{"id":29021,"date":"2019-07-25T09:46:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T13:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=29021"},"modified":"2023-04-17T11:17:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:17:01","slug":"top-3-ways-to-save-money-on-diamonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/top-3-ways-to-save-money-on-diamonds\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP 3 WAYS TO SAVE MONEY ON DIAMONDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Top-3-Ways-To-Save-Money-On-Your-Next-Diamond-Purchase.gif\" alt=\"Top 3 Ways To Save Money On Your Next Diamond Purchase\" title=\"Top 3 Ways To Save Money On Your Next Diamond Purchase\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29026\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>You want a diamond?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>You want it cheaper?<\/h2>\n<p>\nWell here are <strong>the top 3 ways to save money on diamonds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhether it be a plain <strong>solitaire<\/strong>, pave setting, <strong>halo<\/strong>, 3 stone, or <strong>wedding set<\/strong>, these are <strong>guaranteed ways<\/strong> to always cut the cost, and keep more money in your wallet.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Starting with&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>1) Buy Fancy Cut Diamonds:<\/h2>\n<p>\nFancy cuts are every single cut (shape) of diamond <strong>other than the round<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Fancy-Shaped-Diamonds-Are-Everything-But-The-Round-Brilliant-Cut-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"Fancy Shaped Diamonds Are Everything But The Round Brilliant Cut Diamond\" title=\"Fancy Shaped Diamonds Are Everything But The Round Brilliant Cut Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Fancy-Shaped-Diamonds-Are-Everything-But-The-Round-Brilliant-Cut-Diamond.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Fancy-Shaped-Diamonds-Are-Everything-But-The-Round-Brilliant-Cut-Diamond-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Fancy-Shaped-Diamonds-Are-Everything-But-The-Round-Brilliant-Cut-Diamond-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nFancy cuts (or <strong>Fancies<\/strong>) are generally <strong>20-50% cheaper<\/strong> than rounds (rounds are the default diamond cut from the rock and are highest in demand).<\/p>\n<p>\nCompare prices below of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/all-diamonds\/?Color=E&#038;Clarity=SI1&#038;Polish=EX&#038;Symmetry=EX&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None?a_aid=JSDG\">1 carat, SI1, E, excellent quality diamonds<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/all-diamonds\/?Color=E&#038;Clarity=SI1&#038;Polish=EX&#038;Symmetry=EX&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None?a_aid=JSDG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Compare-Fancy-Cut-Diamond-Prices-To-Round-Brilliant-Cut-Diamonds.jpg\" alt=\"Compare Fancy Cut Diamond Prices To Round Brilliant Cut Diamonds\" title=\"Compare Fancy Cut Diamond Prices To Round Brilliant Cut Diamonds\" width=\"640\" height=\"611\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Compare-Fancy-Cut-Diamond-Prices-To-Round-Brilliant-Cut-Diamonds.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Compare-Fancy-Cut-Diamond-Prices-To-Round-Brilliant-Cut-Diamonds-100x95.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Compare-Fancy-Cut-Diamond-Prices-To-Round-Brilliant-Cut-Diamonds-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>2) Buy Shy:<\/h2>\n<p>\nIf you buy a little less than the <strong>industry standards<\/strong> (1\/4, 1\/3, 1\/2, 3\/4, 1 carat), you can <strong>save hundreds of dollars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nMeaning, instead of buying a half carat (.50 carats) buy yourself <strong>.43 carats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nIf you&#8217;re looking at 3\/4 carat (.75 carats), buy <strong>.71 instead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nLikewise, if you want a 1 carat (1.00 carats), then <strong>grab a .92 carat diamond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Buy-Shy-When-It-Comes-To-Diamond-Carat-Weight.jpg\" alt=\"Buy Shy When It Comes To Diamond Carat Weight\" title=\"Buy Shy When It Comes To Diamond Carat Weight\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Buy-Shy-When-It-Comes-To-Diamond-Carat-Weight.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Buy-Shy-When-It-Comes-To-Diamond-Carat-Weight-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Buy-Shy-When-It-Comes-To-Diamond-Carat-Weight-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nBuying <strong>a little below the mark<\/strong> (which gives you <strong>no visible difference in appearance<\/strong>), will definitely <strong>save you money<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>3) Break the Carat Weight up:<\/h2>\n<p>\nYou can still buy her that <strong>1 carat diamond<\/strong> (1.00 is the <strong>dream carat weight<\/strong>), but break the weight up between <strong>several stones<\/strong> and you&#8217;ll cut the cost dramatically. And the smaller the center stone gets, <strong>the cheaper the price becomes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Break-Up-The-Diamond-Carat-Weight-Total.jpg\" alt=\"Break Up The Diamond Carat Weight Total\" title=\"Break Up The Diamond Carat Weight Total\" width=\"640\" height=\"432\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Break-Up-The-Diamond-Carat-Weight-Total.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Break-Up-The-Diamond-Carat-Weight-Total-100x68.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Break-Up-The-Diamond-Carat-Weight-Total-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h2>And there you have it&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>3 of the best ways<\/strong> to shop and save on diamonds.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd if you also shop with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bluenile.com\/diamond-search?a_aid=JSDG\">Blue Nile<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?a_aid=JSDG\">James Allen<\/a>, <strong>you&#8217;ll save even more<\/strong>. Because they are the <strong>biggest diamond retailers online<\/strong> (compare their prices and quality with mall stores and <strong>you&#8217;ll be pleasantly surprised<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>You want a diamond? You want it cheaper? Well here are the top 3 ways to save money on diamonds. Whether it be a plain solitaire, pave setting, halo, 3 stone, or wedding set, these <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/top-3-ways-to-save-money-on-diamonds\/\" title=\"TOP 3 WAYS TO SAVE MONEY ON DIAMONDS\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9,7,6,5,15,29,3,10,16,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-carat-weight","category-certification","category-clarity","category-color","category-cut","category-deals","category-diamond-guide","category-diamonds","category-engagement","category-guides","category-loose-diamonds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29021"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}