Buying a diamond can be one of the most important and intimidating purchases you ever make. Whether you're getting engaged or buying for an anniversary, investment or "just because,"
How to Buy a Diamond
will take the pressure and uncertainty out of getting the best diamond for your money.
Newly revised and updated,
is the only book on the market to include wholesalers' secret pricing charts that you, the public, never get to see! The charts are broken down by carat, clarity, and color —including the various types of color within each color grade.
This eighth edition includes:
Matching your funds with the perfect diamond
The four Cs explained: clarity, color, cut and carat size
Ring styles and settings
Grade bumping: what it is and how to spot it
Picking the right jeweler
Jewelers' tricks of the trade
Wholesaler' secret pricing charts!
Praise for
:
"Finally, one of the top diamond experts breaks the silence and demystifies the world of diamonds for regular folk like you and me." —Gregory J.P. Godek, author of 1001 Ways to Be Romantic
"Whenever anybody asks me about buying a diamond, I give them this book." —Rob Bates, National Jeweler