State-of-the-Art HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature) Technology

State-of-the-Art HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature) Technology

The extraordinary beauty of Bellataire diamonds is a culmination of HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature) technology and the traditional values that distinguish the world's finest diamonds. Exceptional in their exquisite "colorlessness", Bellataire diamonds have virtually none of the inclusions or fluorescence that mar the beauty of the vast majority of the world's gem diamonds. Bellataire diamonds are polished by world-renowned cutters, resulting in elegant shapes with maximum scintillation.

The advanced HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature) technology that restores Bellataire diamonds to their pristine state was originally developed by General Electric and Lazare Kaplan International. The colorless, natural diamonds that are destined to become Bellataire diamonds became "off color" when their atomic structure was misaligned during their travels to the surface of the earth. The original colorless state is spontaneously restored through HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature) by the same intense heat and pressure that is present in the Earth's mantle.

Bellataire diamonds are classified as Type IIa because they do not contain nitrogen. Such exceptional purity distinguishes Bellataire from over 99% of all diamonds. Moreover, because of their unique qualities, Type IIa's represent a disproportionately large percentage of the greatest diamonds of the world. The Star of Sierra Leone (968.80 carats) and the Jonker (726.60 carats) are among the seven largest diamonds ever found and are colorless Type IIa's.

Every Bellataire Diamond > ¾ carat is accompanied by a full Grading Report from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Furthermore, each Bellataire diamond is laser-inscribed for authenticity and identification. All Bellataire diamonds are processed by HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature).

Bellataire diamonds are available in all traditional shapes and in sizes. Their extraordinarily high quality and rarity appeal to those who will settle for nothing less. For those who set their standards high, Bellataire is the diamond of choice. As diamonds are the ultimate gemstone, Bellataire is the ultimate diamond.

Happy New Year, Happy New Diamonds!

Celebrate the new year by treating yourself or someone else to a bigger, better diamond, a Bellataire Diamond.

Bellataire Diamonds are carried at retailers around the globe. www.bellatairediamonds.com has all the info on this unique proprietary HPHT process that will allow anyone to purchase the diamond of their dreams. Which Bellataire Diamond will you choose? There are so many gorgeous ones to choose from, colorless, flawless...Bellataire Diamonds are utterly perfect! So, happy new year and enjoy great savings by purchasing a Bellataire Diamond!

How to Get a Great Deal on Diamonds

The secret to saving money when shopping for diamonds is in understanding the difference between the qualities that make a diamond "shine". By spending a little time educating yourself upfront you'll save yourself money. Who doesn't want to do that?

Secret to Saving Money on Diamonds

One way to save money is to be smart about diamonds. All diamonds go through many processes to take them from rough rocks to sparkling gems. Bellataire Diamonds offers consumers an opportunity to get a bigger, better diamond at a better price. Bellataire Diamonds sells rare, ultra-pure, natural diamonds that have been restored to their intrinsic color by a proprietary process developed over a decade ago by the General Electric Company (GE). The Bellataire-brand diamonds are exceptional quality, mostly D through H in color, seldom lower in clarity than VS2, and cut to the most demanding standards in the diamond industry.

Bellataire offers the best of all worlds...beautiful diamonds at great prices.

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Bigger Bling for the Buck

As we all know, diamonds are priced on the 4Cs: Color, Clarity, Carat, and Cut. Bellataire Diamonds brings diamond shoppers the opportunity to get "bigger bling for the buck" by offering higher quality Bellataire Diamonds at a fraction of the cost of similar diamonds.
Color differences in diamonds can be subtle, but the difference in cost can be extreme. Until recently, color in a diamond could only be improved through a treatment that produced only temporary results, and any gemologist could detect the treatment. Bellataire Diamonds entered the market in the 1990s, resulting from years of diamond research and High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) technology. Bellataire Diamonds uses a proprietary High Pressure / High Temperature (HPHT) process off-white diamonds can be transformed into colorless and near-colorless diamonds, ranging from D to H in color. In addition to using High Pressure / High Temperature (HPHT) in colorless diamonds, the HPHT process can also be used to produce "fancy" colored diamonds, including yellow, pink, and even extremely rare blue diamonds. The color of Bellataire Diamonds (HPHT diamonds) is permanent and irreversible. Bellataire Diamonds (HPHT diamonds) provide an exciting and new alternative to diamond shoppers looking for a great deal.

What are Bellataire diamonds?

Introduction: The primary objective of this blog is to address diamond buyers' typical concerns about Bellataire diamonds. Questions and comments are welcome.

Bellataire® diamonds are extremely rare, ultra-pure, natural diamonds that have been restored to their intrinsic color by a proprietary process developed by General Electric Company (GE). Bellataire-brand diamonds are exceptional quality, mostly “D” through “H” in color, seldom lower in clarity than “VS2”, and cut to the most demanding standards in the diamond industry.

Bellataire diamonds are completely natural diamonds. Nothing is added to the natural diamond crystal nor anything removed from it in the process of transforming a rough diamond to a polished gem. Bellataire diamonds are never laser-enhanced, irradiated, fracture-filled, or altered in any way that would compromise their all-natural content.

Bellataire diamonds are extremely rare Type II a diamonds that were originally crystallized without color and were destined to become extraordinary gems. During their journey to the surface of the Earth through volcanic pipes, though, these crystals were subjected to intense heat, tremendous pressure, and explosive turbulence. These conditions caused some molecular misalignment in these crystals, resulting in a brownish color and internal stress. This process simply provides comparable conditions of heat and pressure, allowing these crystals to spontaneously relieve themselves of their molecular stress and return to their proper alignment and their original colorless state. It is this process of restoration that leads to the description of Bellataire diamonds as “The Diamond Nature Intended”.

The Bellataire process is permanent. It also results in a diamond more chemically stable than any other. When subjected to increasingly high temperatures in laboratory tests, the color of Bellataire diamonds have been shown to deteriorate last of all diamond types. Explaining this exceptional stability in Bellataire diamonds are their absence of nitrogen impurities and their absence of internal stress. The Gem Trade Lab of the GIA, arguably the most respected gemological laboratory in the world, will not issue Grading Reports on treated diamonds. Every Bellataire diamond is accompanied by a full GIA Report. Treated diamonds usually have one or more of the following characteristics: a change that is not permanent, special care needed for maintenance, and /or applied material that is not intrinsic to the natural diamond. Bellataire diamonds have none of these characteristics. In fact, the process that restores Bellataire diamonds to their original state in many ways alters rough diamonds less than the processes of cleaving, laser-shaping, polishing, and acid boiling, among others, that are accepted activities necessary for transforming rough to polished.

The application of technology to the diamond manufacturing process has had a long history. Accepted technologies alter the original, natural, rough diamond crystal in many significant ways, changing its number of pieces, color, shape, size, and internal purity. As the most recent technology to be employed, HPHT simply restores misaligned crystal to its intrinsic color, impacting the diamond’s natural state far less than the technologies that have preceded it. In fact, HPHT processing can be seen as actually restoring a diamond to its most essential natural condition. HPHT is simply one new process joining the many long-established processes that have allowed progress to be made and technology to maximize the beauty and minimize the cost of gem-quality diamonds.