{"id":9611,"date":"2011-03-23T12:47:16","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T16:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=9611"},"modified":"2015-08-09T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T16:59:22","slug":"do-the-diamond-4cs-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/do-the-diamond-4cs-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"DO THE DIAMOND 4C&#8217;S MATTER?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Do-The-4Cs-Matter.gif\" alt=\"Do The Diamond 4C's Matter?\" title=\"Do The Diamond 4C's Matter?\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9612\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>The Diamond 4C&#8217;s?<\/h2>\n<p>\nIs it necessary to follow the Guidelines laid out in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/the-4-cs-of-diamonds\/\">the 4C&#8217;s<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-cut\/\">Cut<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-color\/\">Color<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-clarity\/\">Clarity<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-carat-weight\/\">Carat Weight<\/a>) of Diamond Grading? <\/p>\n<p>\nMust you really Learn the 4C&#8217;s in Order to Purchase a Great Looking Diamond?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a Good Question: <\/p>\n<p><h2>Do the 4C&#8217;s Matter?<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Are you Ready for this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>NO!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>The 4C&#8217;s DO NOT Matter!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>\nNo you don&#8217;t need to Study them and Understand them in Order to Buy an <strong>Awesome Diamond<\/strong> with an Awesome Quality.<\/p>\n<p>You could certainly Walk into any Jewelry Store Today, view a Couple of Diamonds and make <strong>a Simple Decision<\/strong> Based Solely upon Looks and Design (I see it Everyday). After all, Looks is what you&#8217;ll see for the Rest of your Life, and <strong>First Impressions Normally are Correct<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>So what&#8217;s the Big Deal Then?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>The Things you Do Not Know!<\/h2>\n<p>\nThere are a Couple of Things you won&#8217;t know if you Buy a Diamond Blindly like this:<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>1)<\/strong> You Won&#8217;t Know the <strong>True Quality<\/strong> of the Diamond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> You Won&#8217;t Know if you <strong>Paid<\/strong> Too Much for the Stone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> You Won&#8217;t Know if you&#8217;ve been <strong>Scammed<\/strong> or Lied to.<\/p>\n<h2>Scary, eh?<\/h2>\n<p>Those are 3 Big Issues that are Pretty Scary if you think about it.<\/p>\n<p>\nSure you may get a Great Looking Stone, <strong>BUT<\/strong>, you could also get a Crappy Low Quality Diamond as well.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Would Tou Know?<\/h2>\n<p>You would never know the Real Truth. The Store could tell you Anything or say Anything to you and you&#8217;d have No Choice but to Believe them.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Stupid Stupid Stupid<\/h2>\n<p>\nThat&#8217;s Not a Good Way to Buy Diamonds! <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Chances are Very Good you&#8217;ll Overpay<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If you Don&#8217;t Shop and Compare Quality, you could Easily Pay <strong>Hundreds<\/strong> or <strong>Thousands<\/strong> of Dollars More for the Same Diamond Quality.<\/p>\n<p>So while you could Shrug off the 4C&#8217;s,<strong> I urge you Not to<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be Lazy when it comes to Learning, especially when it comes to Spending 5 or 6 Grand. <strong>That&#8217;s a lot of Dough!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>You could get Lucky<\/h2>\n<p>\nYou really could get Lucky and find a Great Salesperson who will take the time to get you a Great Looking stone for a Wonderful Price. But Sadly, if they know you Don&#8217;t Care about Quality or aren&#8217;t Concerned with the 4C&#8217;s, <strong>they&#8217;ll Probably Sell you a Low Quality Stone<\/strong> with Poor Color, Poor Clarity, and a Bad Cut. People that Don&#8217;t Care about the 4C&#8217;s usually only have one thing on their Mind: <\/p>\n<p><h2>Price!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Crappy Stone = Low Price!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><h2>Congrats!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>You got yourself a Winner!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All because the 4C&#8217;s didn&#8217;t really matter&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>See how Lucky you can be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Don&#8217;t be this Person<\/h2>\n<p>\nRead, Study, <strong>Learn the 4C&#8217;s<\/strong> Before you Shop and Compare Diamonds. You&#8217;ll be so Glad you did. And you&#8217;ll be Glad if it Helps you Save a Thousands Bucks.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Do the 4C&#8217;s Matter Now?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>I Hope So!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>P.S.<\/strong> Here&#8217;s a Quick Learning Guide, Read my Post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/learn-the-4-cs-in-4-minutes\/\">The 4C&#8217;s in 4 Minutes!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Diamond 4C&#8217;s? Is it necessary to follow the Guidelines laid out in the 4C&#8217;s (Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat Weight) of Diamond Grading? Must you really Learn the 4C&#8217;s in Order to Purchase a <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/do-the-diamond-4cs-matter\/\" title=\"DO THE DIAMOND 4C&#8217;S MATTER?\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,8,9,7,6,5,29,3,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-4cs","category-carat-weight","category-certification","category-clarity","category-color","category-cut","category-diamond-guide","category-diamonds","category-engagement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9611"}],"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=9611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}