I believe that many people have no experience in buying diamonds, but would like to buy for marriage proposals or anniversaries. How to choose a diamond that you love and won't be rejected by your partners?
【4C Standard】
Let’s talk about the 4C standard and how it affects people choosing their diamonds. The first point, carat is important to many ladies. A diamond size range can be 0.0001 to hundreds carats. However, unlike gold, the price of a diamond is not calculated only by its weight. For instance, one-carat can be worth $100,000 but two-carats isn’t $200,000. The value is exponentially increasing!
The next is color. The color of a white diamond can be graded from D to Z color. The closer to D color, the more transparent the diamond. On the contrary, the closer to Z color, the yellower the diamond. Whole colored diamonds have a variety of colors, such as red, yellow, green, blue and purple etc. Light yellow diamonds have the closest color with the Z color of white diamonds.
You may know about the clarity of 4C. It represents whether the natural diamond has any inclusions or flaws when it is excavated from the ground, just like human skin.
The last is cutting. It can be divided into three elements: proportions, polish and symmetry, which can be graded into five levels: excellent, very good, good, fair and poor. The cutting can directly affect the sparkles of the diamond. The brightness of the diamond is not written on the certificate. Therefore, you should check whether the diamond is suitable by yourself.
Don't think that there is only round shape for diamonds. In fact, there are different shapes and other shapes on the market are very popular with women! In terms of shapes, everyone has different choices, such as princess cut, pear cut, heart cut......
The 4C standard can directly affect the price of a diamond. For instance, if you want to buy a diamond of about 50 - 60 thousand, there are more than 100 choices. How to choose the most suitable for your own in the 100 diamonds? Depending on the order of the 4Cs in your mind, you should prioritize the conditions that are right for you and then screen out the ones that are not. Everyone has his own budget to buy his ideal diamond. How to screen out from the 100 diamonds? The secret is to set a budget on the basis of 4C!
【Understand your needs】
In general, there are three types of diamond buyers. The first is "perfectionist", who wants the best conditions and has a budget in mind. The second is “task completer”, who knows what shape and size their partner wants. The third is "thrifter”, who has a relatively low budget. In fact, you can also have different choices of diamonds. So which type are you?
Let’s talk about “thrifter”. From the aspect of carat, this type of consumer might prefer smaller size diamonds, such as 50-80 carats. In this way, they can choose diamonds with higher color or clarity.
“Task completer” knows the demands of their partner, so it is easier for them to choose their ideal diamonds. For instance, a 2-carat, and a heart shape. We can provide 3 to 5 options based on their budgets.
“Perfectionist”, of course, want everything to be the best: D color, flawless clarity, and excellent in cutting, but they don't have unlimited money, so we filter the size of the diamonds based on their budget.
After discussing different types, you might have a question in mind. Why isn’t there a topic about “cost effective”? Indeed, there is no such thing when purchasing a diamond. You get what you pay for. If you hope to buy good things, you have to have a higher budget. When the budget is a little lower, you need to strike a balance between the 4Cs.
