Does Ben Affleck have an obsession for colored diamonds?
It is in any case the new symbol of his "on & off" relationship with Jennifer Lopez.
If, in 2002, the actor had surprised by opting for a pink diamond of 6.1 carats, mounted on a platinum ring by Harry Winston, it is a green diamond that he chose for this second marriage proposal which panics the planet people.
Specifically, an 8.5-carat cushion-cut stone, slightly modified from the lapidary tradition.
From there to say that the second ring is worth more than the first?
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It is better not to trust the reputation of Robert Zemeckis' film "The Hunt for the Green Diamond" or the aura of one of the most famous stones among connoisseurs - the Dresden Green Diamond - because this shade of gem is indeed very rare.
It already takes millions of years for a diamond to be born in the bowels of the earth.
He must then ascend through the chimney of an ancient extinct volcano until he reaches a distance that can be reached by man.
So the chances of getting a chemical accident conducive to coloring this stone green are even slimmer.
We will thus find more yellow or pink diamonds than blue or green.
Most, among the purest, will have a rather khaki or even olive hue.
If we don't know the details of the stone chosen by Ben Affleck for Jennifer Lopez, we still note from the photos a lighter tone, verging on yellow.
A detail that can vary the price of the ring, depending on the grade given by the essential Gemological Institute of America (GIA),
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Talisman ring in white gold, white diamonds and a pear-shaped green diamond, De Beers.
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