Diamonds (3rd Edition): The Antoinette Matlin's Buying Guide [Paperback]

Newly updated and expanded,Diamondsgives you all the information you need to buy, collect, sellor simply enjoydiamonds with confidence and knowledge.

Whether you are buying a diamond for an engagement ring, anniversary, to commemorate a special moment or for personal pleasure, today it is more important than ever to understand what you are buying. There are new shapes and cuts, fancy colors, high-tech treatments and sophisticated frauds. There are new ways to buysuch as Internet auctions. Buyers need a source of expert guidance.

Practical, comprehensive and easy to understand, this book offers in depth all the information you need to buy sparkling diamonds with confidence, including:

• What is a diamond?
• An in-depth look at factors affecting differences in quality and cost.
• Diamond grading reportswhyallthe information is important, and what it tells you.
• How to compare prices.
• How to spot differences in stones that may appear to be the same quality.
• How to protect yourself from misrepresentation.
• Questions to ask when buying any diamond.
• What to getin writing.
• How to get what you want within your budget.
• Important information about buying on the Internet & and much more!

Written by an insider,this easy-to-read guide is the unofficial diamond biblefor anyone who wants to get the most for their money?and enjoy what they have purchased.

Contents
List of Price Guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vivii
List of Special Charts and Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
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