A new trend has arrived to the
diamond markets. It may be a bit kinky and a niche fashion, but recently you can read and hear about it a lot. It's sort of an alternative to expensive fancy diamonds, and basically it's the expression of different and not-perfect is beautiful. I'm talking about bubble diamonds.
Bubble diamonds are common and have been in the retail market for quite some time, however today they are getting a new twist in a bit of a different form. It may be the result of the world economic crisis, causing people to seek for cheaper diamond rings and other diamond jewelries, although the Israeli Diamond Institute portal recently published that the
International jewelry, diamond and gemstone trade shows in the Far East have been flourishing despite the downturn in the US and European economies, heralding the first signs of an economic recovery, particularly in the Asian markets.
There are different kinds of bubble diamonds. The natural bubble diamond is a diamond that has a gas or a co2 bubble inside, an inner gas space within the diamond structure, which I find very special. The second and more common kind is a small diamond that grows inside a bigger one, simple diamond-in-a-diamond. Sounds luxurious? Not really, as some of you probably know due to the growth of the inner diamond, the outer diamond shape is normally destroyed.
The geological pressures can cause a crack, and due to the independent growth of the inner diamond, the shape of it is usually different than the parent resulting in difficult cutting and polishing conditions and lower value.
Another type of bubble diamonds are the synthetic ones, "Gas Included". While naural diamonds have no more than 2 bubbles inside, in the synthetic bubble diamonds the bubbles may appear in a row. Specialists assume that this is due to the high pressure in the creation process and that it's almost impossible to avoid. However the natural bubble diamonds are the current fashion in the jewelry retail markets.
You may find these pieces in different jewelry forms and alternative shapes, at private and local jewelry chains, but less at big worldwide retail chains. There are also some bubble diamonds at jewelries that can be found online. Just think of this irregularity shape and meaning as a beautiful twist of nature. I'm a big fan of fancy polished well-cut diamonds however I must say that this rough shape brings a new meaning, "street diamonds", and diamonds for youngsters and wild nature enthusiasts. Diamonds with a hidden inner secret.
I suggest you to check these stones out; they can fit any necklace or ring. Diamonds that give double meanings and carry secrets of a few individuals in one.