Sentimental Value It Happens. Many Grandmothers Pass their Diamond Rings and Wedding Bands down to their Sons, Grandsons and Daughters. The Sentimental Value is Priceless. Often Guys will ask me whether it’s Wise to use [Read More…]
Buying I Clarity? I Clarity Diamonds come in 3 Clarity Grades: I1, I2 and I3 I1 is the Highest Clarity of the Bunch. I usually Advise Buying Higher Clarity Diamonds (that’s the Jeweler in me [Read More…]
“Inclusion?” If you look up the Word Inclusion in the Dictionary, you’ll find this Definition: To take in or Comprise as a Part of a Whole. But, with Diamonds and other Gems, the Word Inclusion [Read More…]
“I Want the BEST!” People always want the Best Diamond that their Money can Buy. The Best Cut, the Best Color, the Best Clarity and the Best Carat Weight… But… what is the Best? Let’s [Read More…]
Fancy this, Fancy that… Aren’t all Diamonds Fancy? NO! But, probably 50% of them are. You have to understand what Fancy means. Fancy can mean many different things. A look in the dictionary says that [Read More…]
Diamond Trivia: Many people do not know this Little Bit of Diamond Trivia: Inclusions or Flaws (which is Determined by the Clarity Grade of the Diamond) can make a Diamond Weak, Brittle, and cause the [Read More…]
Baguettes? Baguettes are Long, Thin Cuts of Diamond. They are Officially a Step Cut Diamond with only 13 Facets each. The Word Baguette actually means Little Sticks or Rods. Baguettes are generally used as Side [Read More…]
This really is the Best Advice I could ever give for Guys Shopping for an Engagement Ring… “Let Her Pick The Mounting!” To do that, you’ll need to Purchase the Classic Tiffany Style Ring (see [Read More…]
Does the Engagement Ring look Pretty? Believe it or not, but that’s how a Majority of people Purchase “The Ring“. By Looks Alone! If it looks Good, they Buy it. But, there are many more [Read More…]
Mind Blown! This really is a Great Question that Tends to Blow People’s Mind: Can a Low Clarity Diamond, like I Clarity, Look BETTER than a High Clarity Diamond like SI Clarity? YES IT CAN! [Read More…]
Many Jewelry Stores (just about every single Chain Store or Mall Jewelry Store) offers a Diamond Guarantee that covers your Jewelry. These stores Guarantee your Diamond (sometimes for life), against loss… But, they FORCE you [Read More…]
Don’t be fooled. Don’t be fooled into thinking a fake diamond (or diamond simulant) is a real diamond just because of the name. It may look like a diamond, but that doesn’t mean it is [Read More…]