DeScenza Diamonds
DeScenza Diamonds is Boston’s premier diamond source for high quality loose diamonds, diamond engagement rings, diamond wedding bands, diamond earrings and diamond necklaces. Our graduate gemologists are ready to help you in any of our 4 locations in Boston, Framingham, Hingham and Peabody. DeScenza carries designer bridal lines from Sasha Primak, Scott Kay, Jeff Cooper, Art Carved and Lieberfarb as well as diamond jewelry from Sasha Primak, Roberto Coin, Fope and Caressa.
Although most watch companies do not allow on line watch sales, DeScenza Diamonds carries watches from Baume & Mercier, Ebel, Raymond Weil, Movado, Seiko and Swiss Army. DeScenza also has a wide selection of giftware from Herend, Waterford, Baccarat, Swarovski, Orrefors, Mariposa and Simon Pearce. Additionally, we offer watch repair, jewelry repair, appraisal services, complimentary gift wrap, and shipping throughout the continental United States.
Our web site includes a wide product range for purchase on line, but to experience our full collection of diamonds, diamond jewelry, watches and giftware please visit Boston, Framingham, Hingham or Peabody and delight in the personal shopping experience that four generations of customers have come to rely on…My diamond source? DeScenza of course!
How to Buy a Diamond: Carat
As with all precious stones, the weight - and therefore the size - of a diamond is expressed in carats. The word carat originated in a natural unit of weight: the seeds of the carob tree. Diamonds were traditionally weighed against these seeds until the system was standardized and one carat was fixed at 0.2 grams (one fifth of a gram).
One carat is divided into 100 "points" so that a diamond 25 points is described as a quarter of a carat or 0.25 carats.
Size is the most obvious factor in determining the value of a diamond, but now you know that two diamonds of equal size can have very unequal prices depending on their quality.
