subject: Saving Money By Purchasing Loose Diamonds [print this page] There are many different benefits to buying loose diamonds rather than buying the diamond in a setting at a local jewelry store, and one of the benefits is the loose diamond price. Buying loose diamonds is often thirty percent less expensive than buying in a local jewelry store because there is a very low overhead for the sellers, only having to maintain a website and a few employees to manage inventory and customer service rather than the lease on the store and utility costs.
In addition, buying loose diamonds allows individuals to expand the area in which they can purchase diamonds, rather than being limited to their own locality. In this way they can purchase diamonds from all around the world, as long as they stick to a few simple rules when looking at buying loose diamonds.
Steps to Take
The first step to take is to learn the four standards for buying a loose diamond, which are carat weight, color, clarity and cut of the diamond. There are about ten different cuts that are used which have different facets in the diamond giving it the shimmer and shine that the individual wants as well as the shape. There is the round brilliant cut, the emerald cut, the asscher cut, the cushion cut, and the radian cut that are the standard cuts that are seen in diamonds.
There are also fancy cuts such as the princess, marquise, pear, oval and heart-shaped. Shopping online to buy loose diamonds allows individuals to view all of these different cuts and gives them a much larger selection in the sizes of the diamonds in the cuts that they desire.
Although individuals today will often go for the most clear diamond, not wanting any color in it, if an individual is wanting to buy a loose diamond to make a replica of an antique engagement ring, then he may want to buy a stone that has a certain flaw in it or that is colored slightly to give it a more unique look. In the past, stones were chosen based on their uniqueness, and then were cut to accent those flaws so that they became a special piece of art.
Besides the cut, color and clarity of the diamond, the carat weight is also considered and all of these features are listed on the certificate for the diamond. If the seller does not have the diamonds certified by a gemological society in the United States or Europe, then the person should veer away from buying anything from that seller since they are likely to be fakes.
