Diamond Ring

So, a few months ago, she did what more and more women are doing: She gave her original engagement ring an upgrade, placing two stones -- which she calls ``the twins'' -- on each side of her solitaire diamond. ``When I first got my ring, it was like, `OK, I like this ring. No longer seen as a symbol to be worn for an eternity, rings are being upgraded like some people trade in cars or remodel an aging kitchen. While Brown added on, some women are trading in their original engagement rings and wedding bands for something else. ``I started hearing it about a decade ago,'' said jewelry designer Carol Brodie, who was the communications director for the prestigious Harry Winston and is now curator of Rarities Fine Jewelry for HSN. ' But I knew that eventually I would make it a different type of ring,'' she said. She did not make that same kind of commitment to her ring. When Elizabeth Robichaux Brown got married nine years ago, she made a vow to love her husband, for better or for worse, until their dying days.

Whether it is an engagement ring to start a new life with someone special or a pair of earrings to signify twenty five years together, a diamond is something special. In years past, the rule of thumb was that you spend two months salary on a diamond ring. Here are a few things to keep in mind while shopping for that diamond ring. The less color in the stone, the more desirable it is. This typically has a relationship to the purity of the gem, although some people prefer the yellowish tint to a diamond stone. I personally think the yellowish tint makes it look old and not as clean as it should be. Cut is very important to how the diamond will shine. There are various different kinds of cuts, and a knowledgeable jeweler should be able to explain this to you as well as show you the same piece in different cuts so you can see the difference for yourself. If the diamond is cut too shallow, it will not gather light. You want make sure you are getting the best quality diamond for the money you are spending. You are going to buy a diamond.

PITTSBURGH -- A day on the job ended with the discovery of an expensive diamond at Pittsburgh International Airport. Janet Mascuero lost her $25000 ring

However, it was the gift that her parents bought her, a six-carat diamond ring, which made Priyanka bawl like a baby on July 16.

While still in high school the athletic Singer was apprenticed to a diamond cutter but found that fame--the kind that drew the ladies as well as a certain

John Beatty, an airport custodian from Beaver Falls, found the 2-carat diamond ring with baguettes and other smaller diamonds on the floor in Concourse D.

A man ran out of a Spotsylvania County store with a diamond ring Monday evening, police said. Sheriff's Lt. Col. Michael Timm said the man entered Zales