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Excellent work and brilliant presentation, a work of art to be cherished. Freddy J. Hanard (CEO, Antwerp World Diamond Centre) This fascinating book is a perfect introduction to the world of diamonds, reader friendly, easy to understand and beautifully illustrated. The outstanding chapter on the natural fancy color diamonds really puts this book above all others. Highly recommended. Fatmir Hasani Your book on 'Diamonds' is perfect material for me as a student lecturer, incredibly useful and a marvellous piece of work. It is so clear and well explained, both of which, all too often, seem difficult to achieve. I really enjoyed it enormously. Sarah Hue Williams, Gemmologist and Jewellery Historian - MA Hons (Cantab.), FGA, Dia. Dip (HRD)
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'Diamonds' is the leading guide of its kind to learning about these precious gems and understanding the main factors that determine their value and quality. Whether coming to diamonds for the first time or already knowledgeable in the field, every reader will find something of interest and value in its pages. A unique feature of the book is the chapter dedicated to natural colour diamonds, with descriptions and illustrations of every colour group. While colour diamonds are an increasingly important part of the diamond trade, there is little information about them in the popular literature, and their full treatment here has received much praise from readers. The story of diamonds is told from their humble origins in the form of carbon, the most basic element of life, through their many transformations by the forces of nature and the human hand on their way to becoming beautiful gems. The book is equally informative about the recent history of diamonds and the forces re-shaping the industry today, including the global shifts in centres of production and distribution, the implementing of international ethical standards within the trade, and the emerging roles of China, India and Russia as major players in the diamond market. In expanding the book's international reach through its translation into six languages, the author aims to promote the highest standards of good practice in the diamond industry to a wider audience. 'Diamonds' is designed with equal attention to the text, written in clear and jargon-free language, and the images, which show diamonds in their full range of cuts, shapes and colours, along with some of the world's most stunning contemporary and historic diamonds.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A FANTASIC BOOK
Beautiful jaw dropping pictures
This book is the best book on coloured diamonds on the market today
Perfect for GIA , FGA students ,collectors and all diamond sales people.
Buy it now
Beautiful jaw dropping pictures
This book is the best book on coloured diamonds on the market today
Perfect for GIA , FGA students ,collectors and all diamond sales people.
Buy it now
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you're looking for a guide to diamonds that's both comprehensive and easy to understand, you can do no better than this deceptively slim book. Besides covering all the essential information, what really sets it apart from other books of this kind is its excellent section on fancy coloured diamonds, with descriptions and photos of diamonds that naturally occur in every colour of the rainbow. You'll soon have a good understanding of the factors that determine a diamond's value and even feel confident enough to choose a diamond yourself. I actually bought 2 copies of this book I enjoyed it that much.
Format:Paperback
A must for anyone in the market for a diamond. A complete guide for the total layman and just a lovely book to look at. The section on coloured diamonds is facinating. Marijan Dundek obviously knows his stuff but this book isn't a stuffy reference book, it is written in such a way as to be easily inderstandable and completely absorbing.
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An excellent book
The first thing to grab me when I opened this book were the fascinating colour images of diamonds in all their rich variety. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Omar Ismail
Excellent book!
I found this book very useful and exactly what I was looking for. It's easy to read and understand. It was very interesting to read about the transformation of the diamonds and... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ene
Fascinating book
This fascinating book is a perfect introduction to the world of diamonds,reader friendly, easy to understand and beautifully illustrated. Read more
Published on 27 May 2010 by Fatmir Hasani
a great little book on diamonds
This book is a great introduction to diamonds in general and coloured diamonds in particular. It contains all the basic information anyone would want to get for a thorough... Read more
Published on 20 April 2010 by Cm Leigh
What a fantastic book! A must for diamonds lovers
Finally a book that's easy to understand and with all of the information needed to know about diamonds.
The new chapter about colour diamonds is sensational! Read more
The new chapter about colour diamonds is sensational! Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2009 by Gianluca Piermaria
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