Stokes Jewelry Services

This Learning Center was created in order to assist you with making your jewelry buying decision an informed one. We are pioneers in the online sales of Loose Diamonds and Engagement Rings. We strive to provide you with the very best educational material which equips you with the necessary knowledge to make better jewelry purchases.

Diamonds come in all sizes, shapes and ultimately, values. In the history of the world few possessions have been more desired and scrutinized than diamonds. We strive to identify the finest collection of diamonds, and then educate our clients on their purchasing options. After all, what else can you wear everyday for decades of pleasure and then pass down to the next generation to enjoy? We encourage you to learn about a number of important considerations when analyzing and before buying a diamond.

Across time and cultures diamonds are a consistent expression of luxury. Diamonds symbolize wealth, durability, and status. Conversely, they have the rich history of being associated with invulnerability, lightning, magic, healing, protection, and poisoning. In unraveling the history and associations of diamonds, we need to look through time and at their very origins to gain a historical perspective of their tremendous value. The adjective "adamas" was used to describe the hardest substance known, and eventually became synonymous with diamond.

The most popular Color for Diamonds is "white" or colorless. Whilst Diamonds come in every Color of the spectrum, for "white" Diamonds true colorless examples are extremely rare and therefore demand the highest value. Regular "white" Diamonds are graded by Color and are given letter designations dependant upon how far they deviate from the purest "white".

Diamonds often contain minute, invisible to the naked eye inclusions or imperfections. These can have a major influence on the price. So if you cannot actually see the stone it is easy to make a mistake and purchase a Diamond of lower value, believing it to be of higher value. Certificates by independent gem labs can give you the information to make an informed decision.