Insuring Your Diamonds

Posted November 22nd, 2008

Insuring a diamond takes a bit of thought,
planning, and shopping around. Diamond
insurance isn?t like purchasing car insurance.
It is quite different. Depending on the state
that you live in, there are basically three
different types of policies that will cover
diamonds, and all insurance policies that
cover diamonds are considered Marine
type policies.
The first type of insurance policies for
diamonds is [...]

Diamond Scams

Posted November 21st, 2008

When it comes to diamonds, there are
numerous scams to avoid. Most scams are
minor, but there are some major ones that
come up from time to time concerning the
buying and selling of diamonds. Scams
occur simply because most people who buy
diamonds ? for whatever reasons ? don?t
know that much about diamonds. Therefore,
they are easily fooled.
A common scam [...]

About Diamond Weights

Posted November 20th, 2008

Diamonds are measured in Carat Weight.
One carat weighs 200 milligrams. If a
diamond is referred to as four grains, this
also means that it is a one carat diamond.
The word Carat comes from the word carob.
A carob is a bean that grows on a tree in the
Mediterranean. In times past, if a diamond
weighed the same as a [...]

Famous Diamonds

Posted November 18th, 2008

Among the most well known diamonds is the
Hope. This 45.52 carat steel blue diamond
is currently on display at the Smithsonian.
The legends of the ill-fortune and curse
bestowed on the possessor of the Hope
Diamond are many. This diamond was
donated to the Smithsonian in 1958. The
Hope was originally a rather flat, blocky
110-carat rough.
The Dresden Green [...]

How Diamonds Are Mined

Posted November 16th, 2008

We seldom think about how the diamonds
we wear came to us. Natural diamonds, as
opposed to synthetic diamonds or fake
diamonds, are mined from the earth. There
are currently two methods of mining
diamonds: Pipe Mining and Alluvial Mining.
When pipe mining is used, the diamonds
are extracted from the earth through volcanic
pipes. These are not man-made pipes. These
are natural pipes [...]

Selecting Diamonds

Posted November 15th, 2008

Diamonds are graded for certification by
laboratories using grading criteria. Four of
these criteria are critical to understand when
making a diamond purchase or investment.
Known as the ?Four C?s? these criteria are:
color, cut, clarity and carat.
Color is the result of the composition of a
diamond and it does not change. When a
jeweler is describing the color of [...]

How to Spot A Fake Diamond

Posted November 14th, 2008

In this world of advanced technology it is
almost impossible to simply look at a
diamond and determine whether it is real or
not ? especially if you don?t know much
about diamonds. There are some steps that
you can take to avoid buying a fake diamond,
however.
First, only deal with reputable jewelers, and
when you find a reputable jeweler, stick with
them. [...]

How to Clean your Diamonds

Posted November 12th, 2008

Through our day to day movements our
diamonds get smudged and soiled. Even
when we are not wearing them, they collect
dust. Lotions, soaps, our natural skin oils,
can cause film and grime on diamonds
and inhibit their brilliance.
Want to keep that Brilliance and Shine?
Diamonds require cleaning so that maximum
amounts of light can refract fiery brilliance.
Remember [...]

Diamond Grading Reports

Posted November 11th, 2008

You?ve been told that having a certificate or
a diamond grading report is important, and
as a responsible consumer, you get one ?
unfortunately, you probably won?t understand
a word of what is on that diamond grading
report, unless you are a jeweler.
On the color grading scale, D, E, and F
mean that the diamond has no color. G, H,
and I [...]

All About the Clarity of Diamonds

Posted November 10th, 2008

Clarity is an important aspect of a diamond,
and it is important to know how to grade the
clarity of a diamond before you buy one. It is
actually quite easy to learn how to grade the
clarity of a diamond. There are basically two
things that you must understand: Diamonds
with visual inclusions and blemishes, and
those that are ?eye clean? [...]