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What's the Deal with Lab-Grown Diamonds?

HPHT Lab-Grown Rough Diamond crystal Natural Octahedral Diamond Crystal I have seen a lot of lab-grown diamonds lately, so I want to...

Understanding Your Diamond Appraisal: Antique Diamond Cuts

I am often asked to appraise pieces that have been inherited, which sometimes means running into the diamond cuts in the above graphic....

Understanding Your Diamond Appraisal: Naturals

This is a photo of a natural on the girdle/pavilion of a diamond. So, what did I just say? Well, a natural is the original (or natural)...

Understanding Your Diamond Appraisal: Damage

While diamonds are the hardest natural substance on earth, if it weren't possible to break them, we wouldn't be able to cut them to...

Understanding Your Diamond Appraisal: Cut

While shape is the outward shape of the stone, the word cut is used to denote how well a diamond returns light. Remember physics class?...

Understanding Your Diamond Appraisal: Clarity

Next on the list is clarity. Almost all diamonds will have some type of inclusion inside, the severity of which will determine its...

Understanding Your Diamond Appraisal: Color

Diamonds are graded starting at D and going to Z before heading into Fancy Colors. D-F are colorless and are more rare and valuable than...

Understanding Your Diamond Appraisal: Shape

Diamonds are cut into many shapes--even more than the ten shown here-- and the shape impacts the value every time. It can also help date...