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Diamonds Prices Guide – Budget of up to $1,400 for Diamonds Jewelry
This part of our diamond price guide covers loose diamonds for a budget of $800-$1,400. The diamond price guide indicates what type of characteristics you can find with different shaped stones.
Just as in bricks and mortar shops, diamond prices vary tremendously in online diamond retailers. We want to ensure that [...]
Diamond Price Guide – Part II – Diamonds for a Budget of up to $800
Welcome to this second installment in our diamond price guide. So, you’ve set your budget for your diamonds, and now you wish to check what you can get for your money. Well, you’ve come to the right place!
Our diamonds prices guide will indicate what sort of loose diamond you can [...]
Diamond Price Guide – Don’t Overpay when Buying Diamonds, Diamond Jewelry or Engagement Rings!
Diamond Price Guide – What Diamonds can I expect to find for under $500?
So, how much should you pay for your diamond or diamond engagement ring? When it comes to diamonds prices vary greatly from retailer to retailer. Whether you are planning to buy a loose diamond and get it [...]
Diamond Certification
Diamond certificates detail the exact characteristics of a diamond: its measurements, cut, carat weight, clarity, color etc. Purchasing a diamond with a certificate reassures you, the consumer, that you are in fact receiving what you pay for and allows you to make an informed decision over your purchase.
What’s in a [...]
Blue Nile, Ultra Diamonds Now Committed to Sourcing Precious Metals Responsibly
Three major jewelry retailers today announced their decision to shun irresponsible gold mining and seek cleaner sources of gold and precious metals. Sears Holdings (parent company of Sears and Kmart), Ultra Stores, and Blue Nile all signed the No Dirty Goldcampaign’s Golden Rules for responsible sourcing of precious metals, [...]
Buying Diamonds in a Recession?
Are you crazy?! Who on earth would buy an expensive luxury item in a recession?
Well, it seems the smart money is on buying now. There are many reasons to do so:
To save money! The diamond and jewelry industries are more severely affected by the recession than many other sectors. This [...]
The 4Cs: Cut, Color, Clarity and Carats. And Conscience.
The 4Cs of diamonds are cut, color, clarity and carat weight. You can read more about each of them by clicking on the relevant word.
In today’s world of social justice and ecofriendliness, another C has been added to the traditional 4Cs – Conscience. In a nutshell, conscience refers to ensuring [...]
Diamond Cut
Diamond Cut is probably the most important of the 4Cs (cut, color, clarity and carats) since it determines the reflective qualities of a diamond and is used as a guide when shaping a diamond for polishing. A diamond cut, though hard to define, has three distinct attributes: Brilliance, Fire and Scintillation. [...]
Diamond Color
When it comes to diamond color, less is best. Transparent diamonds, also known as colorless or white diamonds, are more valuable than diamonds with hues or tints of color, all other qualities being the same. There are also colored diamonds, which are the rarest of the rare.
The Gemological Institute of [...]
Diamond Clarity
Diamond clarity measures the existence and appearance of inclusions (e.g. foreign material, another diamond crystal, cracks) in a diamond, or blemishes (defects on the diamond’s surface). The number, size, color, relative location, orientation, and visibility of inclusions affect the relative clarity of a diamond.
Most gem diamonds contain visible inclusions. While such inclusions do not affect [...]