When Did Diamonds Come to Mean Forever?

When Did Diamonds Come to Mean Forever?

Constant Wonder

Wedding Traditions (originally aired July 10, 2020)

Episode: Wedding Traditions (originally aired July 10, 2020)

  • Nov 9, 2020 8:00 pm
  • 24:54 mins

Guest: Rachelle Bergstein, author of "Brilliance and Fire: A Biography of Diamonds" Diamonds once were worn only by royal men, until a young courtier changed the jewelry world forever. The stories of the people who created the diamond market that so many of us have bought in to, and the ways that young people today are changing up the engagement-ring tradition.