The things that people search for… “Do diamonds shrink over time?” actually showed up in the Google Analytic’s keyword search tool this morning as a search term that somebody used to find this web site. Not surprisingly, they ended up reading the article which I wrote titled Diamond Shrinkage Syndrome: A Global Pandemic. Of course,

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“Hi, I read through your post on selecting the best Blue Nile Diamonds and picked a couple of diamonds out that I think meet the geometric recommendations that you laid out. Links below.  What I am looking for: Diamond over 1ct – 1.2ct Eye Clean Diamond will be set in a white gold setting (in

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“I was wondering if you could help me with evaluating if the 5.5 Holloway Cut Adviser score for a diamond is truly an issue. I have seen this diamond and another diamond that scores a 3.4. Is there any sort of analysis you could show me on these two?” “In-person I really did like the

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People frequently ask me whether diamonds from the Brian Gavin Blue fluorescent collection look blue. Most of them say something like “I like what you had to say about that 1.328 carat from Brian Gavin. However, my girlfriend says that she doesn’t want a blue diamond.”   Well, that’s good because Brian Gavin Blue Fluorescent

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“Hi Todd, thanks for the nice article that you wrote recently [Brian Gavin Blue Review]! Its amazing to see what a difference the outside diameter of a diamond can make in its price. You had helped me choose among a few 1.75 carat choices [James Allen vs. Brian Gavin 1.75+ carats] recently, but now the

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Tacori Bridal announced the debut of their “Pretty in Pink” rose gold jewelry collection today.  It features a collection of engagement rings, earrings, and diamond pendants made in rose gold, instead of traditional yellow gold, white gold, or platinum. “Pink gold” is a common name for “rose gold” which is a mixture of gold and

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