Before you make that special purchase, there is
much you need to know so that you get the best diamond you can for
the most fair price. After reading these articles you will have
begun your training as a “Diamond Jedi.” All are written
by Fred Cuellar The
Diamond Guy®, with many excerpts from his best-selling book,
“How to Buy a Diamond.
| The
4 C’s |
|
How Much
Is A 1Ct VS1, G? |
This may seem like a reasonably easy question
for someone in the jewelry industry to answer but it’s
actually quite difficult if the quote is to be accurate... |
| How
to Buy a Diamond: The 4 C’s |
A quick
look at Carat, Clarity, Color, and Cut |
| Carat
Weight |
Where
did the “ideal size” of a 1 carat diamond come from? |
| Clarity
Grading Scale |
Reference
information on how to spot the clarity of a diamond. |
| Color
Grading Scale |
How
a diamond’s color grade affects its value. |
| Color
Typing |
See
why two diamonds with similar specs vary widely in price. |
| Cuts |
View
the most popular diamond shapes. |
True
Weight |
A 1
carat diamond is 1 carat, right? Not necessarily! |
Clarity
Spotting |
Clarity grading for beginners. |
| Buying
Diamonds |
The Great Diamond Crash |
If I had to take a guess, I would estimate that there are over one billion carats of diamonds in the hands of consumers. |
| Who's Your Jeweler? & How They Categorize You |
There are three categories of jewelers. Come check out who they are. |
| Bonded
Jewelers |
Why
buying a bonded diamond is great. |
| Buying
Diamonds on the Internet |
Can
you get a good deal on the web? Fred explains the pros and
cons. |
| Buying
Shy |
Save
some BIG money by getting almost the size you want. |
| Diamond
Value Work Sheet |
Ask
Fred to appraise a diamond based on its specs! |
| Disposable
Jewelry |
How
much jewelry sold is actually worth anything? |
| Fred’s
Alphabet Rules |
Five
simple rules to remember when buying diamonds. |
| Fred’s
B.E.S.T. Rules |
Before
you buy a diamond, use your B.E.S.T. judgement. |
| How
to Sell a Diamond |
What
do you do when you have a diamond you no longer want? |
| Is
it the Real Thing? |
How
do you tell if a diamond is real or fake? |
The
Imposters |
Simulants
and Synthetics |
Imposters Too |
Fred
puts another round of C.Z.s to the test. |
Imposters
III |
Fred
evaluates two more C.Z. companies. |
| An
Evening at Sothebys |
The
world's largest D color, internally flawless diamond ever
brought to auction. |
| Who
Will Help Me Now? |
Once
you buy a diamond, who should set it for you? |
| Outside
the Box |
Debating the Desire for a Diamond |
Why do women want a diamond in the first place? |
DeBeerios'Revolving Door - A Fairy Tale? |
A long, long time ago (March 13, 1888) a man by the name of C.J. Streets discovered a land called DeBeerios. In this land he found many beautiful things... |
| Cell
Mate or Soul Mate? |
Picking
Mr. or Miss Right. |
| Diamond
Mysteries |
Can
you solve these 4 Whodunits? |
| Getting
Into Shape |
What
a diamond’s shape tells about its wearer. |
| What
Kind of Customer Are You? |
Discover
yourself and get the diamond that fits you. |
| Top
Ten Signs |
Trying
to sleuth out whether or not he's going to propose? This article
will help you on your quest. |
Wedding
Traditions |
The
answers to why we do what we do at weddings. |
| Reference |
| Prostituting Green |
If you go to the "Going Green" website, you will find the following list of things to do to help the planet from A to Z. |
| Palladium VP (The New Palldium) |
Readers will recall that when platinum prices started spiking a few years ago, that manufacturers were quick to tout alternative metals that could offer all the benefits of platinum (strength, durability, rarity, beauty) at an affordable price. |
| Palladium is not your Pal |
Over 200 years ago a bloke by the name of William Hyde Wollaston was the first person to isolate Palladium. He also perfected the technique to obtain pure platinum. |
| Debeers Reaches $250mil |
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- De Beers, the world's No. 1 diamond company, agreed to pay $250 million to settle lawsuits by U.S. consumers who alleged that the company fixed the price of gems from 1994 to 2005. |
Platinum Doping |
The platinum world is being turned upside down and I thought someone should let you know. Here is what I found. |
Platinum Doping II |
When does milk stop becoming milk? |
Artificial
Lighting |
First Impressions on GIA's New Cut Grading
System |
Over
the Rainbow |
The ingredients that
make up the colors of diamonds. |
Certifiable |
Lab grading reports.
