{"id":9688,"date":"2015-08-11T13:58:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T17:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=9688"},"modified":"2016-09-04T19:24:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T23:24:21","slug":"youre-comparing-diamonds-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/youre-comparing-diamonds-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"YOU&#8217;RE COMPARING DIAMONDS WRONG!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Youre-Comparing-Diamonds-Wrong.gif\" alt=\"You're Comparing Diamonds Wrong\" title=\"You're Comparing Diamonds Wrong\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9689\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>STOP!<\/h2>\n<p>\nThink you know how to <strong>Compare Diamonds and Prices?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>THINK AGAIN!<\/h2>\n<p>\nChances are <strong>you&#8217;re WRONG!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nAnd I know this because I see it Every Single Day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nA Couple comes into the Store to Shop and Compare Diamonds. They&#8217;ve been all over town and <strong>know EXACTLY what they want<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Or So They Think!<\/h2>\n<p>\nThey walk up to me and say &#8220;<strong>I&#8217;d Like to see a 1 Carat Certified Diamond, I1, E, Please!<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>I Go Get One<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nThey look at the Stone and then look at the Price, and <strong>that&#8217;s how they Compare Diamonds!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s all Very, Very Wrong!<\/h2>\n<p>\nTo <strong>Prove this Point<\/strong>, let me show you Two Diamonds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nBoth <strong>1.00 Carats<\/strong>, Both <strong>Certified<\/strong>, Both <strong>I1 Clarity<\/strong>, and Both <strong>E Color<\/strong> Diamonds&#8230;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFF99\"><strong>CARAT WEIGHT, CLARITY, COLOR, CERTIFIED<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFF99\"><strong>PRICE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFF99\"><strong>VIEW<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\"><strong>1.01, I1, E, CERTIFIED<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\"><strong>$3,210<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/1.01-carat-e-color-i1-clarity-good-cut-sku-579797\">VIEW<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFFCC\"><strong>1.03, I1, E, CERTIFIED<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFFCC\"><strong>$5,090<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFFCC\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/1.03-carat-e-color-i1-clarity-very-good-cut-sku-35441\">VIEW<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><h2>See the Difference in Price?<\/h2>\n<p>\nJust a <strong>Couple Thousand<\/strong>. Right?<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Crazy eh?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nYou Can&#8217;t Compare Diamonds this way. <strong>Why?<\/strong> Because you&#8217;re only <strong>Comparing 3 Things:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Color, Clarity, and Price<\/h2>\n<p>\nAnd if you Compare this way, <strong>you&#8217;re Missing the Boat!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nFor to Truly Compare Diamonds, you <strong>need to Compare EVERYTHING!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBecause Color and Clarity are just a Small Portion of <strong>what makes a Diamond Beautiful<\/strong>. In fact, there are way more Important Aspects to Consider&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Things Like:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut<\/li>\n<li>Certification<\/li>\n<li>Fluorescence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nSo let&#8217;s Dive in and take a Closer look at these <strong>Hot Topics<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>CUT<\/h2>\n<p>\nCut is Hands Down, the Most Important Feature to Compare in Diamonds. <strong>For Cut is what Makes a Diamond SPARKLE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nIf a Diamond is Cut to Ideal Standards (<strong>Excellent<\/strong>), it will make a Diamond <strong>Sparkle like Crazy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBut if a Diamond is Cut Poorly, then it can make a Diamond look <strong>Dull, Dark, and Lifeless!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Not Very Pretty!<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe only <strong>2 Cut Grades<\/strong> that I would ever Recommend Buying are: &#8220;<strong>Excellent<\/strong>&#8220;, and &#8220;<strong>Very Good<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>\n(And Really, <strong>I lean more towards &#8220;EXCELLENT&#8221;!<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>\nAn Excellent <strong>Cut<\/strong>, with an Excellent <strong>Polish <\/strong>and Excellent <strong>Symmetry<\/strong>, is <strong>the Best Cut<\/strong> you can get in the World.<strong> Nothing Beats it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Triple Excellent Cut<\/h2>\n<p>\nIf a Diamond is &#8220;<strong>Triple Excellent Cut<\/strong>&#8220;, then it will Show right on the GIA Diamond Report as such&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Triple-Excellent-Grades-On-A-GIA-Diamond-Report.jpg\" alt=\"Triple Excellent Grades On A GIA Diamond Report\" title=\"Triple Excellent Grades On A GIA Diamond Report\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Triple-Excellent-Grades-On-A-GIA-Diamond-Report.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Triple-Excellent-Grades-On-A-GIA-Diamond-Report-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nLook for &#8220;<strong>Excellent<\/strong>&#8221; Grades, <strong>that&#8217;s what you MUST Compare!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>CERTIFICATION<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Certification Matters!