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Why Should I Have My Jewelry Inspected?
The most important reason to have your jewelry inspected is for the safety and security of your gemstones. Your jewelry should be inspected at a minimum of once annually and more often for frequently worn pieces. In addition, if you have significantly bumped or...
How Do I Buy a Diamond?
Buying a diamond can be a difficult process for most people. Evaluating a diamonds grade takes a trained eye that most people don’t have. This means that a lot of people don’t know where to start searching for a diamond. This is especially true for people looking to...
What is a GIA Diamond?
When shopping for engagement rings, you’ll see the term “GIA Diamond” used to describe stones. A GIA diamond is simply a diamond that has been graded by GIA. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is a nonprofit organization that conducts gemstone research,...
How to Choose a Yellow Diamond Engagement Ring
Picking the right yellow diamond engagement ring takes a lot of knowledge. Understanding diamond color is essential before you go shopping. Most colorless or near-colorless gem-quality diamonds are graded based on the absence of color, using GIA’s D-to-Z diamond...
What are Fancy Color Diamonds?
Most references to diamond color are regarding traditional white diamonds. The D to Z diamond color scale is the normal way to grade these diamonds, with D representing a perfectly colorless, high quality diamond, while Z represents a heavily yellow tinted white...
Importance of Diamond Proportions
A diamond’s proportions are the most important factor for determining how well a diamond will sparkle. Diamond Proportions refer to the crown angle, pavilion angle, and the relative measurements of its facets. The proportions are the reason for a diamond’s overall...
How to Care for your Diamond
One of the best things about diamonds is their durability and how they maintain their brilliance over time. They are the hardest substance on earth, and can only be scratched by another diamond. Even so, diamonds aren't indestructible and can be damaged by a hard...
What is Diamond Fluorescence?
Diamond Fluorescence refers to the visible light that diamonds occasionally emit when they get exposed to ultraviolet light. Fluorescence is fairly common in diamonds. GIA reports that approximately 25-35% of all diamonds they evaluate exhibit at least some...
What is the Best Diamond Grading Report?
When searching for diamonds online, ensuring report accuracy needs to be the number one priority. This helps to determine how much value a diamond should really have and allows you to know exactly what you are purchasing. While most labs will produce diamond grading...
Why Inclusions and Blemishes are not “Flaws”
Diamond clarity is one of the 4 C’s of Diamond Quality. Clarity, along with diamond cut, color, and carat weight, plays a major role in determining a diamond’s value and beauty. Diamond clarity is a measurement of the number, size, and position of characteristics...
Why Diamond Cut Quality is the Most Important of the 4 Cs
Finding a high quality diamond requires knowledge of the 4 C’s. The 4 C’s of diamond quality are the universal standard for assessing diamonds. It measures four central factors: cut, color, clarity, and carat weight. When all else is equal, a better cut grade will...
What does it mean to be a GIA Graduate Gemologist?
Some of the most common questions in the jewelry industry involve credentials and education. Many diamond experts use the title "GIA GG" or "GIA Graduate Gemologist" after their name. So what does it mean to be a GIA Graduate Gemologist (GG)? The Gemological Institute...
How To Tell If A Diamond Is Real
One of the most common questions that diamond experts get is how to tell if a diamond is real or not authentic. Real diamonds and non-authentic diamonds such as Cubic Zirconia vary greatly in their value, yet many people aren't able to differentiate between the two....