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How to buy Diamonds
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Impossible? Think again. Here are a few tricks on how to acquire
a beautiful diamond or a piece of diamond jewelry on a budget.
0 Slight inclusions
Diamonds with slight
inclusions (S11, S12, or
SI3) can save you
thousands, as opposed to
buying a flawless
diamond. These flaws are
only visible with
magnification.
Less tban one carat
Instead of buying a 1-carat
diamond, try going for
something with less weight,
from 0.90 to 0.99. Prices seem to
skyrocket at every whole carat
so less brings more savings.
0 Buy online
Buy diamonds online. Like other online shopping ventures,
it is significantly cheaper than buying from a jeweler.
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0 Color
Near—colorIess diamonds graded G-I
aren't all that different from their
cousins in the D-F (colorless) category
to the naked eye but the price tag for
them will be less likely to empty your
wallet.
When choosing metals, white
gold and palladium fetch cheaper
prices; Palladium is also a great
hypoallergenic choice.
14K better t/ Jan 18K
Choose 14 karat instead of 18 karat
gold — get your ring setting for
a lesser price without sacrificing
the quality. As for white gold,
the lesser the pure gold content,
the whiter the metal will look,
the more durable it will be, and the more affordable.
Engage your inner coupon hunter
—there are dozens of sites
offering diamond and jewelry
coupons and these can fetch you
a nice discount.
Loose diamonds ‘WA
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These are sold at lower rates,
making it easier to compare
diamond prices. Buying a
diamond separately can be more
affordable.
Cluster
diamonds
The shape of cluster diamonds
makes it look like one large stone,
and smaller diamonds are
cheaper than an actual large
diamond.
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Bezel Halo Ylrin band Elongated
Bezel settings Halo rings have Going with a Going with a
can make the accent diamonds thin band will diamond shape
diamonds that surrounding a make a center that is elongated
are set in them center diamond diamond in a can make the
appear larger so which adds ring appear stone appear
you can save significant size. larger. larger than it is.
money.
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