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THE FOLLOWING IS MY OPINION ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A DIAMOND. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT YOU CAN VERIFY THESE FACTS INDEPENDANTLY. I ONLY OFFER YOU MY 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE OF BUYING AND SELLING DIAMONDS WITH MY OWN MONEY(YOU ALWAYS LEARN MORE WHEN YOU SPEND YOUR OWN MONEY). AS A FREE SERVICE, WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU WILL BUY FROM US BUT IF NOT THEN PLEASE SHOP SMARTLY.
THE DIAMOND GRADING SCALE IS A GIA DIAMOND GRADING CHART. IT IS WHAT EVERYONE IN THE JEWELRY WORLD USES TO GRADE DIAMONDS. AS YOU WILL NOTICE, THE COLOR OF A DIAMOND GETS A LETTER AND THE CLARITY GETS 2 LETTERS AND A NUMBER. GIA DOES NOT GIVE CUT GRADES FOR ANY OF THE DIAMONDS IS CERTIFIES.
THE FIRST THING TO BE CONCERNED WITH IS THAT IF SOMETHING LOOKS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, THEN IT PROBABLY IS. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A "FREE" DIAMOND. WHOEVER IS SELLING YOU A DIAMOND IS IN BUSINESS TO MAKE MONEY, IF SOMEONE'S PRICE IS WAY CHEAPER THAN EVERYONE ELSE'S THEN THERE IS PROBABLY A CATCH. REMEMBER THERE IS MORE TO A DIAMOND THAN THE TABLE AND DEPTH ONLY.
WHEN BUYING A DIAMOND THE MAIN FACTORS TO DETERMINE WHAT WOULD BE COLOR IS MORE NOTICEBLE THAN THE CLARITY, BUT IT ALSO COSTS MORE. YOU GENERALLY SHOULDN'T GO WORSE THAN A J-K COLOR AND AN SI3-I1 AT THE WORST. DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE DIAMOND YOU CAN STILL HAVE A NICE QUALITY STONE ON YOUR FINGER FOR WHATEVER BUDGET YOU DECIDE ON.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TERM "IDEAL" CUT IS THE NOT ONLY KIND OF DIAMOND TO BUY.
FIRST THE ONLY SHAPE YOU CAN GET AN "IDEAL" CUT IN IS ROUND. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN
IDEAL CUT FANCY SHAPE DIAMOND. THE REASON FOR THIS IS IN ALL OTHER SHAPED DIAMONDS THERE IS A GREAT VARIATION ON THE SHAPE THE STONE CAN BE.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE A MARQUISE SHAPE, IT CAN BE LONG AND THIN OR SHORT AND FAT. WHO IS TO DETERMINE WHICH ONE OF THESE IS BETTER IF THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME SPARKLE?
THE TERM "IDEAL" CUT REFERS TO A
DIAMOND THAT HAS THE BEST PROPORTIONS THAT ALLOW LIGHT TO SHINE THROUGH IS SO THE DIAMOND REFLECTS LIGHT THE BEST. PRESENTLY THERE IS A STRONG GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS TRUE. MAINLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE GIA LABS HAS STATED
THAT IS CUT HAS NOT BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TO BE BETTER THAN ANY OTHER GOOD CUT.
MY BOTTOM LINE BEST ADVISE IS TO PURCHASE WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD, THEN DECIDED WHICH IS BEST FOR YOU- SIZE OR QUALITY IN YOUR BUDGETARY RANGE. YOU CAN ALWAYS GET A MORE EXPENSIVE DIAMOND AT A LATER DATE.
