To make buying a diamond exciting and fun without disappointing you, we advise you to follow a few simple tips.
1. Purchase without certificates or with certificates of dubious laboratories
It is not necessary to say what a mistake it is to buy a large diamond without a certificate. With an external similarity, you can get absolutely not what you pay for. And it's good if it's a low-quality diamond, because you can get an ordinary piece of glass. Always check the number on the stone and in the certificate, pay attention to the location of inclusions.
2. Chasing the largest size, not peculiar to weight
Do they offer a 1 carat diamond with a diameter of 8 mm? It is worth being wary, since the standard size of the punisher is 6.5 mm. Minor deviations are acceptable, but definitely not more than 0.1 mm for round stones. Consult with a gemologist whether the proportions of the stone are correct, otherwise you can get a stone without shine.
3. Saving on extremes
We found a great stone according to our recommendations, but decided to save money by choosing a diamond with a very strong fluorescence (and what, this is not included in the 4C and is not visible in most cases)?
Be prepared that your stone will muddy in the sun, and in case of sale, the cost of the stone will be reduced to almost zero. In the professional market, they try to get rid of such stones as soon as possible. There are many more such nuances, so do not ignore the red flags in the certificate. To do this, it needs to be read correctly, and hence the following error.
4. Inability to read the certificate
When you buy a thing for tens of thousands of dollars, it is very important to understand every word that is written in the passport of the stone. Contact us and we will tell you how certain numbers affect your stone and what to pay attention to.
5. The choice in favor of synthetics or refined stones
And the main mistake is that in search of more for less money, very often you want to cheat the system and take "the same thing, only created by man and ten times cheaper." Laboratory diamonds fill the market, advertising headlines are full of advantages, but the main problem is that these stones have little value, and their value drops from year to year to almost zero. The same thing happens with the technology of refinement, people have learned to bring jewelry trash to the state of top stones, but it's good that any laboratory can easily recognize the refinement and indicate it in the certificate.
