{"id":992,"date":"2009-08-14T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2009-08-14T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/blog\/?p=992"},"modified":"2024-04-25T17:37:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T16:37:11","slug":"diamonds-are-a-girls-best-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/diamonds-are-a-girls-best-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/voltaire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-993\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/voltaire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with <strong>Seamus Fahy<\/strong>, the man behind the newly established Irish Business <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voltairediamonds.ie\">Voltaire Diamonds<\/a>. \u00a0Seamus only began selling rings privately in April of this year and already he is selling 2 rings a week. \u00a0Based in Dublin, he meets couples in their homes or in a private club on St. Stephens Green to show them the Sample Set of rings and discuss with them their preference and budget. \u00a0Because he doesn&#8217;t have a retail jewallry store, he avoids all unnecessary overheads and can sell diamond engagement rings for approx 25% less than you would pay for the same thing on the high street.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/voltaire5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/voltaire5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"308\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seamus has been certified by the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) so he really knows what he&#8217;s talking about and can advise couples on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voltairediamonds.ie\/en_US\/diamond-education\">4 C&#8217;s of buying a diamond<\/a>. \u00a0The jewels on offer are all handmade, bespoke and finely crafted by some of the world\u2019s finest jewellery designers in London. \u00a0Diamonds have been source in Antwerp (80% of the worlds Diamonds go through Antwerp) and all come with a certificate of authenticity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/voltaire4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-996\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2009\/08\/voltaire4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"308\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seamus was also interviewed in yesterday&#8217;s Irish Independent. \u00a0Congratulations to Seamus on his innovative new take on buying and selling diamonds and engagement rings in the Irish Market. \u00a0I wish him all the best and recommend Dublin-based grooms-to-be out there to give him a call if you are thinking about proposing or indeed if you are ready to buy your wedding band.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with Seamus Fahy, the man behind the newly established Irish Business Voltaire Diamonds. \u00a0Seamus only began selling rings privately in April of this year and already he is selling 2 rings a week. \u00a0Based in Dublin, he meets couples in their homes or in a private club on St. Stephens Green to show them the Sample Set of rings and discuss with them their preference and budget. \u00a0Because he doesn&#8217;t have a retail 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