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Tips For Buying Certified Diamonds

Shopping around for the perfect diamond is not an easy task and requires that you know much about diamonds and can visually compare two stones next to each other. Yes, you will need to spend your time and nerves to find the perfect stone. Just comparing prices is not enough if you want to spend your money sensibly.

When purchasing these precious stones, it’s vital that you look deeply into the essence of diamonds. You need to have a good understanding of diamond certificates and standards for grading. The problem is that there is no single set of parameters and every diamond grading laboratory has its own standards. While it might be possible to find certified diamonds with the same grade indicated on a certificate that appears to be at a lower price.

The following tips will be instrumental for you, when raising the level of your diamond knowledge:
1.Always ask for a certificate. Trying to create the illusion of a better stone quality, some jewelers and diamond dealers invent grading system which does not really exist. Such appeared the terms like Ideal Cut, Excellent Cut, Belgium Cut, Russian Make, Hearts and Arrows, Fine Make and others. Remember that without the grading certificate these words often mean nothing.
2.Make sure to check the source of the certificate or a diamond grading report. A reliable diamond grading laboratory is respected and strict in its grading. It is accredited, reliable, and which is extremely important, totally independent of the diamond retailer, diamond dealer or jeweler. The grading laboratory being independent is that important seeing as this rules out the possibility of financial bias. The laboratory issued the certificate should be well-known. If you have never heard of it before, it might be that it is the diamond store or dealer who issues these reports.
3.Don’t be misled by a too cheap price. If there is a discount on a precious stone always ask them why this diamond is cheaper than the other ones. Remember that quality stones are not sold at a bargain cost.

To sum up it can be said that diamonds certificates are only of value when they are issued by a well-known, certified and totally independent diamond grading laboratory. And don’t forget the most important factor – you should like the look of the diamond you want to buy, since without it all the certificates and numbers are nothing.

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Diamond Prices

Diamonds pricing is a complex and elaborate process that requires the consideration of many factors. Diamond prices are mainly determined by:

  • - The cost of mining and sorting the rough diamond.
  • - The cost of cutting the loose diamond.

However there are other costs necessary to manufacture the rough stone into a ready diamond. A very important stone may be certified and graded by an independent company in accordance with the ‘Four Cs’: carat, color, clarity, and cut.

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