Our Story

My family was first introduced to Desert Diamonds in 1980 while living in Saudi Arabia. For fun, we would go Desert Diamond hunting in the dunes outside of Riyadh. These quartz stones sparkled like stars on the dunes at dawn and again at dusk.

 

My dad hired a jeweler in Thailand to cut the stones and set them in 18k solid Yellow Gold, 14k solid White Gold and .925 Sterling Silver. Thirty years ago, Desert Diamonds were cut straight from the quartz stone but over time our jeweler has perfected the “look” of these stones by crushing the quartz into powder form and heat treating them. The end result is a high-quality diamond simulant (equal to a D color and VS1 grade). 

 

Quartz diamonds are nearly impossible to distinguish from carbon diamonds. They are 8.5 on the MOHS scale of hardness and a CARBON diamond is 10.

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​Thank you for shopping Desert Diamond Bar!

 

​Kim Boykin, Owner