in this video we will go over how to shopfor diamonds so you don't get ripped off by jewelry stores and also give you tips andtricks so you can get high quality diamonds for a low cost all the while teaching youthe four c's of diamonds. this diamond is from a jewelry store i wentto. see here it is about 5,800 dollars later you'll see you can get this for 2000 dollarsless. we will use this 1 carat diamond ring on the finger or hand for this tutorial. carat! or the weight of the diamond is mostimportant to most people because it is how big the diamond is. our diamond is 1 1/2 .5carat you see here in the diamond size comparison. cut, is the next important and also how jewelrystores trick you the most. so pay attention.
when cut precisely the diamond bounces, orrefracts light back at you which makes it sparkle. when cut perfectly it refracts themaximum amount of light back at you through the diamond so it sparkles at its peak. jewelry stores cover up the poorly cut diamondswith beautiful lights that make the diamond sparkle no matter how terrible its cut. thenthe store doesn't even mention the diamond cut grade in the specs instead they try andmake the inexperienced shopper think the shape of the cut and symmetry are the same as thegrade of the cut. very tricky but no mention of the cut grade here. that is how they getaway with not mentioning the real cut grade. normally cut is measured like this here froma website i have linked to in this video.
cut is graded from good to excellent or ideal. the next important feature is the clarity.which is the diamond measurement of how many defects there are, how visible the defectsare, and how cloudy the diamond is. which all contributes to how sparkly and vibrantthe diamond looks. i's are visible defects and get less visible as you go to si vs andvvs. look at these two diamonds the one on theleft is i1 the one on the right is vvs2 can you see the difference and spot the defectsin the one on the left? why can't you see these defects at the jewelrystore? one, their fancy lights make it sparkle too much to see them. two, they normally giveyou defects on the side of the diamond and
they hide them under the ring setting clasps.you notice the defects only after you buy the diamond and under normal light. i wouldn'tgo below an si1. obviously the higher the better. color. this is graded from yellow to colorless.d being the most colorless. this is an area where a lot of people decide to cut back becauseyou can't really tell how colorless a diamond is unless another one is right next to it.you can see with this diamond it doesn't look that yellow. until we compare it to a colorlessdiamond right next to it. our diamond here is a g which is actually really good. eventhough i am going to show you later that this isn't actually that true.
in buying diamonds i have two additional c's.the fifth "c"is cost. briefly, to get the best price on real beautifuldiamonds you need to buy them online. watch my other videos for more in depth explanationson this. okay now i go to my favorite online jewelrywebsite that you can click on from this video and in the description below. you can see here i plug in the same detailsfrom the diamond i found at the jewelry store and viola! this same quality diamond onlineis 3600 dollars online. the jewelry store diamond we have been looking at is 5788 dollars.that is a savings of over 2,000 dollars. this leads me to my personal sixth c. whichis certifcation.
now as if the jewelry store hadn't tried torip you off enough. that savings of 2000 dollars is based on the fact that the two diamondswe looked at are equal. in fact they are not. the online diamond was actually way better.let me explain. look at these two diamonds. they have all the same specs. yet, you cantell the one on the left is way better! the one on the right looks scrathy & terrible.how is this possible if it says they are the same quality? you can see the diamond on theleft is certified by gia. it is the most accurate and the gold standard for diamond certification.the one on the right is a bad laboratory. if the diamond has a gia certification youcan trust that the diamond you buy is what the website or store says it is and livesup to all its specifications. no matter what
light they shine or what trick they use. going back, the diamond at the jewelry storewas certified by igl which is another lower certifcation method that inflates its gradesto rip you off. don't believe this happens? look at this emaili got from this mediocre online jewelery store after trying to buy a diamond shade h. itstates: when compared to gia this diamond will becloser to a k/l color. can you believe that? in short, if the jeweleruses another certification besides gia. they are trying to sell you a lesser diamond. if you want more online diamond buying adviseor price size comparisons watch my other videos.
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