Tip #2 before buying a Diamond.

Always ask the seller for a certificate, with an option to change the diamond or get your money back if the Diamond characteristics don`t match the certificate or the invoice.

Our best recommendation is the GIA certificate, its the only one that is 100% trusted internationally, and its known in the Diamond industry that you don`t mess with a GIA certificate.

There are some other OK laboratories but non is as trusted as the GIA.

Tip #1 before buying a Diamond

NEVER buy a Diamond yourself , always use the help of a trusted professional.
This might sound funny to you, which is a good sign, but the countless cases we have seen of people thinking they just made the deal of their life and instead they made the seller`s deal of his life proofs that its a common mistake.
Make your homework, ask all the questions you can, don`t play with the money you worked so hard for. 

I - included

The I category is not used for jewelry, in very rare cases you can find some I diamonds, usually when it comes to jewels with many small diamonds, in some cases and I diamond will be seen.  

I diamonds have many defects external and internal which are easily seen with the naked eye.

In some cases of major external defects, many jewelers take their I diamonds and repolish them so they lose some points but the clarity improves and they become SI.

SI - Slightly Included

SI1 and SI2 are the lowest type of diamond used for jewelry, this diamonds have many defects that are seen easily under a x10 luope, however, being that they are not visible to the naked eye, they are used a lot in jewelry.

SI Diamonds are never to be used as an investment, they don't represent real value, and they are a little hard to resale.

VS1 - VS2 "Very Slightly"

The VS1 and VS2 are similar to the VVS group because they both have the same type of defects, the difference is the amount, while the VVS group has only few insignificant defects, the VS group contains more.

In some cases one big defect will to lower the diamond Clarity level to VS from VVS, for example if the defect location is in the diamond face, or in case the defect is reflected all over the diamond.

VS is a commercial group and is used generally in high class jewelry, most VS Diamonds are not used as an investment, however there are some exceptions as we will explain later on.

VVS1 - VVS2 "Very very Slightly"

The VVS1 and VVS2 are to very special, VVS stands for Very Very Slightly, and they possess a very high clarity level, in this group you can find some slight internal and external defects which are extremely hard to see under 10x loupe, and very insignificant external defects, the VVS group is a beautiful group and is used by many as an investment. 

Its extremely important to understand that Very Very Slightly should not be looked down at under no circumstances, VVS is probably a better investment than FL or IF as we are going to explain later on. 

   

FL- IF "Flawless"

The first group is the FL and IF beauty at its glory, nothing wrong what so ever with the diamond, this might come as a surprise to you because all diamond are beautiful and clean, but the truth is that under 10x loupe you can see some defects which are not visible to the naked eye, therefore the FL, IF group is the most rare and expensive one, there are many Diamond dealers that haven't seen one and might never get to see any.

The only Flaw with the Flawless is its flawlessness, believe it or not many Diamond dealers are used to see some flaws in their Diamonds, that is actually one of the ways they confirm the authenticity of the Diamond, so when a Flawless comes by it turns on the rad light.