CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS DIAMOND?
Ready for some FUN? Let’s play: Guess this diamond! Here’s how it goes… I’ll show you a diamond, and your goal is to see if you can correctly identify the color and clarity of that [Read More…]
Ready for some FUN? Let’s play: Guess this diamond! Here’s how it goes… I’ll show you a diamond, and your goal is to see if you can correctly identify the color and clarity of that [Read More…]
Diamonds leak? YES! Diamonds leak light, which means, they’re losing brilliance, sparkle, fire and life. And let’s face it, the sparkle in a diamond is why we love them so much. If it wasn’t for [Read More…]
Shopping for diamonds? Trying to decide which shape to buy? There are so many wonderful choices: round, princess, radiant, pear, cushion, heart, marquise, asscher, oval cut… Which shape is the best to use? The round, [Read More…]
Brilliance, sparkle and fire! Jewelry stores often talk about diamonds having brilliance, sparkle and fire. Most can understand brilliance and sparkle… But fire? What the heck is fire in a diamond? Is the diamond really [Read More…]
Okay, forget color. Forget clarity. Forget certification… In fact, forget everything you know about diamonds and quality… Because there’s truly only one thing that ultimately matters: SPARKLE! If the diamond doesn’t sparkle like mad (also [Read More…]
Girdle grades are important… For if you get a girdle that’s too thin, it can chip or break easily. And if you get a girdle that’s too thick, you’re spending money on worthless carat weight. [Read More…]
“It’s ideal!” Ideal cut diamonds are solely determined by proportions and percentages that maximize the appeal of a diamond. The ideal cut was created by a man named Marcel Tolkowsky. Marcel created the ideal cutting [Read More…]
The most common shape of diamond in the world is the round diamond. Round is the default shape that everyone thinks about when they think of a diamond engagement ring. The round diamond always comes [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…]
“Princess!!!” If you were to ask women “What’s the name of the square cut diamond?” 99.9% of all of them would answer “Princess cut.“ Very good. (Men’s answers would be all across the board “Princess [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…]
It’s almost funny if you think about it… There’s an “ideal cut” for diamonds (round diamonds or brilliant cut diamonds) a standard that most people already know about… That’s not a secret. That cut is [Read More…]