Natural Colored Diamonds, Rough and Polished

This book is written in an-easy to-understand manner with over ninety photographs depicting a diverse selection of fancy colors. It gives the investor or collector a ready grasp in understanding what gives diamonds their value and desirability. It can be said that each colored diamond has a one-of-a-kind color that is unique because no two natural colored polished diamonds are exactly alike in facet placement, symmetry, angles, and color saturation. Their unparalleled beauty can be compared to viewing a Monet or Rembrandt. In the hands of a diamond polisher each colored diamond is awakened as if from deep sleep through the manufacturing process which brings the polished diamond to life.

Diamond Inclusions

Diamond Inclusions is the first book ever published that is devoted entirely to inclusions; their size, position, quantity, type, color and how they affect the finished diamond. It covers not only external and internal characteristics but documents and tracks diamond inclusions from the rough crystal to the fully faceted gem product. Five rough gem diamonds ranging in size from 4.72cts to 17.58cts are documented in this manner. Additionally, diamond inclusions are further examined in a separate section on how they are affected during the sawing, bruting and polishing processes. It discusses how heat, pressure, friction, diamond powder and other mechanical areas that may affect certain types of diamond inclusions.

Rough Diamonds, A Practical Guide

“Rough Diamonds, A Practical Guide”, is a full-size hardcover book that measures 8 1/2 X 11 inches. It contains 175 fact-filled pages with 153 black and white photos and 35 unique color photos. It takes you to the next level of diamond knowledge. The author, Nizam Peters has spent over 5 years in writing and photographing this unique work.

New and expanded edition of Rough Diamonds

This new and updated edition of Rough Diamonds, a Practical Guide contains over one hundred additional pages and includes three new chapters and one hundred nineteen new photographs, a total of 289 photos with 274 fact-filled pages. It is a 8 ½” x 11” (22cm x 29cm) hardcover book complete with a ribbon marker, printed on high-quality enamel pages. It is the most comprehensive work in the industry and indispensable to those seeking knowledge on rough diamonds. This current work explores the wide range of shapes in rough diamonds, their surface features, internal characteristics, variety of colors, their transparency, size, and value.