, gold replaced iron and the traditional wedding band was constructed. More

The Origin of Diamonds

Diamonds, ascended to the Earth's surface in rare molten rock, or magma that originated at great depths. This rose and erupted in small but violent volcanoes Carrying diamonds and other samples from Earth's mantle. This all took place millions of years ago. There are no "new" diamonds, only diamonds that have yet to be unearthed. Just beneath such volcanoes are carrot-shaped "pipe" filled with volcanic rock, mantle fragments, and some embedded diamonds. This host rock is called kimberlite after the city of Kimberley, South Africa, where the pipes were first discovered in the 1870s. Another host rock that provides diamonds is lamproite. More

Education

Precious Metals

There is vast amount of information about precious metals which include basic facts and history behind each metal. Here you can learn more about the different precious metals used in wedding rings such as platinum, palladium, and gold. Learn More

How to Buy Diamonds

Many people are confused about how diamonds are priced. The best explanation is that asking for the price of a diamond is like asking for the price of a house. A real estate agent can't quote you a price for a house without knowing its size, condition, location, etc. This process is similar to the one used to quote the price of a diamond. Learn More

Alternative Metals

There are a few different types of alternative metals used for wedding bands and rings such as titanium, tungsten carbide, cobalt, and ceramic wedding rings. These metals are not precious. It is an alternative choice to gold, platinum and palladium wedding rings. WeddingBands.com only carries titanium for alternative metals. Learn More