GOOD SHAPE BAD SHAPE MARQUISE DIAMONDS
Tricky Tricky Marquise Cut Diamonds are a Tricky Bunch! These Fancy Shaped Stones that look like Footballs and Mimic the Diamond on a Deck of Playing Cards, are one of the Hardest Shapes to get [Read More…]
Tricky Tricky Marquise Cut Diamonds are a Tricky Bunch! These Fancy Shaped Stones that look like Footballs and Mimic the Diamond on a Deck of Playing Cards, are one of the Hardest Shapes to get [Read More…]
Grade Bump? I’ve often Wrote about the Fact that many Jeweler’s Grade Bump their Diamonds. They say that the Stone is a VS2 (just as an Example), when in Fact it’s an SI1. Or, it’s [Read More…]
A Bearded WHAT? A Bearded Girdle is a Girdle that has Hairline Chips or Feathers around the Outside Edge of the Diamond. These Flaws Appear where the Girdle meets the Crown (Top of the Diamond), [Read More…]
Let me tell you about a Service that Very Few People know about. The GIA Diamond Report Check! This Checker is a Free Service that GIA provides to Help Protect Consumers and Potential Buyers of [Read More…]
I Know the 4C’s! Let’s say you did your Homework. You Studied the 4C’s. You Learned about Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat Weight. You went into the Jewelry Store Knowing what Quality of Stone to [Read More…]
Diamond Info OVERLOAD There really is a Point in Time when you can be Completely Overloaded with Diamond Information! It’s called Brain Clutter and it happens to Thousands of People! You can only take in [Read More…]
The Table Facet is the top flat portion of the Diamond. And that’s pretty much it… Right? NO WAY! The Diamond Table is much, much more than that. :) The Table helps the Diamond Sparkle, [Read More…]
This is a simple question: “What Diamond Sparkles the Most?“ It could have been a simple answer: The Diamond with the BEST Cut! But, of course, it wouldn’t be that easy. Having an awesome Cut [Read More…]
Often customers who have little Knowledge about Diamond Quality will ask the salesperson who’s showing them a Diamond Ring “Is this Diamond a Good Diamond?“ Of course the salesperson is going to answer “Yes, it’s [Read More…]
Baguettes are an interesting shape of Diamond. No two are alike! Baguette comes from the French name meaning “Little Sticks“, and that’s exactly what they look like, little sticks of Diamonds. Baguettes are all different [Read More…]
Some people get real curious about the Girdle of a Diamond, while others could care less. Does the Diamond Girdle matter? What’s the Best Diamond Girdle to have? That’s what I’m here to Explain… The [Read More…]
This may seem like a silly question, but not if you’re the one asking it. “Do Diamonds Sparkle in the Dark?“ You’d be surprised at how many people want to know. Customers not only ask [Read More…]