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Diamond Rings

By brokencode ⋅ May 1, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

The story of diamond rings starts hundreds of millions of years ago and miles beneath the earth’s surface. You are probably aware of the fact that petroleum and coal is formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived and died over half a billion years ago. These remains went under the earth over time, where they were subjected to preternatural geologic forces, which transformed them from organic matter into oil and coal.

Diamond jewelry had been around for awhile, but diamond engagement rings and wedding rings were pretty well unheard of before 1477, when Archduke Maximilian I of Austria presented one to Marie of Burgundy on the occasion of their wedding.

Diamond ring became popular during the Victorian Period, although the custom of presenting diamond engagement rings and the concept of mens diamond rings came along much later.

Apples of Gold Jewelry, branching off of a Los Angeles jewelry wholesaler with over 25 years of experience in the jewelry industry, launched its first online presence at the turn of the century, in the year 2000.

With over 1,875 jewelry products currently online, Apples of Gold Jewelry strives to add new items often monthly, including a large collection of not only women’s jewelry, but men’s jewelry as well.

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