DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING SHOPPING GUIDE
Consider this… Before you go shopping for a diamond, before you go looking for the perfect engagement ring for her, there are a few things that you might want to consider… I call them shopping [Read More…]
Articles by Richard Scott
EUROPEAN RING SIZE TRANSLATION CHART
Translate PLEASE! One thing that always bugs me about Pandora: European Sizes Come on… No one in the states should be selling a ring marked 47 or 56… We don’t know MM or CM Do [Read More…]
DIAMOND INSCRIPTION VIEWER
“It’s engraved?” Many, many loose certified diamonds sold on the market are inscribed! Which means, there are numbers, letters, or even words engraved or etched on the side of the diamond. Laser inscriptions get laser [Read More…]
DIAMOND CUT QUIZ
I love taking quizzes (I know, I’m a geek). But seriously, I just love learning. And when we’re talking about diamonds, I love it even more. So I’ve devised a clever little quiz to test [Read More…]
FLAWS IN SI2 DIAMONDS
Let’s talk about the flaws in an SI2 diamond. SI2 clarity means that the diamond has small inclusions in the stone (slightly included is the official terminology). SI2 is the dividing line between “visible flaws” [Read More…]
THE FLAT ENGAGEMENT RING CASE
This has got to be one of the coolest styles of engagement ring cases I’ve ever seen. It’s nothing like the ordinary ring box… In fact, it’s flat. It’s actually the size of a wallet, [Read More…]
DOES CARAT WEIGHT MATTER?
Most people don’t give carat weight much thought. They tend to buy the biggest carat weight they can afford and that’s that. After all, it’s a pretty known fact that size does matter. Right? Men [Read More…]
PEOPLE ARE BUYING BIGGER DIAMONDS!
One thing’s for sure… Lab-grown diamonds are here to stay. Because last year was an explosion of lab-grown diamonds everywhere, in every jewelry store, in all the catalogs, ads, billboards…It was lab-grown diamonds getting radio [Read More…]
WHAT ARE BLUE-WHITE DIAMONDS?
Blue white? Blue-white is a historical term used to describe a certain diamond color. And even though it’s an older description, you may still find jewelers (unscrupulously) using the term today. BEWARE! Blue-white was used [Read More…]
CLOSE YOUR JUMP RINGS!
STOP! Hammertime… Or, should I say “plier’s time.“ For this is something that everyone should stop and do right now… Inspect your jewelry Because you’d be amazed at the amount of times I see people [Read More…]
FREE CALENDARS FOR 2024
Here they are… Calendars! FOR FREE!!! It’s my yearly jewelry gemstone calendars. FOR 2024, OF COURSE!!!! Calendars that you can download and print. PDF files that will make this year easy and efficient. Print them [Read More…]
CHANCES ARE, YOU’RE BUYING FLAWS!
It’s so true. If you’re buying a diamond, like in an engagement ring or a cocktail ring, then chances are good that that diamond will be flawed. FLAWED? And when I saw “flawed“, I mean [Read More…]