Luxembourg Diamond Topaz Engagement Ring 2014 Fashion 97

Luxembourg Diamond Topaz Engagement Ring Fashion.

By Farzana Aamir.

Diamond Tradition Diamonds became the item of choice for Engagement Rings with the discovery of vast diamond fields in Africa.  A diamond rush was propelled in 1871, at which point Cecil Rhodes, the founder of De Beers, began buying small mining operators, and eventually De Beers Consolidated Mines was formed. By 1888, De Beers was the sole owner of all diamond operations in the country. At one time it was estimated that over 80 percent of the world’s rough diamonds passed through the Diamond Trading Company (a subsidiary of De Beers) in London however, presently the figure is estimated at 40%