{"id":9083,"date":"2010-04-06T15:33:46","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T19:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=9083"},"modified":"2025-04-22T15:47:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:47:40","slug":"diamond-buying-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-buying-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"DIAMOND BUYING CHECKLIST"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Buying-Diamonds.gif\" alt=\"Diamond Buying Checklist\" title=\"Diamond Buying Checklist\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9085\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Easy Peasy<\/h2>\n<p>\nShopping and comparing diamonds, both loose and mounted, is easy when you have the right tools.<\/p>\n<p>\nThat&#8217;s why I created this <strong>free PDF printable checklist<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nI call it the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Diamond-Buying-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diamond buying checklist.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s exactly what it sounds like. A handy buying checklist that makes buying a diamond <strong>a breeze.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simply take this checklist with you to the jewelry store. Fill out as much information as you can. Use it to easily <strong>compare quality and prices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This checklist contains all the useful information needed to make a <strong>great buying decision<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>This checklist contains things like:<\/h2>\n<p>Certification, laser-inscription, cut, color, clarity and carat weight. Not to mention: symmetry, polish, girdle, culet, <strong>fluorescence<\/strong>, MM measurements, <strong>trade-ins<\/strong>, retail prices and sales prices.<\/p>\n<p>This is what the PDF looks like:<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Diamond-Buying-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Diamond-Buying-List.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Buying Checklist\" title=\"Diamond Buying Checklist\" width=\"510\" height=\"630\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Diamond-Buying-List.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Diamond-Buying-List-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see the list is detailed and contains a lot of information.<\/p>\n<p><h2>What&#8217;s on the Checklist:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Jewelry Store<\/li>\n<li>Salesperson<\/li>\n<li>Phone Number<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Shape<\/li>\n<li>Color Grade<\/li>\n<li>Clarity Grade<\/li>\n<li>Carat Weight<\/li>\n<li>Cut Grade<\/li>\n<li>Symmetry Grade<\/li>\n<li>Polish Grade<\/li>\n<li>Fluorescence<\/li>\n<li>Certification<\/li>\n<li>Laser Inscription<\/li>\n<li>Culet<\/li>\n<li>Girdle<\/li>\n<li>MM Measurements<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Warranty<\/li>\n<li>Service Plan<\/li>\n<li>Trade-In Policy<\/li>\n<li>Return Policy<\/li>\n<li>Financing Options<\/li>\n<li>Special Terms<\/li>\n<li>Down Payment<\/li>\n<li>Mounting<\/li>\n<li>Metal<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Weight<\/li>\n<li>Clarity<\/li>\n<li>Color<\/li>\n<li>Price<\/li>\n<li>Notes:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nThis checklist should help you look at different diamonds side by side. I would advise <strong>printing out a bunch of copies<\/strong> so you have extras if you need them.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Download<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Download the printable PDF file here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Diamond-Buying-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diamond Buying Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>See an example of how to use this checklist:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Diamond-Buying-Checklist-Completed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diamond buying checklist.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If this list helps you buy a great diamond, let me know. <\/p>\n<p><h2>I&#8217;d love to hear about it.<\/h2>\n<p>\nAnd if you can make this list any better or have suggestions, I&#8217;d love to hear those too.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Easy Peasy Shopping and comparing diamonds, both loose and mounted, is easy when you have the right tools. That&#8217;s why I created this free PDF printable checklist. I call it the diamond buying checklist. It&#8217;s <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-buying-checklist\/\" title=\"DIAMOND BUYING CHECKLIST\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,3,10,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamond-guide","category-diamonds","category-engagement","category-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9083"}],"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=9083"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34834,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9083\/revisions\/34834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}