| Those who are planning the purchase of
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| | saturation, with colorless gems being at
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| wholesale certified diamonds or gemstones
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| | the beginning of the scale and those with
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| from jewelry wholesalers do well to
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| | deep color at the end.
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| educate themselves on issues related to
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| | While the diamond market and industry is
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| the diamond market - including diamond
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| | controlled by a relatively few
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| appraisal and diamond certification.
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| | individuals and corporate entities, most
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| Although these terms are sometimes used
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| | jewelry wholesalers agree that the most
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| interchangeably, they are in fact two
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| | reliable certifications are done through
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| different things, both of which are
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| | either the Gemological Institute of
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| necessary in order to determine the
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| | America or the American Gem Society
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| market value of certified loose diamonds.
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| | Laboratories.
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| Certification
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| | It is important to understand that such
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| This is also known as a "diamond grading
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| | labs cannot certify gems that are
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| report." It is used to describe loose
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| | mounted. However, a reputable jewelry
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| diamonds in terms of mass (carat),
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| | wholesaler should provide you with a
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| clarity and color. This report is
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| | certificate at the time of purchase.
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| prepared for jewelry wholesalers,
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| | Appraisal
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| retailers, collectors and investors by
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| | Unlike loose stones, a diamond appraisal
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| geologists who specialize in the
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| | can be performed on mounted stones (those
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| sub-field of gemology, or the study and
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| | placed in settings). Unlike
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| evaluation of precious stones and gems.
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| | certification, it is less objective, and
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| Certified loose diamonds are those which
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| | based on estimations made as a result of
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| are accompanied by such a grading report.
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| | what can be seen. There are several
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| This report gives information about the
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| | different techniques for this, but the
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| diamond's objective physical
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| | main purpose is to determine the
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| characteristics - those which can be
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| | diamond's monetary value. Jewelry
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| measured with scientific methods and
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| | wholesalers base their selling price
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| tools. Such a certificate will include an
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| | primarily on such an appraisal.
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| evaluation of the gem's clarity and color
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| | The Importance of Independence
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| as well as its symmetry and "fire," or
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| | It seems obvious that any certification
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| light reflecting characteristics.
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| | and/or appraisal should be done by and
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| Obviously, a clear diamond without
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| | outside, independent agency, but less
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| visible flaws (such as a "cottony"
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| | experienced diamond buyers may not
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| appearance within) is far more valuable
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| | consider that jewelry wholesalers using
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| than one that contains scratches or
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| | their own in-house appraisers will have a
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| internal blemishes.
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| | natural tendency to overvalue their own
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| Rather than receiving a monetary value,
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| | merchandise. For that reason, it is
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| certified loose diamonds are evaluated on
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| | important to have any diamonds you are
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| different scales, which includes the "SI3
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| | considering certified and appraised by an
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| Clarity Grade" and a Color Scale that
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| | outside third party that is not
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| uses numbers and letters D-Z. The latter
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| | affiliated with your jewelry wholesaler.
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| describes the gem in terms of hue and
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