Chocolate Diamonds...

Probably at the top of the average woman s list of good things are chocolate and diamonds, but what about when these two are combined.

Ever hear of chocolate diamonds? Like many colored diamonds these days, brown diamonds aka chocolate diamonds are starting to gain in popularity. They look especially well when set in white gold or platinum I think.

I just started hearing about these so took a cruise around the net to find some examples. First, pictured left are some platinum and diamond chocolate rings from available at .

And, next is a bracelet from made of chocolate diamonds and 14kt white gold.

Here s a honker from , yellow gold, smokey quartz, with chocolate diamonds set around it.
Honestly, I m not sure what I think about these colored diamonds. Normally, I m a big fan of colored gemstones, but I ve always been taught that dark diamonds mean poor quality, so I m not sure if I m ready to go there yet.

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I'm with you on this one-I'm torn on this issue. I've done some reading, and there is quite a bit of cynism when it comes to terms such as "chocolate" diamonds, or "champagne" diamonds (not to be confused with "canary yellow" diamonds). There are those who believe these phrases are merely marketing gimmicks to sell poor quality diamonds to those willing to buy them, and then those who believe that beauty is to be found even in the least perfect of stones.

The samples you show are beautiful in their presentation-I'd like to see them in person and see if they live up to their photographic beauty in reality. Thanks for the post.
I love diamonds, too.

And you're right the yellow or brown ones are of poor quality. But I guess people wear that for the overall effect, which sometimes go with what they're wearing. For me, as long as they're real diamonds, they're precious!

Thanks for confirming what I thought. I do think the contrast, especially with the white metals, is nice.
Oh, I love these.

I've been anti-diamond my whole life, for various reason...

.but for some reason I find these very tempting. I adore chocolate!

Well you are not the only one who thinks diamonds have associations with chocolates. A jeweler did not found anythink better to sell his jewels in a chocolate box. Taste crusty!