Ashes To Diamonds: Swiss Company Turns People’s Cremated Remains Into Diamonds
Algordanza, a Swiss company, has taken a fascinating and unexpected approach to memorializing our loved ones who have passed; They will compress and super-heat your loved one’s cremated ashes and turn them into a man-made diamond that can be worn and cherished.
It all begins with a chemical process that extracts the carbon from the departed’s ashes. This carbon is then heated to convert it into graphite. That graphite is then heated to as many as 2,700 degrees Fehrenheit and subjected to forces as high as 870,000 pounds per square inch. The color of the finished diamond, which can range from white to dark blue, depends on the boron content of the ashes of the deceased. The prices begin at 4,259 Swiss Francs ($4,474 USD) for a small diamond with no additional service.
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The human body is 18% carbon. 2% of this carbon remains after cremation, and it is this carbon that Algordanza uses to make their diamonds
These last two photos are from a man who took his grandmother on a trip through the U.S. after her cremated remains were turned into a diamond ring
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Share on FacebookWish I knew this when my fiancee died I would have loved to have this to feel like he was still with me always
A very poetic, magical, beautiful commemoration of a loved one as in ancient civilizations like Lumeria! For those who can embrace it, YES!
I just checked out their website and I can say that the prices for making memorial diamonds are very high. There are alternative solutions like this company from UK (http://www.everdear.co.uk/price-list-turning-ashes-into-diamonds/) that has a pricing list that ranges from £395.00 to £3,815.00 depending on the diamond size and Carat count. When it comes to making cremation jewelry EverDear & Co. are really the best in the business.
Cheaper versus all the cost one would've for a funeral and you can even be with your love one all the time. Innovative!
I can't decide whether this idea is charmingly sentimental or creepy.
These companies are scams according to the Institute of Gemology. http://www.cremationdiamondreport.com/
Josh Bowman : What a rude lowlife you seem to be based on the lack of quality of your comment.
I really wish more people did their research on this due to the major inconsistencies between the claims and the company's patents. Most pictures shown on websites of the machines that they claim supposedly create the diamond are found to be from a company in Russia that create synthetic gems. It is likely that no carbon is used from the ashes at all, not to mention the minute amounts of carbon are completely insufficient to create a gem. Unfortunately, this is a fraud. :( It is heart wrenching to read the testimonials of the customers who truly believe they have their family "still with them" because of their ring. Also hard for those who insure the rings, since how can you replace it if it were real/if the client is in denial of the fact that it is just a normal synthetic gem?
Well Appreciated designs. Must go for these designs too https://www.boredpanda.com/now-buy-diamond-that-suits-your-personality/
I'd rather be a tree when I die. Check urnabios out, that's what they do.
Roman Catholics can be cremated but their ashes must be buried. I'm wondering if a diamond ring would count......
You would save on the casket and the burial plot ---- those 2 things are about $5000 where I live.
Load More Replies...I think it is a lovely idea for this who choose cremation rather than having their remains go back to the earth to feed the roots of a tree.
Wonder why he didn't just take Grand mother around the country when she was alive ????
I wish I could've done this for my mom 9 years ago. It would've meant the world to me!
How about helping the living with the sizable amount money spent in their name? Alleviate someones unnecessary suffering and just let go.
You can also get diamonds made from hair samples, same process, just as gorgeous.
'Lifegems" does this as well, the pictures don't do the diamonds justice, they're stunningly beautiful, but expensive.
This is something I knew nothing about. 1st reaction was "I don't know about this" But now I think this is something to consider.
You must be a total turd if you can waste $5000 on preserving someones remains instead of donating all that to a charity org for instance.
I want to have this done. Its been planned for years. The color diamond u get depends on the persons specific carbon. blue red yellow green
https://jewelrybyjohan.com/homage-collection/memorial-jewelry-ashes-memory-rings-pet-loved-ones/ Turned my pets ashes into my wedding band!
Whoa! Now instead of keeping grandma's diamond, the diamond will actually BE grandma!
I think it's beautiful - and no more expensive than the typical funeral! (and I also agree with those who like the idea for their pets !)
A wonderful idea to die for! Only cremation as a method of disposal of dead bodies is environmental disaster, not worth promoting.
A wonderfull idea to die for! Only cremation as a method of disposal of dead bodies is environmenl disaster, not worth promoting.
very cool already turned my love ones ashes into cool art. otherwise I'd do it
and we think that west is the smartest people, heel no , long time ago we where and still are the brightest people in world! europe
Fascinating! My husband and I are at the age to start talking about our burial plans.
finally the humanity's doing something with corpses, besides letting them degenerate under the surface!
I would love this so I would still have my family with me and not sitting in something that could some how lose the ashes! But to expensive.
vraiment bizarre je pense les gens devraient reposer en paix dans la terre
wonder how much ash you need I saved some from my mother and father but not the whole thing! Would love to do this though
Awesome. Spend your money that way and always have them around. I'm so going to get my kids to do it
I think its a great idea and I would love to have this done with my daughters ashes just wish it was something I could afford!
