Diamond Ring Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify & Select Diamonds & Diamond Jewelry: How to Evaluate, Identify & Select Diamonds & Diamond Jewelry: 7th Edition (Newman Gem & Jewelry Series) - Softcover

Newman, Renee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0929975405 ISBN 13: 9780929975405

Verlag: International Jewelry Publications,U.S., 2008

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The Diamond Ring Buying Guide is a comprehensive full-color guide to selecting and evaluating diamonds and diamond jewelry. This updated 7th edition has 140 new photos of ring styles, colored diamonds and contemporary diamond cuts. Information has also been added on palladium, diamond treatments, fancy colored diamonds, synthetic diamonds, ring mountings, and the new GIA and AGS cut grading systems. Chapter titles include: Diamond Price Factors in a Nutshell; Carat Weight; Diamond Shapes and Cutting Styles; Diamond Color; Judging Cut Quality; Judging Clarity and Transparency; Diamond or Imitation?; Diamond Treatments; Synthetic Diamonds; Gold; Platinum & Palladium; Choosing an Appropriate Setting Style; Choosing a Diamond Ring ; How to Care For and Protect Your Diamond Ring; and Tips on Smart Buying. As stated by a reviewer of the American Library Association’s Booklist, the Diamond Ring Buying Guide has “a wealth of information. . . delves into the intricacies of shape, carat weight, color, clarity, setting style, and cut—keeping explanations streamlined enough so even the first-time diamond buyer can confidently choose a gem.”

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Renée Newman, GG, author of ten books, is a respected gemologist with broad experience in pricing and evaluating gemstones and jewelry. Her gem and jewelry books are used throughout the world as consumer buying guides, sales-training tools, and references for jewelry professionals.

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Buying a diamond ring may be one of the most important jewelry-related decisions you will ever make. The Diamond Ring Buying Guide was designed to help you get the best buy possible. Written in clear, everyday English, with lots of color photos, the book shows you step-by-step how to evaluate diamonds and settings. It s helped thousands of diamond buyers make smart choices and it can help you too. The Diamond Ring Buying Guide offers tips on: Quality evalutation, ring styles, detecting fakes, savvy buying, diamond treatments, gold, platinum, palladium, fancy colored diamonds, custom-made jewelry.

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• Verlag: International Jewelry Publications,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0929975405
• ISBN 13: 9780929975405
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 156
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