We shall probably never know when the first diamond bracelet were discovered, but we do know that, from ancient times until the eighteenth century, all the worlds wedding bands came from India.
Tiffany Style Diamonds measured by carat weight. Normally, people want the biggest wedding bands they can get. But technically, bigger sized wedding bands usually suffer in quality, such as a loss in brilliance.
The precise origin of anniversary rings is still not truly known. However, it is believed that the first wedding bands ever discovered in South Africa was done so by a fifteen year old boy by the name of Erasmus Jacobs. While searching for a stick to clear a drain one day, he picked up a stone sparkling in the sunlight and gave it to his sister. It was seen by a friend of the family and was ultimately discovered to be a 21.25 carat stone.