Buying Diamond

If you are planing to buy a diamond either of your engagement or wedding, here are some tips you may want to know.

Rule number one is: always go to an established jeweller Stay away from the fly-by-night dealers. This is usually a large transaction that one must entrust to the hands and appraisals of the most reputable diamond dealers.

Rule number two is: to insist upon obtaining a certificate on all diamond gemstones of one carat and above, more or less all stones valued from $5,000 and above. There are a hundred different certificates around says a diamond expert. The two officially recognized certificates are those issued by the international gem societies, HRD, tech Diamond High Council of Belgium or GIA, the Gemological Institute of America. They are the only internationally recognized documents on the world's diamonds.