Diamond Ring Buying Guide: How to identify, Evaluate & Select Diamonds & Diamond Jewelry

by Renee Newman

Overview

This updated and revised Diamond Ring Buying Guide: 8th Edition provides concise yet detailed information on diamond quality evaluation, lab-grown diamonds, fakes, gem treatments, cutting styles, gold, platinum, palladium, silver, alternative metals, settings, ring selection, diamond grading reports, gem care and buying tips. It's a visual guide that helps you select the best diamonds and mounting for your budget and needs.

Written in clear, everyday English, with lots of color photos, the book shows you step-by-step how to evaluate diamonds and settings. It has helped thousands of diamond buyers make smart choices and is a useful reference for jewelry salespeople when answering customers' questions about diamonds, precious metals and settings/

What's new in the 8th Edition of the Diamond Ring Buying Guide

1. Chapters on silver and alternative metals because they are now being used for diamond jewelry as a result of the high prices of gold and platinum.
2. A two-page chapter on diamond grading lab documents.
3. A comparison of the benefits of lab-grown diamonds versus those of natural diamonds and a page showing how UV fluorescence can be used to help distinguish between natural and lab-grown diamonds.
4. A two-page chapter explaining why for hundreds of years diamonds have been more prized than other gems that are more rare.
5. Updated colored diamond photos and top auction prices.
6. A section on how color affects the prices of color-enhanced diamonds.
7. A revised chapter on judging cut quality with some new photos.
8. A revised chapter on judging diamond clarity and new photo examples of diamond clarity.
9. New photo examples of ring mountings and settings.
10. A section on 10 ways to save money on diamonds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780929975542
Publisher:	International Jewelry Publications
Publication date:	02/24/2020
Edition description:	8th Edition
Pages:	146
Sales rank:	670,129
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.34(d)

Editorial Reviews

Six Reviews of Previous Editions of the Diamond Ring Buying Guide

"Fact-filled, succinctly written…There's no doubt this guide is a valuable asset to the retail jewelry buyer. Sellers concerned about shoddy competitors might do themselves a favor by making this book available to those clients who are eager to find that optimum blend of value, quality and service. This is a definite thumbs up!"—C.R. Beesley, Former President, American Gemological Laboratories. JCK Magazine

"An entire course on judging diamonds in 155 pages of well-organized information…the book serves as a checklist for the purchase, mounting and care of a diamond. The photos are excellent."—Gems & Gemology

"Want to feel truly confident in the jewelry store? Read this book [Diamond Ring Buying Guide] by an industry insider, which will teach you how to judge a quality diamond. What We Love: The seriously savvy shopping tips (like how to tell whether you've got an honest salesperson) and the massive color photos that reveal what diamonds look like under a loupe."—Brides magazine.

"Expanded in both content and quality and number of illustrations to cover the significant changes that have occurred in diamond technology and the diamond ring industry…represents excellent value for money, and it is a very useful guide for those interested in purchasing a diamond ring. Gemmologists will find the information contained in this buyers guide up-to-date, accurate, and well presented."—Australian Gemmologist

"A wealth of information…delves into the intricacies of shape, carat weight, color, clarity, setting style, and cut—keeping explanations streamlined enough so even the first-time diamond buyer can confidently choose a gem."—Booklist

"Will definitely help consumers…Written in a popular style with lots of personalized examples, the book should be easy reading for the young people who are thinking about their first diamond purchases."—Lapidary Journal

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