Archive for the ‘loose diamonds’ Category

The Truth About Engagement Ring Mark Ups

While reviewing a couple of sites for selling jewelry (see my post here), I ran across a statement on the I Do Now I Don’t.com site that got me thinking. In the founder’s story

Mounting a Diamond? What You Should Pay.

This week, I met a friend at a local jewelry repair shop to have a diamond set into her ring. She lost her original diamond out of her engagement ring, and ordered a new diamond online. She needed to have the diamond checked…

Virtual Purchase: Great Quality $2000 Round Diamond

Last week, I helped a friend search for a diamond. Unfortunately, she lost her diamond from the setting, due to prongs breaking on her ring (fairly common, see my recent post about…

Kiss My (Royal) Asscher…

…Asscher Cut diamond, that is.  Asscher cuts have been making waves since the early 1900′s.  If you’re not familiar, the name refers to stunningly beautiful, modified square-cut diamonds.  They sort of speak for themselves, don’t you think? What is an Asscher Cut and what makes it special?   Asscher cuts have a wonderfully rich history.  The [...]

Internet Diamond Price List and Index

I have compiled a table of diamond prices.  I researched the diamond prices for common sizes and quality combinations of GIA or AGS certified diamonds from leading diamond websites, including Blue Nile, Amazon.com, Union Diamond, Abazias, Mondera.com, Adiamor, and others.  This list is an up-to-date price that you should pay for each respective carat size, color and [...]

Virtual Purchase: 1 Carat Round Diamond

Several times a month, I am going to do a “virtual purchase” of a piece of jewelry.  I will  articulate a jewelry purchase scenario, and go through the decision-making process of what, how and where I choose to “purchase” the item. What:  This week I am looking for a 1.00 carat round diamond, loose.  My “customer” wants [...]