Black pepper in your diamond? Almost sounds like a song to me. People are funny about diamonds and inclusions. They’ll bring their diamond engagement rings into the store and say they see black spots in [Read More…]
“A PLOT???” When salespeople from jewelry stores tell customers that they can identify their diamond by the “plot“, most customers get a glazed-over look. Some nod. Even though they might get that a plot is [Read More…]
Now THIS is a DEAL! It’s a massive 2 carat lab-grown diamond, that’s top-notch quality, and a crazy deal on price. Featuring a 2.00 carat diamond, IGI certified, VS2 clarity, F color, Ideal cut diamond, [Read More…]
Every diamond in a jewelry store has a certain quality about it. And those qualities (like Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat Weight) are listed (should be) either on the merchandise tag, or on the certification [Read More…]
Scenario: You buy a big beautiful diamond. It’s a massive 1.50 carats. The clarity is exceptional – VS2 clarity. The color is impressive – F color. You spend $13,000 for the diamond and are completely [Read More…]
The name trigon is such an odd name. Trigon sounds kind of Star Trek to me: “Please, Captain, not in front of the Klingons!“ But in reality, a trigon is nothing more than a triangular [Read More…]
A good portion of the public actually believes that flaws, imperfections and inclusions can grow and develop inside a diamond after they purchase it. “It’s ALIVE!” They believe that one day, they can look down [Read More…]
Which is better when it comes to Quality and the 4 C’s? Cut or clarity? It’s a great debate. Here’s a little story to illustrate my topic… A guy walks into the store… (Sounds like [Read More…]
Sailor diamond? The first time I ever Heard of a sailor diamond, I was standing in the office and my boss was looking at a customer’s diamond with a 10x jeweler’s loupe. The customer was [Read More…]
Comparing… It’s the best way to truly understand diamonds and quality. Especially when it comes to clarity. Viewing clarity is such an eye-opener. For you can read all about clarity, view vague graphs and diagrams, [Read More…]
Here’s something that most people don’t know… GIA (The Gemological Institute of America) does not grade every diamond sent to them. Sure jewelers can try. They can send them a bunch of stones… But if [Read More…]
You can buy a great diamond with just a few pieces of knowledge. Tips and Tricks… A visual guide that shows you what clarity, what color, and what cut of diamond matters the most. It’s [Read More…]