A lot of people are so concerned about whether or not the Diamond they are buying is Guaranteed for life. They want those Diamond Guarantees and Love that
Diamond Peace-Of-Mind!But should it really make any difference in your decision to purchase that Diamond?
How Guarantees stack up and whether it's worth it or not, is where we're headed. Strap in and enjoy the ride!
Lifetime Guarantees
First off, Large Retail Jewelers, and even some smaller Jewelers, offer what is called a Lifetime Diamond Guarantee. That Guarantee normally states that the Jeweler will replace your Diamond for free, if you lose it out of the mounting! WOW, now that's a great deal. But read on...
That Guarantee says that if your bring your ring in for it's stated timely inspection (normally 90 days or 6 months), have it checked and cleaned by a professional, then if the Diamond pops out of the setting anytime in between these inspection dates, they'll replace it for FREE!
Disclaimers
Guarantees have a lot of little interesting disclaimers tacked onto them. Little disclaimers like this: Your prongs must be intact! HUH? That's pretty funny. Really think about that. Because unless you actually hit your Diamond hard enough to break it outta the mounting, that Diamond won't come out unless you do damage to your prongs.
There's a 99% chance that the reason Diamonds get lost, is because of the prongs. Prongs are just little posts of gold that hold the Diamond in place. Those prongs are always getting bent, broken, cracked, caught on things... it's normally the prong's fault!
It's a fact! Prongs snap off. Channels loosen. Your ring wears down. It takes a lot of abuse. But no matter, something has happened to the mounting that caused the Diamond to come loose. It doesn't just fall out by itself. That's just common sense.
So your prongs will never be intact, now what?...