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nJust because a Diamond is Certified, <strong>doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s Accurate or Good<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nThere are Thousands of Companies (<strong>Big and Small<\/strong>) that will &#8220;<strong>Certify<\/strong>&#8221; a Stone (which is Drawing up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/how-to-read-a-gia-diamond-report\/\">Diamond Report<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\nBut Most Companies are Lax (<strong>Not as Strict<\/strong>), Swayed by the &#8220;<strong>Value<\/strong>&#8221; of the Stone, Add in <strong>Extra Grades<\/strong> that aren&#8217;t Recognized by the Industry, and even Graded &#8220;<strong>In House<\/strong>&#8220;, meaning their Store is Grading the Stones, not an <strong>Outside Independent Institute<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nThat&#8217;s why I Recommend only <strong>TWO <\/strong>Diamond Grading Companies: <strong>GIA and AGS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>NONE OTHERS!<\/h2>\n<p>\nIf you want the Best,<strong> Most Accurate<\/strong> and Strict Report there is, <strong>stick with GIA<\/strong>, the Company that <strong>Wrote the Book<\/strong> on Diamond Grading and <strong>Devised the 4C&#8217;s Grading System<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nBecause <strong>EGL <\/strong>and <strong>IGI <\/strong>(like the <strong>Cheaper Diamond<\/strong> above), are not even in <strong>the same League<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GIA-And-AGS-Diamond-Reports.jpg\" alt=\"GIA And AGS Diamond Reports\" title=\"GIA And AGS Diamond Reports\" width=\"640\" height=\"575\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GIA-And-AGS-Diamond-Reports.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GIA-And-AGS-Diamond-Reports-300x270.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h2>FLUORESCENCE<\/h2>\n<p>\nFluorescence is often Overlooked and <strong>Never Mentioned<\/strong> in Stores. That&#8217;s sad, because it can really <strong>Change the Entire Way<\/strong> a Diamond Appears.<\/p>\n<p>\nFluorescence is a <strong>Natural Phenomenon<\/strong> that can make the Diamond <strong>react Differently<\/strong> in Different Lighting Atmospheres. <\/p>\n<p>\nIt can make a High Quality (<strong>High Color, Clarity and Cut<\/strong>) Diamond look <strong>Milky, Foggy, and Spakleless<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s a Sad Lesson to Learn<\/h2>\n<p>\nAnd if you Paid Good Bucks for a Stone like this, thinking you were Buying <strong>the BEST Diamond<\/strong> you possibly could, and it ended up looking Hazy and Weird, then <strong>you&#8217;ve Learned the Hard Way!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>OUCH!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>You Forgot to Check Fluorescence on the Diamond Report<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nNow, I will say that <strong>NOT EVERY DIAMOND<\/strong> with Fluorescence will look <strong>Odd<\/strong>. Some have Fluorescence and <strong>look Fine<\/strong>. But Generally, it&#8217;s Wise to Stay away from them (even though they do <strong>make the Diamond Cheaper<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>\nPlus, when the Lights go Out, Diamonds with Fluorescence do something <strong>really, really Crazy<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>They Glow in the Dark!<\/h2>\n<p>\nActually, they <strong>Glow under UV Light<\/strong> to be Exact (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00RV8PREI\/?tag=jewelry-secrets-20\">like this Black Light<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><h2>So Check the Report for Fluorescence&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Fluorescence-On-A-GIA-Diamond-Report.jpg\" alt=\"Fluorescence On A GIA Diamond Report\" title=\"Fluorescence On A GIA Diamond Report\" width=\"640\" height=\"775\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Fluorescence-On-A-GIA-Diamond-Report.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Fluorescence-On-A-GIA-Diamond-Report-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s Cool to see, but <strong>not if it makes your Diamond look like Crap!<\/strong> :)<\/p>\n<p><h2>Now you Know&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nNow you can Understand why there&#8217;s a <strong>$2,000 Difference<\/strong> between the Two Stones above. The Cheaper Stone is Cut &#8220;<strong>Good<\/strong>&#8220;, has <strong>Faint Fluorescence<\/strong>, and is Grade by <strong>IGI<\/strong>. The Better, More Expensive Stone has a &#8220;<strong>Very Good<\/strong>&#8221; Cut, <strong>No Fluorescence<\/strong>, and is Grade by <strong>GIA<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>It really makes a Difference!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Shopping and Comparing Diamonds<\/h2>\n<p>\nSo when you&#8217;re out Shopping and Comparing Stones, make sure you are Comparing <strong>ALL these Factors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut<\/li>\n<li>Color<\/li>\n<li>Clarity<\/li>\n<li>Carat Weight<\/li>\n<li>Certification<\/li>\n<li>Fluorescence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBy Comparing <strong>all 6 items<\/strong>, that&#8217;s the only way you&#8217;ll truly see who has the <strong>Better Diamond<\/strong> and the <strong>Better Deal<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd a Good Place to Start is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\">James Allen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>James Allen<\/h2>\n<p>\nI Like James Allen a lot, because they have a Vast Inventory, <strong>their Prices are LOW<\/strong>, and their Guarantees are Outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>\nThey not only allow you to Compare every Aspect of a Diamond (Including <strong>Depth and Table Percentages<\/strong>), but they show you the <strong>REAL Diamond<\/strong>, Magnified at <strong>10x Power<\/strong> Before you Buy it!<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>That&#8217;s Cool!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Color=F,E,D&#038;Clarity=VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF&#038;Cut=Ideal,Excellent,TrueHearts&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;Sort=Price,%20DefaultOrder&#038;ViewsOptions=Images&#038;advancedParameter=Sort&#038;showAdvanced=show&#038;Polish=EX,ID&#038;Symmetry=EX,ID&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None,Negligible&#038;DepthFrom=45.0&#038;DepthTo=80.0&#038;TableFrom=50.0&#038;TableTo=83.0\">Compare Diamonds TODAY!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>STOP! 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