WHAT WOMEN WANT

                                Great Love - Diamonds

 
 
I pondered for a bit as I was writing this series of What Women Want.    What do women want? 

So I asked people around me what their thoughts are.  Successful men said, a woman wants a great man like myself who can give her everything she needs.  Successful women said, we want self-reliance, beauty, health, career, family, puppies, no-chip nails and eventually a power-partner who can understand me, give me children, and everything.

Every person has their own opinion.   Their respond is a reflection of what they personally can relate to.  No matter what we want, there is one thing that everybody can agree upon.  What Women Want is important to Men!

Let’s look at one of the great love of women – Diamonds!  Men normally do not think much of diamonds.  Rather cars, yachts, watches, cigars, whiskey, property, but not diamonds.  Until you understand what a diamond is, it is hard to grasp the wonder of this rare entity of nature.

Diamond is a mineral.  Diamond is the only gem made of a single element, carbon.  It is about 99.95 percent carbon and 0.05 percent of other trace element of which can influence its color  or shape.  Diamonds are formed under high temperature and pressure conditions that can only be found in specific depth beneath the earth’s surface.  This particular formation process results in the extraordinary characteristics of the hardness of diamonds and its spectacular value.  Absolutely colorless diamonds are extremely rare and valuable.  The Four Cs concept is a good guideline to choosing the perfect gem but have you heard of, “Love at First Sight?”  When choosing diamonds, apart from considering the Clarity, Color, Cut, and Carat weight, one should be able to look at the overall beauty of the diamond, and fall in love with it.  There is no doubt that the combination of the 4 Cs can help determine the value and rarity of the diamond. 

Before a diamond cutter considers the shape of the raw mineral, he must calculate carefully how much weight could be lost without taking away a lot of the value of the diamond.  What is the color potential of the diamond, and how best to bring out the brilliance and life of the diamond rough.  The diamond rough is at the mercy of the cutter’s hands.  An experienced diamond cutter can increase the value of a diamond by cutting away unwanted clarity characteristics such as blemishes and inclusions.

Diamonds graded Flawless do not have visible inclusions or blemishes when studied under 10-power (10X) magnification by skilled grader.  Flawless diamonds are very rare and command top prices.  Large diamonds are much rarer than small ones.  The famous Taylor-Burton diamond is a 69.42 carat pear shaped amounting to $1.1 million when sold to actor Richard Burton.  

Diamonds are tied to romantic love stories.  They are symbolic to eternity, rarity, true love, unbreakable bonds.  “Diamonds are Forever” – with the three properties, hardness, toughness, stability.  Like true love, it can stand the test of time.  So, why is Diamond one of women’s great loves?  It is a sparkler, beautiful, irresistible, valuable, and it is the one true indestructible object of desire!  Trust me, I am a woman.

Anne - The Bling Girl
www.annehaywood.com
 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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