The legend of diamonds and the history of wearing diamond rings

The hard-to-conquer diamond has long inspired human imagination through its extraordinary natural beauty. This product, which has been through thousands of years of history, is the most beautiful masterpiece of nature.

The word “diamond” is derived from the Greek word “adamas” and means invincible, representing any hard mineral or material. Diamond is a special arrangement of carbon atoms under high temperature and strong pressure. It is the hardest substance in the world, the only gemstone formed by a single element. Most of them were formed in the depths of the mantle 1 billion years ago. They were forced to advance to the surface of the earth over time. They are as old as life on earth and the oldest wealth that humans can have. It is pure and rare, and it shines with glamorous brilliance through precise cutting. It is stable in nature and has undergone hundreds of millions of years of change, but it is hard to burst. In the first century BC, the ancient Roman naturalist Pliny said: "Diamonds are not only the most precious in all gems, but also the most precious beings in the world."

About 3,000 years ago, in the Golconda area near De Hahadaba, India, the oldest known diamonds were found in the alluvial deposits in the canyon between Godavari and Krishna. . This legendary valley, the mountain road is narrow and difficult, and this valley is covered with diamonds, guarded by fierce vipers and clusters of giant elephants day and night. Therefore, the driller will slaughter the sheep and tear it into pieces, and drop the valley. The vultures will follow the bloody dive into the valley and pick up the pieces of meat covered with diamonds. Waiting for the drillers on the top of the mountain to scream, scare away the vultures, get the diamonds, and leave the meat to the eagle beast. Traveler Marco Polo also mentioned the valley when describing the wonders of the world, and the legendary story of the navigator Sinbad's second expedition voyage also revolves around the legend of the diamond valley.

As early as the fourth century BC, India had already started a diamond trade. And to the Western world, it is through the "Diamond Road." From the 1st to the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire became popular as a decoration inlaid with diamonds on the ring. The ancients used beautiful imagination to interpret this beautiful thing. They compared diamonds to the lobes of the moon, the fragments of meteors, and the tears of the gods. Cupid, the symbol of love and love, is a diamond that is inlaid on the arrow of the god of love. The diamond penetrates the shackles of love. The radiance is not only the fire of diamonds, but also the collision of love. spark.

The trade of diamonds first appeared in India in the fourth century BC, but it was not popular in the upper echelons of Europe until around the fifteenth century. At that time, the diamonds had all kinds of mysterious colors. In addition to being able to cure the disease, they could bring courage to the soldiers. It would also make men's love for their wives deeper and reinforce the marriage that was on the verge of breaking. The first time a diamond was set on a ring for engagement, it was on August 18, 1477, when the Austrian Grand Duke Maximilian I presented a diamond ring to the French Princess Mary, and opened the diamond ring. The first of the marriage proposal. After the fifteenth century, diamonds became the new darling of Western royal aristocratic crown jewellery. The most favored lover of King Charles VII of France, who was born in the country but was born to be humble, is known as the first civilian wearing diamonds, which has caused a long and long time between diamonds and strong female charm. New association.

The hard physical properties of diamonds are often used in tools to cut glass, and in the United Kingdom from 1558 to 1603, the octagonal crystal ring set with rough diamonds became fashionable. At that time, the young people wearing fashionable diamond rings picked up the craze for loving books with diamonds on the glass windows. The diamond ring was once called the engraving ring. Even Elizabeth I himself talked with Sir Walter's poems on a piece of glass and confided.

In 1725, Brazil discovered a large diamond deposit and soon replaced India as the world's largest diamond producer. In the next 140 years, diamonds from Brazil dominated the world's diamond market. Its output peaked between 1850-1859, with an average annual production of 300,000 carats. Due to the abundant supply of raw materials, diamonds are no longer only a luxury for the royal family. This change has greatly promoted the development of the world diamond market. Diamonds have gradually become a gemstone that ordinary people can afford at a great moment in their lives. . In 1886, one of Tiffany's founders, Charles Louis. Tiffany launched the first engagement ring. This is the first time in the world of diamond rings, the diamond is placed on the ring and is fixed by six platinum fine claws, allowing light to enter the gemstone, maximizing the brilliance. Since then, millions of people around the world have become obsessed with and follow this tradition, and sending a diamond ring to their bride as a love token has gradually become an unwritten rule.

Brazil's mineral deposits are not behind. The rise of the huge diamond deposit in Kimberley, South Africa, not only occupied 95% of the global diamond market, but also gave birth to the world's largest diamond company, De Beers De Beers, which created a modern and prosperous Diamond industry. “Diamonds are long-lasting, a eternal rumor”, as the most classic diamond advertisement that has lasted for more than 60 years, making diamonds an indispensable part of modern love, engagement and wedding ceremonies and ceremonies.

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