Common Mistakes To Avoid While Buying A Diamond: How To Avoid Getting Ripped Off
You won’t believe how easy it is to overpay for a diamond. Differences that are invisible to the naked eye can push the prices of two identical diamonds in the opposite direction. The result: When you try to resell it, you won’t get your investment…
Buying A Diamond As An Investment: Is It A Good Idea?
There’s only one goal: Finding out its resale value before you pay for it. Is it a common practice to invest in precious diamonds and make profits? First starters, making profits out of trading diamonds is not a common practice. You will find no ordinary…
Buying Diamonds: Significance Of DTC Sightholders And What Does This Mean
DTC Sightholder Sales is a system of diamond supply which contributes to authorized and ethical trade of mined diamonds. Diamond Trading Company (DTC) was a trademark being used by the De Beers group to represent their distribution and sales division. Now, it is known as…
Fancy Colored Diamonds And How The Color Impacts Their Price
Naturally Colored Diamonds Are The Rarest Of The Rare You may already know about whitish diamonds, i.e., the traditional colorless solitaires used in engagement rings which you can easily buy in a jewelry outlet. Let’s talk about natural diamonds (white or colorless) first, which are…
The Shapes of Diamonds: Round, Heart or Emerald – Which One To Buy?
Most popular diamond cuts and the significance of shapes like Round, Princess, Emerald, Pear, Oval and Heart explained. Although the true value of a solitaire is judged upon 4Cs – carat weight, color, clarity, and cut, the shape is viewed by the consumers as an…
Synthetic diamonds Vs Real Diamonds: What’s The Difference
Natural diamonds are cultivated for billions of years deep down the earth’s surface, whereas a manufactured diamond can be grown within weeks. Synthetic Diamond, Lab-created Diamond, and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Diamond are some of the general terms given to any man-made diamond replicating a…
Conflict Diamonds and Ethical Sourcing
Diamonds mined in war zones Conflict Diamond or Blood diamond is a general term for diamonds and expensive gemstones mined from diamond-rich conflict or war zones in the world. Primarily in the central and western African nations, some areas are controlled by groups of armed…
Diamond Pricing: The Rapaport Price List
Rapaport Price List is a weekly report published by the Rapaport Group which is available for the diamond merchants and wholesalers around the globe to trade loose diamonds based on Rappaport’s standardized pricing system, or more precisely, the Diamond Pricing Chart. Rapaport does not trade…