Are they just a piece of paper? |
| From
Ziamond's Vault |
Some
Knock Your Socks Off Cubic Zirconias. |
Bodyjewels |
Last Christmas the top brass at Bodyjewels.com asked me to evaluate a few of their products... |
| A
Platinum Primer |
Questions
and answers about this precious metal. |
The
New Synthetic Diamonds |
Synthetics
voyage into places no one has gone before. |
Apollo
Has Landed? |
The
continuing saga of synthetics... |
| The
Flanders |
A name
rich in diamond history, but does this diamond deserve it? |
| 12
Little Facts |
Eye-opening
statistics about diamond purchases. |
| 61% |
The
magic number of table depth. |
| Diamond
Slang |
List
of Slang terms that jewelers use. |
| Diamond
Terms |
Make
sure you know these well before making your diamond purchase. |
| Exposé
1: The Rock Talks |
Fred’s
“Interview” sheds light on the history and popularity
of the diamond. |
GIA
Classifications |
How
the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) grades diamonds. |
| GIA Goes to Court |
The following press release from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) details results of its internal investigation and action, following charges filed against GIA by Max Pincione. |
| GIA's Bribery Scandal |
Have diamond graders and/or supervisors been taking bribes to upgrade GIA diamond grading reports? How long has this been going on? When did it stop? How many graders and stones have been involved? Who are the bribers? What is the GIA doing to clean up its mess? |
| Myths
About Diamonds 1 |
Don’t
be fooled into believing these misconceptions. |
| Myths
About Diamonds 2 |
More
wives’ tales about diamonds. |
| Parts
of the Stone |
An
up-close look at all the important parts of a diamond. |
| Dirty
Diamonds |
A dirty
diamond knows no class! |
| Understanding
the Diamond Trade |
| Building Noah’s Ark & Joining Lucy |
When men began to increase in numbers on Earth and daughters were born onto them,2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of whom they chose.3 |
| Blood Diamonds |
Blood diamonds are synonymous with conflict diamonds. The term is designed to dramatically emphasize that behind the glamorous image of diamonds lies a web of corruption, influence peddling and brutality in some parts of the diamond-producing world. |
| *NEW* –Diamond futures may be on their way back as exchange-traded instruments, group says |
If plans come together, diamonds may become a trader's best friend.
|
| *NEW* – Miners unearth the world's biggest diamond |
The 203 carat Millennium Star is the second biggest flawless diamond. The newly found stone could produce a stone even bigger. |
State of the Union |
As I have written recently the diamond industry is going through a dramatic evolution. |
GIA’s Boyajian resigns, questions about grading lab scandal linger |
William Boyajian, president of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), resigned on May 22, marking the latest casualty in a pay-for-upgrading scandal that has sullied the reputation of the educational organization and gem grading laboratory. |
Potato Chips and Rough Diamonds?
|
I know you are asking yourself what on earth could these things have in common... |
Most Wanted
|
The enemy of my enemy is my friend or is it the friend of my enemy is my enemy or there are no friends and just enemies? |
Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond?
|
Part 1 of the 3 part series, “Diamonds Are Not Forever” - De Beers' advertising slogan, "A Diamond Is Forever," embodied an essential concept of the diamond invention. |
| Caveat Emptor |
Part 2 of the 3 part series, “Diamonds Are Not Forever” - In 1977, in Los Angeles, a film producer, who had just closed his account with his stockbroker, received an unexpected call from a stranger with a distinct English accent. The caller, identifying himself as a representative of "De Beers Diamond Investments, Ltd... |
Chapter Twenty-Two:
The Great Overhang |
Part 3 of the 3 part series, “Diamonds Are Not Forever” - Except for those few stones that have been permanently lost, every diamond that has been found and cut into a gem since the beginning of time still exists today... |
Fine Print |
Are You Really Getting What You're Getting? |
| Fall
of the Tablet of Truth |
Fred’s
fable about bonded diamonds. |
| Ice
in Ice |
More
on the myth of the 'rarity' of diamonds. |
| High
Definition Diamonds, Fact or Fiction? |
Are
they worth the cost? |
| Inscription
Deception |
Should
you get your diamond laser inscribed? |
| Monarch
Diamond |
Watch
out for this baked diamond, formerly known as the Pegasus
Diamond. |
| Royal
Asscher Diamond |
See
why Fred The Diamond Guy® likes this diamond so much. |
| See
No Evil |
Can
the diamond industry regulate itself? |
| Tricks
of the Trade |
Don’t
get duped by these tricks, gimmicks, and scams. |
| Warping |
A crown
and pavilion angle measurement trick. |
| What’s
in a Name? |
Is
one brand of diamonds the best? |
