AUTHOR: Cyril Bladier TITLE: How To Buy The Best Diamond DATE: 6:25:00 PM ----- BODY:

Your best diamond is the largest and best looking one that your funds can afford. It is essential for you to know the quality principles of a diamond in order the purchase the best diamond within your planned budget.
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If sky is your limit in terms or budget, then we have no problem. With this you can get the diamond with the highest grades in all 4Cs - the maximum Carat offered, Excellent for Cut, Flawless for Clarity and Colorless for Color.

However, if you have limited funds, you can employ some techniques to get the best value for your dollars. You may look for diamond with apparent quality instead of the actual quality. This is one way to get the best diamond within your set budget.

Minor changes in the stone by downgrading in certain areas of the 4Cs will not be very noticeable. Like downgrading a few steps for clarity and color and one step upgrade for cut. As you know, cut is an apparent quality of the diamond and by doing this, you are investing in this important area.

What you can do for the Carats is to buy a stone that is one half or a whole number shy as Carats value jumps at each whole number or exact half.

Also, carat is not the basis of a diamond apparent size but the shape of the cut. As compared with Round Brilliant cut, Princess cut diamond will look much larger even when they are of the same carat. A Princess cut diamond then is the best diamond because you get better value for the carat size.

Other options on how to purchase the best diamond can be utilized aside from the apparent quality concepts of stones. Here are the following options.

If you want to purchase the best diamond on a certain budget, the best option is going online. Because online dealers do not need to charge any markups and due to competition, online price quotations are the most reasonable.

One other very good option is buying loose diamonds. Whether you buy online or from your local vendor, set diamonds are generally more costly compared to loose diamonds of the same quality.

Normally, you will get a better diamond quality with a higher payment. Thus if best diamonds are what you want, do not get them from retailers. To skip the markups, go to the source. I suggest that you deal with wholesalers or dealers. Dealing with wholesalers may be a little difficult without contacts and connections, but it is worth your while.

A diamond grading report is important. This grading report is used to certify the authenticity, value and quality of the diamond; you can get it from the laboratories of American Gemological Society and Gemological Institute of America. Also, contact an Independent Appraiser to give your stone an appraisal to ascertain its quality.

In summary, knowing the mechanics of diamond quality and applying them to your purchase will help you obtain the best diamond. Important Info: We recommend you check out Diamond Ring Shapes For our full in-depth look at diamond shapes.

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