Buying Advice

In the past two months there have been a couple of reports on Today Tonight - one about buying diamonds online and one about buying meat.

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Re-certification or verification refers to taking a certified diamond to an independent appraiser or laboratory to double check the gradings on the laboratory certificate.

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It’s true, all these tools such as the Ideal-Scope, BrillianceScope and proportion analysers are completely over-rated.

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This report from NBC’s Dateline tells the story of how lab grading reports, from major labs such as IGI have blatantly soft gradings that essentially rip-off consumers.

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News.com.au is reporting a court case in which the judge decided that an engagement ring is a “conditional gift” in return for marriage.

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A common question we get is why are our 1 carat diamonds more expensive than other 1 carat diamonds from another jeweller. (more…)

When buying a diamond engagement ring, consumers are faced with three main options.

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It’s fairly common nowadays for valuations to come with engagement rings and other jewellery, but usually they have some huge, seemingly meaningless value on them.

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With the Australian Dollar buying well above 80 US cents, now has never been a better time to buy a diamond.

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With a lot of commotion surrounding laser inscription in the past few months, it is important to step back and have a think about the effect and effectiveness of laser inscription.

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