Premade / off-the-shelf / ready-to-ship diamond pendants vs. selecting your own diamond? The latter is a far better deal, with one exception: if you need the diamond pendant fast. Otherwise, choose your own diamond and save tons. I show you how in this article. Not in a huge hurry? Then choose your own diamond for […]
Helzberg $6,000 Signature Diamond Engagement Ring Review: Bad deal! Get a $2,630 certified, better alternative instead.
Is this Helzberg Signature diamond ring worth it for $6K? No! I prove it with screen shots. Get this certified, better alternative. It’s at least $1K less, too! The Helzberg Offer: $5,999 Item number at Helzberg: 2317333 See it live at Helzberg (unless it’s been discontinued / gone out of stock). Notice these specs about […]
10 Ways to Afford the Diamond You Want
If it’s your first time to buy fine diamond jewelry, you’ll have sticker shock at the major retailers. But with easy search techniques, you’ll find certified, bigger, better diamonds — for $1,000s less. Fine diamond shopping online has changed massively over the past few years. But you have to know how to take advantage of […]
5 Ways to Get Your Boyfriend or Husband to Buy You a Bigger, Better Diamond — for much less than expected.
Any diamond, bought from the heart, warms the heart. But everyone naturally prefers a bigger, better diamond. Here are 5 ways to 100% let your husband or boyfriend know how he CAN afford MUCH better than he thinks. It’s not just for you. It’s for him too. Gifting diamonds is as great a feeling of […]
Don’t buy this 3-carat diamond engagement ring at Jared for $24K. Get a GIA-certified, better one at James Allen for only $16K (or an even better one for $10K).
Do you want a big 3-carat diamond engagement ring? Maybe you looked at Jared, and saw this ring for $23,999.99. (See it below.) Don’t buy it. You can get a GIA-certified, objectively better quality diamond in a ring from James Allen for $15,845 instead. Or you can get an IGI-certified, even better diamond ring of […]
Don’t buy this Neil Lane diamond engagement ring at Jared for $22K. Get a GIA-certified, better one at James Allen for about $14K (or less, at about $9K).
A reader looked at this beautiful Neil Lane diamond engagement ring at Jared for $21,999.99. Worth it? I think not. It had some red flags: the Clarity and Color grades were too low for this price point. And it had no certification lab that I could find. I showed him how to find a GIA-certified, […]
J.R. Dunn offers this Verragio Round Diamond Halo Engagement Ring (Setting Only) for $5,300. Is it worth it?
J.R. Dunn has this Verragio Round Diamond Halo Engagement ring (the setting only, not including a center diamond) for $5,300. Is it worth that? Can you get a better deal at my go-to place, James Allen? (Yes I seem to be a James Allen fan boy. But I’m not, per se. I’m a fan of […]
J.R. Dunn offered a 3-carat Henri Daussi Halo Pavé Diamond Ring for $29,500. I found an almost identical ring for $16,580.
This pear-shaped pavé ring designed by Henri Daussi and sold by J.R. Dunn is exquisitely beautiful. It’s graded by the GIA at SI2-Clarity and K-Color. So, is it any different from a similar ring (also GIA graded at the same SI2-Clarity and K-Color specs) I found at James Allen for $16,580? It’s simply not worth […]
Anna Sheffield offered a 1.2-carat Emerald Cut Solitaire Pavé diamond ring for $11,750. I found a GIA-certified, better alternative for $7,620 (saving $4,130).
This is an easy style to love: an Emerald cut diamond surrounded by round brilliant cut accent diamonds, and including as well diamonds down the shanks of the ring. Supposing the clarity and color grades are excellent, this design displays great brilliance in the accents as well as a profound depth in the center stone. […]
Cartier offered a tiny Emerald Cut Solitaire Pavé diamond ring for $3,100. I found an alternative for $1,505.
This Cartier offer in 14K White Gold is delicate (scroll down to see it here), and beautiful by any standard! But it’s also overpriced, in my opinion. And I think I back up that opinion with the facts, below. This is one of those rings which are so relatively inexpensive, it may be an ok […]
