2007-09-21 00:19:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
Scarcity and the skill required to cut them properly.
2007-09-21 00:21:36 · answer #1 · answered by pepper 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Two things, first is the age as it can take millions of years for carbon to change thus forming the diamond. The second reason is the rarity of diamonds. The majority of diamonds that are mined are of such poor quality. These are only of use as industrial diamonds and / or cheap jewellery. Poor quality diamonds are not precious. A good quality diamond is a rarity and a flawless diamond is extremely rare. Flawless or near flawless diamonds can be worth millions and will remain intact as one large stone. The majority of diamonds are of such poor quality that they are broken up to very small ones to increase the value, which is only small. Cheap jewellery diamonds have no second hand value and jewellers will throw them away but keep the gold as gold has a second hand value.
2007-09-21 07:31:46 · answer #2 · answered by kendavi 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Preciousness is like beauty, each person decides for themselves if something is precious and how precious it is to them.
What makes diamonds seem precious to a lot more people than something like wood or iron is it's rarity.
2007-09-21 07:25:01 · answer #3 · answered by U Betcha 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-09-21 10:54:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
truthfully, MARKETING.
diamonds weren't considered all that valuable 200 hundred years ago. But the De Beers company in South Africa started an impressive marketing campaign ( sometime in the last century) tying diamonds to love and to engagement rings - as in " a diamond is forever" implying that if you buy a diamond, it symbolizes and means that your love will last forever.
And people have kind of bought into this symbolism.
2007-09-21 07:24:01 · answer #5 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Four 'C' s make the value of diamonds. They are:
1. Cut
2. Clarity
3. Carat
4. Colour
2007-09-22 03:02:13 · answer #6 · answered by Prof. Dud 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Diamond is an allotrope of carbon. It is the hardest known natural material and the third-hardest known material after aggregated diamond nanorods and ultrahard fullerite. Its hardness and high dispersion of light make it useful for industrial applications and jewelry.
All of them are unique and cannot be made by humans. They are really shiny when you exposed them to light
2007-09-21 07:23:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is a scale called Moh's scale of hardness-it rates gems from 1-10 according to their hardness. Diamond is 10-the hardest. It will last forever and no other gem can scratch it.
2007-09-21 10:37:01 · answer #8 · answered by whisperer 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
First, the diamond is hard to find already now since they are underground,
Second, is the diamond is so hard to cut so that it will look good
Third, that is all my answer.
2007-09-21 07:24:56 · answer #9 · answered by Kenneth B 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it makes everyone look good makes that person look precious
2007-09-22 01:03:02 · answer #10 · answered by joana 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