Advice for Buying a Diamond
They haven’t become a girl’s best friend for nothing. The diamond has become the greatest symbol of long and everlasting love the world has ever seen. With the shine and brilliance that diamonds can exude, something as beautiful and timeless as a flawless diamond can express words that you never could have come up with. So how does a person know they are getting the “right” diamond for a price that accurately represents the total value of the diamond you are looking to purchase. To fully understand what you are getting into, you must understand how the value of diamonds are calculated in the first place. The manner in which a diamond is cut will ultimately heavily influence the overall value of the diamond as well as drastically affect the beauty, brightness and brilliance of the diamond as well.
Aside from the beauty, the process of purchasing a diamond can be an overwhelming, daunting assignment in which most people don’t know what they are doing! In order to go into the diamond retailer with the confidence needed to get the most diamond for your money here are some tips you should keep in mind when approaching the diamond purchasing process.
- The characteristics of a diamond not only essentially determine how the diamond glistens in the light but more importantly the overall value of the diamond itself. The characteristics that you must be acutely aware of are the “Four C’s”: Cut, Color, Clarity, and Carat weight are the final determining factors that will dictate the value of the diamond. Study each of these categories carefully when looking at a diamond to purchase, as if even one of these aren’t up to a certain level, the value of the diamond could be significantly lower than you paid for it or than it may be worth in general.
- You can often times differentiate between diamonds by their colors. While at times the clearer colorless diamonds could be the most expensive, there are situations in which the very to extremely rare colored diamonds can run on the more expensive side in terms of price of diamonds.
- For most people (especially men), they don’t realize that diamonds come in a wide variety of shapes. Some examples of these shapes are round, princess (square), emerald, asscher (square emerald cut), marquise, oval, pear, heart, cushion and more. In terms of popularity, the round brilliant cut is widely considered to be, by far the most popular, especially when it comes top solitaire engagement rings. However, always keep in mind, diamonds come in a staggering amount of different shapes, forms and designs, so knowing what you are looking for in this respect will undoubtedly make your diamond search that much easier because of your ability to narrow down the options you are considering for purchase.
- The most important part of your diamond however, surprisingly isn’t the diamond itself! It is the extremely vital certificate that any reputable diamond dealer can and should be able to produce for your records. The diamond certificate is a vital part of the diamond purchasing experience because it is legitimate documentation which contain and verify the exact characteristics that were quoted by the diamond dealer such as the weight, measurements, cut and quality of the diamond to provide you with proof of the diamond’s value and identity.
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