I hope they go for crowdfunding - I wish it were more affordable. A beautiful way to keep your loved ones close, forever.
I wish they'd go for crowdfunding. It's a beautiful idea to keep your loved ones close forever.
Love this idea. How do I order a diamond made from my mother's ashes?
I love the idea, but it's out of my price range, being a pensioner :(
I think I would like to have a diamond made out of my son's ashes.
I think it's a great option. Do any ashes remain after the process? What is the company?
Doesn't everyone it's all where they put you this is just a little more beautiful
Load More Replies...Wish I knew this when my fiancee died I would have loved to have this to feel like he was still with me always
A very poetic, magical, beautiful commemoration of a loved one as in ancient civilizations like Lumeria! For those who can embrace it, YES!
I just checked out their website and I can say that the prices for making memorial diamonds are very high. There are alternative solutions like this company from UK (http://www.everdear.co.uk/price-list-turning-ashes-into-diamonds/) that has a pricing list that ranges from £395.00 to £3,815.00 depending on the diamond size and Carat count. When it comes to making cremation jewelry EverDear & Co. are really the best in the business.
Cheaper versus all the cost one would've for a funeral and you can even be with your love one all the time. Innovative!
I can't decide whether this idea is charmingly sentimental or creepy.
These companies are scams according to the Institute of Gemology. http://www.cremationdiamondreport.com/
Josh Bowman : What a rude lowlife you seem to be based on the lack of quality of your comment.
I really wish more people did their research on this due to the major inconsistencies between the claims and the company's patents. Most pictures shown on websites of the machines that they claim supposedly create the diamond are found to be from a company in Russia that create synthetic gems. It is likely that no carbon is used from the ashes at all, not to mention the minute amounts of carbon are completely insufficient to create a gem. Unfortunately, this is a fraud. :( It is heart wrenching to read the testimonials of the customers who truly believe they have their family "still with them" because of their ring. Also hard for those who insure the rings, since how can you replace it if it were real/if the client is in denial of the fact that it is just a normal synthetic gem?
Well Appreciated designs. Must go for these designs too https://www.boredpanda.com/now-buy-diamond-that-suits-your-personality/
I'd rather be a tree when I die. Check urnabios out, that's what they do.
Roman Catholics can be cremated but their ashes must be buried. I'm wondering if a diamond ring would count......
You would save on the casket and the burial plot ---- those 2 things are about $5000 where I live.
Load More Replies...I think it is a lovely idea for this who choose cremation rather than having their remains go back to the earth to feed the roots of a tree.
Wonder why he didn't just take Grand mother around the country when she was alive ????
I wish I could've done this for my mom 9 years ago. It would've meant the world to me!
How about helping the living with the sizable amount money spent in their name? Alleviate someones unnecessary suffering and just let go.
You can also get diamonds made from hair samples, same process, just as gorgeous.
'Lifegems" does this as well, the pictures don't do the diamonds justice, they're stunningly beautiful, but expensive.
This is something I knew nothing about. 1st reaction was "I don't know about this" But now I think this is something to consider.
You must be a total turd if you can waste $5000 on preserving someones remains instead of donating all that to a charity org for instance.
I want to have this done. Its been planned for years. The color diamond u get depends on the persons specific carbon. blue red yellow green
https://jewelrybyjohan.com/homage-collection/memorial-jewelry-ashes-memory-rings-pet-loved-ones/ Turned my pets ashes into my wedding band!
Whoa! Now instead of keeping grandma's diamond, the diamond will actually BE grandma!
I think it's beautiful - and no more expensive than the typical funeral! (and I also agree with those who like the idea for their pets !)
A wonderful idea to die for! Only cremation as a method of disposal of dead bodies is environmental disaster, not worth promoting.
A wonderfull idea to die for! Only cremation as a method of disposal of dead bodies is environmenl disaster, not worth promoting.
very cool already turned my love ones ashes into cool art. otherwise I'd do it
and we think that west is the smartest people, heel no , long time ago we where and still are the brightest people in world! europe
Fascinating! My husband and I are at the age to start talking about our burial plans.
finally the humanity's doing something with corpses, besides letting them degenerate under the surface!
I would love this so I would still have my family with me and not sitting in something that could some how lose the ashes! But to expensive.
vraiment bizarre je pense les gens devraient reposer en paix dans la terre
wonder how much ash you need I saved some from my mother and father but not the whole thing! Would love to do this though
Awesome. Spend your money that way and always have them around. I'm so going to get my kids to do it
I think its a great idea and I would love to have this done with my daughters ashes just wish it was something I could afford!
I hope they go for crowdfunding - I wish it were more affordable. A beautiful way to keep your loved ones close, forever.
I wish they'd go for crowdfunding. It's a beautiful idea to keep your loved ones close forever.
Love this idea. How do I order a diamond made from my mother's ashes?
I love the idea, but it's out of my price range, being a pensioner :(
I think I would like to have a diamond made out of my son's ashes.
I think it's a great option. Do any ashes remain after the process? What is the company?
Doesn't everyone it's all where they put you this is just a little more beautiful
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