Monday, November 17, 2008

Real Pink Diamonds, Real Yellow diamonds - grown by man rather than mined!

We are the web's premier source for stunning, lab-grown pink, blue and yellow diamonds. Real diamond, cut to exacting specifications, but grown in a laboratory rather than mined.

Yellow Diamond and blue diamond layout, rings
Various rings showing our blue and yellow diamonds

All our inventory is *real* diamond; All are accompanied by an independent gemological grading report as your assurance of quality.

If you are unfamiliar with what a genuine cultured, or lab-grown, diamond is, please visit here for more info.

To answer the most common question: All Takara's will test positive on any form of diamond tester...because Takaras are *real* diamond (same molecular composition as mined diamonds). The difference is Takaras are grown in a laboratory and due to the cost savings by not having to mine hundreds of tons of rock, Takaras can be purchased at a fraction of the price of their mined counterparts. Our lab-grown Yellow Diamonds often sell for 1/7th the price of equivalent mined yellow diamonds and our lab-grown pink diamonds are offered for as little as 1/25th the price of their mined pink diamond equivalent.

Speaking of mined counterparts, here are a few quotes related to the value of natural pink and blue diamonds as compared to whites:

“A fine pink or blue diamond of unquestionable color, meaning, you see the pink or blue, can cost 10 to 50 times more than a white diamond of the same size”
LA Times

"...pink diamonds are known to command prices exceeding $400,000 per carat..."
National Jeweler Network

"To put the true rarity of these special 'pink' diamonds into perspective, from every million carats of rough [white] diamonds produced at the mine, a mere one carat [of pinks] is suitable for sale..."
From Rio Tinto website [Rio Tinto owns the Argyle mines, the source of 90% of the worlds pink mined diamonds].

In our experience, the more you know about the rarity and beauty of colored natural diamonds, the more you can appreciate the beauty and value that our Takara lab-grown diamonds can offer. Our pink diamonds are often available for selling prices equivalent to 5% of the price you would pay to buy the equivalent pink if it was mined instead of grown in the lab.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Obama wins in earliest vote Updated at: 1054 PST, Tuesday, November 04, 2008
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Democrat Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, where the nation's first Election Day votes were cast and counted early Tuesday.

Obama defeated Republican John McCain 15-6. Independent Ralph Nader was also on the ballot, but received no votes.

The first voter, following a tradition established in 1948, was picked ahead of the midnight voting and the rest of the town's registered voters followed suit in Tuesday's first minutes.
President Zardari leaves for Saudi Arabia
Updated at: 1325 PST, Tuesday, November 04, 2008
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari left for Saudi Arabia on a two-day official visit.

Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, Law Minister Farooq Naek, Babar Awan, Federal Minister for local bodies Ghulam Ahmad Bilur, Raja Riaz, Advisor for Religious Affairs Hamid Kazmi and advisor Rukhsana Bangesh are part of president’s delegation.

President Asif Ali Zardari will hold wide-ranging talks with Saudi leadership and to discuss ways to seek more investment from the Saudi entrepreneurs in energy, infrastructure development, agriculture and industrial sectors.

The President will arrive in Jeddah and hold meetings with Saudi King and exchange views on bilateral, regional and international issues during his stay.