Round vs. princess-cut diamond?
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I have the princess cut and its MUCH more sparkley than the round one, Looks MUCH bigger, BUT... Costs more usually. If I had to choose I would keep my princess cut over any other cut out there, I think its the prettiest. I've never broken it... honey, Its a diamond. If it breaks that easily, its not real!
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Some diamonds have been drilled with lasers to remove impurities and the holes are then filled.  This makes it a clearer looking diamond, but it compromises the structural integrity.  Make sure to examine the GIA or AGS cert and look at the comments to avoid this.\n\nVisit http://www.pricescope.com for more diamond information - they have toms of resources and online resellers  for you to research and buy your diamond... you really should try to become as informed as you can before you buy, it is a big purchase.
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Ive been a gem cutter for nearly 35 years...Gunner is right on his points about opal, but your case is a little different with what you have...If you would like to email me at tahoeman_69@sbcglobal.net or IM me at tahoeman_69, I would be happy to discuss everything you would like to know...It is really more involved than I can describe here and I think it would help to uncomplicate the process if we talked via messenger...
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I use Crystal Cut with my diamond saws. It is a water additive that is a rust inhibitor and should be used with diamond wheels and trip saws\n\nYou only need to mix 1 ounce of this to a gallon of water--a lot of bang for the buck. I buy 5 pounds of it for about $23.00, or 80 gallons worth at about 29-cents a gallon.\n\nTo skimp on this type of product in your lapidary workshop is to be penny-wise and pound-foolish. If you use water alone your equipment will rust out quickly and will be expensive to replace.\n\nI've never found it to get "mouldy" or cloudy and I've had jugs of it sitting around for several weeks. If you are using a different brand, you may want to consider switching. Any reputable lapidary supply such as Kingsley North should be able to provide it for you.
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Check out:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond
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Is this for an engagement ring? If so, maybe you can consider another stone, rather than an imitation. Lots of women I know have citrine, sapphire, or other stones for their engagement rings. (It was good enough for Princess Diana, though her sapphire was surrounded by diamonds.)
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When my gf of just one year had her birthday, I went to ebay and bought a jewel from cambodia.   I got a blue zircon, (she likes blue zircon, and trust me, if you pay attention, the gf will drop the hints.....)\n\nShe took that blue Z and bought a ring and setting for it, (cause she knows gemology), and I have to say,  she did a really good job of making a ring out of it.\n\nSo, look for something unusual, something she likes, and something she can add her own style to.\n\nAND GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!!  (cause,dude???  that's not an easy thing to do!!!)\n\nsincerely:\ntom
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a 1 carat, D colour (the whitest), VVS2 (very very small inclusions 2, the 3rd best clarity after IF and VVS1), round, perfectly cut diamond, will be about 10-11'000 dollars\n\nbelow about 0.5 carat, the diamond will start to be a bit small for one to notice the clarity differences that much, or the colour differences by the way.\n\nwhich is why most jewellers will tend to offer slightly lower qualities on smaller diamonds, say not better than G (which is still quite white by the way), and no clearer than VS1 or VS2\n\nif you look around a bit, you should find one such 0.25 carat fairly white and fairly pure diamond for around 350-400 dollars.\n\nfor a piercing this may be enough.  for jewelry this is on the low-end, especially for an earring for a woman other than teenager (of course, even so the pair of earstuds, total weight 0.5 carat, would already set you back 800-900 dollars - the mount would typically be given away by the seller because it costs so little, relative).  for a ring this is too small, unless it is for a teenager.\n\nin general given that it is pretty much impossible for a non-professional to tell the difference between, say, D or F (or even G), or beween, say, IF and, say, VS1, either go to a reputable place (retailer such as Kays, online retailer such as diamondstudsonly.com), or else avoid the whiter colours and higher clarities if you cannot trust the vendor 200pc.\n\nhope this helps
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ANOTHER ADVOCATE 4 EBAY\n\nI had an EBAY wedding! I got my dress, rings, shoes, bridesmaid dress, wedding night lingerie, all on ebay.  My ring is a marquise cut diamond - 1 carat, with two accent diamonds, 1/4 carat each, and small diamonds in the band (8 total), white gold. THe diamond is an I in color an SI in clarity. I paid less than $1400 with shipping. I love it. His ring was made of Tungsten steel, very shiny and different, and scratch resistent, he got his for under $20!\n\nAll depends what you are looking for, jewelry searches are easy on ebay and most sellers are very reputable, just check their ratings! My ring came from a seller in NY, they seemed to have the best deals.
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Roses, jewerly, or money
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Hello duties on diamonds depend on the diamond themselve. What kind of diamods you are talking about? Raw-diamond...\nDo you like to do it on business or private??\nTherfore the tax is depending.\nSpecify your question.
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There are very few known red diamonds.One fine example vanished a few years ago.It was a brilliant un-cut diamond found in a dig-sight in Akra (Bannu) in Pakistan.It changed hands a few times among locals before a European collector bought it & left.Perhaps it will turn up in an auction soon.
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Diamond with a reddish tinge or diamond gotten through betrayal.
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i agree with cookie cutter\n\nwhat the heck is a round *****???
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check out this web site maybe this will help you i personally think you should go with a real diamond it doesn't have to be huge and expensive \nhttp://www.russianbrilliants.net/russian_ice_faq.html
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I love the princess cut. but it all depends too!
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more diamonds but bigger the better