A Swiss company – Algordanza, offers quite unique service: transformation of the ashes of your loved ones into quality high-grade certified diamonds. Believe it or not, but the company has many clients and many people choose this form of “funeral”. The company was founded in 2004 and today has branches in 21 countries.
The whole process takes up to 8 weeks and costs up to 10600 Euros. The price depends on the number of carats. The first step of the whole process is the physical-chemical analysis of the ashes in laboratory. In this way a kind of "chemical finger print" is prepared. This analysis is necessary to be able to steer the subsequent physical and chemical processes, and to document the source of the memorial diamond from the original ashes. As basic material for the actual synthesis for one or more diamonds a quantity of 500 [g] ashes is needed. If requested all ashes can be used for the synthesis. They remain in the process until they are completely exhausted. The transformation of the ashes is carried out with utmost care and reverence. Every production step is accurately documented. The actual transformation process, the conversion of graphite into a memorial diamond is carried out under enormously high pressure and high temperature and requires a couple of weeks, depending on the size (weight) of the stone.
The memorial diamond shines white to bluish color. As different human beings are, as distinct are the tints of the diamonds. The bluish tint is depending on the individual quantity of the element Boron in the carbon. Boron is therefore an evidence for the organic source of the carbon. After the synthesis the rough diamond is cut and polished according to the client's request. Furthermore, the diamond can be engraved in micro scripture by means of laser inscription. The inscription is only readable with a magnifying glass.
Diamonds are forever; would you like to be ?