Intrigue's Royal History

Since the 4th century B.C, India has been a principle source for rough and polished diamonds. Indian diamond polishers have cut some of the most important diamonds in the last three centuries. India’s fine craftsmen have fashioned many of the world’s most famous gems like the Kohinoor, meaning “The Mountain of Light”  and the Darya-i-noor, meaning “Ocean of Light.”  The diamond cutters were attached to different royal families in India. The diamond polishing family would pass their craft on to the next generation, who would try to get even more brilliance and sparkle from the diamond; they called this the “Light” or the “Fire”. 

“The Intrigue™ Diamond” was created by a diamond cutter who is a descendant of one of the great diamond cutting families who worked exclusively for a Royal Family in India in the 1800’s. In 2001, the cutter discovered his fathers sketch for a new diamond cut with the word “Agni” scribbled on it. “Agni” is a Sanskirt word, (the ancient language of India, meaning fire; it is a spiritual word that means the light and fire of the soul. His father’s sketch melded together the great 18th Century diamonds with the modern brilliant cut. His father had written the sacred word ”Agni” to convey the diamond’s brilliance! After years of experimenting in the factory on a diamond wheel, he discovered the “fire” in a 90 faceted diamond that is now known as “The Intrigue™ Diamond”.