Other Diamond Eternity Bands options

More resources about Diamond Eternity Bands

Band Featuring Baguettes and Round Diamonds   by Jewelrycanada

The first diamonds were not mined, but rather fished out of rivers, and early diamonds were not the shiny, faceted objects we know and covet today. The first records of diamond polishing (in India) and diamond cutting (in Belgium) date back to the 14th and 15th centuries, respectively. Before that it was rough diamonds that were kept by kings. Some diamonds that naturally had several sides were set as rings, but the diamonds of the ancients were all unhewn stones. One of the earliest examples of unpolished diamonds as jewelry and adornment is a 1074 crown made for the Hungarian royals. The monarchy of France and England also wore diamonds as jewelry as early as the 1300s.

Diamonds were the sole domain of royals until the 15th century when the popularity of the stone, known for representing invincibility and courage, began to spread. Just as the diamond had always been know to symbolize protection and strength it also had a long history of being associated with love. The ancient Greeks had often remarked that diamonds were a mirror for the flame of eternal love, and it also began to be said that Cupid