{"id":13107,"date":"2015-12-10T07:22:39","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T12:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=13107"},"modified":"2016-09-05T15:00:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T19:00:31","slug":"this-is-not-an-i3-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/this-is-not-an-i3-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS IS NOT AN I3 DIAMOND!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/This-Is-NOT-An-I3-Clarity-Diamond.gif\" alt=\"This Is NOT An I3 Clarity Diamond\" title=\"This Is NOT An I3 Clarity Diamond\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13108\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>I 3???<\/h2>\n<p>\nI&#8217;m looking on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/kp97tenkem14989A471334B6A99135B8765474222?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kay.com%2Fen%2Fkaystore%2Fengagement---wedding%2Fradiant-reflections-ring-3-4-carat-diamond-10k-white-gold\">Kay Jeweler&#8217;s Website<\/a> the other day, and I see a <strong>3\/4 Carat Round Diamond Solitaire<\/strong> for Sale <strong>$1,699<\/strong> (They have now <strong>Lowered the Price<\/strong> down to <strong>$1,529.10<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><h2>The Picture is Beautiful<\/h2>\n<p>\nA <strong>Big, Bright Diamond<\/strong> that&#8217;s Clean and Brilliant in a Stunning <strong>White Gold Cathedral Mounting<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>It LOOKS Amazing!<\/h2>\n<p>\nUntil you see the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/kp97tenkem14989A471334B6A99135B8765474222?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kay.com%2Fen%2Fkaystore%2Fengagement---wedding%2Fradiant-reflections-ring-3-4-carat-diamond-10k-white-gold\">Diamond Specifications<\/a>, as shown here:<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/kp97tenkem14989A471334B6A99135B8765474222?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kay.com%2Fen%2Fkaystore%2Fengagement---wedding%2Fradiant-reflections-ring-3-4-carat-diamond-10k-white-gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/This-Is-NOT-An-I3-Clarity-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"This Is NOT An I3 Clarity Diamond\" title=\"This Is NOT An I3 Clarity Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"925\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/This-Is-NOT-An-I3-Clarity-Diamond.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/This-Is-NOT-An-I3-Clarity-Diamond-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now I3 Paints <strong>a more Telling Image<\/strong> of this Ring.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>The Clarity is Quite LOW!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Really LOW!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>The Lowest you can go.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>\nIn fact, it&#8217;s <strong>the Worst Diamond Clarity in the World!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>NO LIE!<\/h2>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s the <strong>Very Last Clarity Listed <\/strong>on the Clarity Charts&#8230; (Which is just a Step above <strong>Industrial Diamonds<\/strong> used for Cutting, Drilling and Sanding&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>\nI3 Diamonds WILL be <strong>Riddled with Flaws<\/strong>, Inclusions, Clouds, <strong>Blemishes<\/strong>, Black Spots, <strong>Fractures<\/strong>, Chips and <strong>Cracks<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Like this I3 Diamond here&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/This-Is-What-An-I3-Clarity-Diamond-Looks-Like.jpg\" alt=\"This Is What An I3 Clarity Diamond Looks Like\" title=\"This Is What An I3 Clarity Diamond Looks Like\" width=\"640\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/This-Is-What-An-I3-Clarity-Diamond-Looks-Like.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/This-Is-What-An-I3-Clarity-Diamond-Looks-Like-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nDiamonds of this Quality usually have Little or NO <strong>Shine<\/strong>. No <strong>Brilliance<\/strong>. No <strong>Sparkle<\/strong>. They&#8217;ll look <strong>Dull, Foggy, Lifeless, like a Piece of Salt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nPlus, of course, the Inclusions will be so Obvious and Apparent, that you can see them with your Naked Eye (No <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00EXPWU8S\/?tag=jewelry-secrets-20\">Jeweler&#8217;s Loupe<\/a> or a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B005MZ7BQY\/?tag=jewelry-secrets-20\">Microscope<\/a> needed).<\/p>\n<p><h2>PLUS&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>This many Inclusions WEAKEN the Stone Greatly!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Not Cool!<\/h2>\n<p>\nAnd Sadly, just by looking at this <strong>Beautiful Photo<\/strong> (and thinking that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re getting), <strong>you&#8217;d NEVER know it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nFor this Photo shown on their Website is <strong>NOT the Real Diamond you&#8217;d Buy<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><h2>Oh No!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>That Image is a Stock Photograph<\/strong> that they use for Many of their Rings, <strong>regardless of the Color or Clarity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>And&#8230; <\/strong>Just about all their Diamonds shown on the Site are <strong>Stock Photos<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nJust look at this <strong>Photo Below<\/strong> showing a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/7699923\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.kay.com\/en\/kaystore\">2.00 Carat, 3.00 Carat, and 4.00 Carat Diamond<\/a> all using the <strong>Exact Same Image<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/7699923\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.kay.com\/en\/kaystore\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Using-Stock-Diamond-Photos-For-All-Of-Their-Rings.jpg\" alt=\"Using Stock Diamond Photos For All Of Their Rings\" title=\"Using Stock Diamond Photos For All Of Their Rings\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Using-Stock-Diamond-Photos-For-All-Of-Their-Rings.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Using-Stock-Diamond-Photos-For-All-Of-Their-Rings-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nSo don&#8217;t think for a Second that your Diamond will <strong>look anything like<\/strong> the one Shown in the Photo!<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>IT WON&#8217;T!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>But, there&#8217;s MORE&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nThis Diamond doesn&#8217;t even list the Real &#8220;<strong>Cut<\/strong>&#8221; Grade of the Diamond either. It just says &#8220;<strong>ROUND<\/strong>&#8220;, which is <strong>Hilarious<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>ROUND IS NOT A CUT GRADE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Cut Grades are:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent<\/li>\n<li>Very Good<\/li>\n<li>Good<\/li>\n<li>Fair<\/li>\n<li>Poor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>&#8220;ROUND&#8221; is the Shape of the Stone!<\/h2>\n<p>\nSo <strong>Be Careful when Shopping Online<\/strong>, because Images <strong>LIE<\/strong>, and <strong>INFO is Deceiving!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>\nIf you&#8217;re <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/engagement-rings\/solitaire\/\">Buying a Solitaire Diamond<\/a>, make sure you Buy it from a Diamond Dealer like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\">James Allen<\/a>, where they Show you <strong>the REAL Diamond<\/strong> you&#8217;re Buying, and all the <strong>Diamond INFO<\/strong> is Listed on the Site with a Copy of the <strong>Actual Diamond Certificate<\/strong> (Diamond Report).<\/p>\n<p>\nIt really does make a <strong>Huge, Huge Difference!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>You get what you pay for!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>AND, You Can SEE That!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>I 3??? I&#8217;m looking on the Kay Jeweler&#8217;s Website the other day, and I see a 3\/4 Carat Round Diamond Solitaire for Sale $1,699 (They have now Lowered the Price down to $1,529.10). 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