RECOMMENDED MINIMUM DIAMOND QUALITY
Diamond quality is a very interesting thing. It’s all subjective and based upon opinion. This means, some people may find beauty in a diamond with color (“It adds warmth“), or a diamond with a small [Read More…]
COMPARE VS1 DIAMONDS AND PRICES
This will blow your mind… Really! Let’s compare diamonds. Two identical VS1 clarity diamonds (meaning very small microscopic only inclusions), with an E color (pure white), an excellent cut (triple excellent in symmetry, polish and [Read More…]
CERTIFIED DIAMOND MYTHS
A girl walks into a jewelry store to buy a certified diamond (only because she hears those are the types of diamonds you should look for). The salesperson brings out a loose diamond and is [Read More…]
DIAMOND DEAL OF THE DAY: 3 CARAT SI1, F, IDEAL CUT
TODAY… RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW! August 20th, 2024, this diamond is top-notch, and comes with a beautiful price. I’m talking about this SI1, F lab-grown diamond here, and it is simply beautiful. 3 full carats [Read More…]
DO YOU KNOW YOUR SQUARE CUT DIAMONDS?
It’s hip to be square… Square diamonds have always been a popular shape of stone, even though most square diamonds are not truly square… Most are a little longer on one side (as in 5.00 [Read More…]
WATCH TOOLS AND HOW TO USE THEM
I LOVE watches. I own tons of them. And it never fails that when I grab one of them, the battery is dead… Or the time is off (thanks Daylight Savings), or the band is [Read More…]
THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS WITH CARAT WEIGHT
One thing… MM. (Not talking about the rapper.) That’s all that really matters with carat weight. Why only 1 thing? Because carat weight is just like any weight. It’s a weight, a size, a unit [Read More…]
WHAT IS A GOOD QUALITY DIAMOND?
I’m often asked: “What is a good quality diamond?” It’s a very interesting question because it leaves so much room for controversy and opinion. What is considered good? Good quality to me? or good quality [Read More…]
DOES A CHIPPED DIAMOND LOSE VALUE?
“CRACK!” “CRAP!” You have a big beautiful diamond that you accidentally chipped. (Usually when you chip a diamond, it happens on the vulnerable part of your diamond, the girdle.) So now the question is: Does [Read More…]
THE BIGGEST LAB-GROWN DIAMOND YOU CAN BUY
WOW OH WOW! This lab-grown diamond is a beauty. It’s large, the largest lab-grown round diamond on James Allen right now… And not only is it large, it’s spectacular in quality: VS1 clarity, meaning it’s [Read More…]
CERTIFIED VS NON-CERTIFIED DIAMONDS
Certified or not? There are two types of loose diamonds you can buy: Certified diamonds and non-certified diamonds. Certified diamonds are the diamonds that come with a certificate report from an independent certification company (like [Read More…]
75% OF DIAMONDS ARE CUT POORLY!
Wait a minute… Hold up… 75%??? YES! (According to Fred Cuellar, the Diamond Guru who wrote “How to Buy a Diamond“, a huge number of stones are not living up to their full potential. Only [Read More…]