What is the most popular engagement ring right now? Want to know what’s hot, what’s trendy, what people are buying? Well, it’s a combination of things; diamond, shape, quality, mounting, style… So let’s dig in… [Read More…]
The #1 rule is: To microscope the diamonds. That’s the most important thing you could do when shopping for loose diamonds, certified diamonds, diamond solitaires, or engagement rings… You MUST microscope the stone! Everything about [Read More…]
Deal Deal Deal It’s a great deal on a huge diamond. A 1.01 cushion cut diamond that’s not only top-notch, but low priced as well. Certified with VS1 clarity, H color, the best cut you [Read More…]
Buying diamonds from James Allen? I highly recommend them!!! They are one of the biggest diamond sellers on the net. Plus, they have a very cool virtual loupe that no one else has. :) But [Read More…]
2020… It’s here! So why not start the year off right… With an engagement ring. Proposing on New Year’s is always a big celebration… Just picture, getting down on one knee, with the noise makers, [Read More…]
Same price? Seriously! The trick is knowing how to effectively adjust the quality of a diamond, to equal the same price… It’s true, you really can get a 2 carat diamond for the same price [Read More…]
It’s HUGE!!! A huge diamond, with an even bigger deal. It’s a 2 carat round diamond (actually 2.04 carats), with an I1 clarity, and an H color. But for an I1 (which has eye visible [Read More…]
There is an interesting clarity grade on the market that few customers know about, and often, those that do, find out the hard way. I’m talking about SI3 clarity diamonds. SI3??? The SI3 clarity grade [Read More…]
Let’s face it. 2 carat (2.00) diamonds are HUGE! A one carat diamond is the “dream diamond”, so a 2 carat diamond is like the wonderlands of wonderlands. Very few people will ever own a [Read More…]
Let me tell you about the best diamond colors in the whole wide world: D-E-F colors. D, E, and F colors are the 3 grades of colors in the colorless range. The colorless range (pure [Read More…]
A picture is worth a thousand bucks. I could talk about inclusions and flaws in a diamond all day. I could explain clarity and how it affects the beauty of a diamond. But until you [Read More…]
Inclusions and flaws in a diamond are one of the things that make a diamond unique. Every dot, every line, every cloud is one of a kind. Some flaws are good (identification), some are bad [Read More…]