Why Baguette Diamonds Behave Differently Than Round Ones in Diamond Rings
A bride once picked baguette diamonds for her eternity band expecting them to sparkle the same way her round solitaire...
Diamonds Basics
Diamond Colour Grades Explained : What D to K Actually Looks Like
A customer once insisted on a D colour stone, purely because D is the first letter of the grading scale,...
What “Clarity” Really Means When You Look at Diamonds Under Light
Someone once brought in a certificate that said VVS1 clarity and asked why the diamond still looked slightly cloudy to...
Carat vs Size – Why 1 Carat Ring Doesn’t Always Look Bigger
Two sisters came into our Borivali store not long ago, each trying on a different 1 carat ring, and one...
CVD, HPHT, and Other Words People Ask Me About Without Really Needing To
A customer stood at our counter recently and asked, quite seriously, whether the diamond in front of her was CVD...
IGI vs GIA – Does the Certificate Actually Change What You’re Buying
Someone asked me this last month while we were going through options for her engagement ring. She'd been reading up...
