| nd certificates from independent organizations | | | | much more for your diamond than what the |
| such as the Gemological Institute of America | | | | diamond is actually worth. |
| (GIA) provide a diamond grading report, that | | | | Protecting Your Investment |
| gives you valuable information about the 4 C's | | | | Diamonds are not the same kind of investment |
| that were taken into consideration when the | | | | as buying stocks and bonds, but having diamond |
| diamond was priced. It's important that you use | | | | certificates gives you a better investment than |
| an outside source for diamond certificates, instead | | | | just having the diamond. Diamond certificates |
| of the jeweler who is selling the diamond you are | | | | make it easier to sell a diamond in the future, |
| interested in, because the jeweler wants to make | | | | because you have documentation of how much |
| money on the sale of the diamonds, the | | | | the diamond is worth and why it was valued that |
| certificates may be slightly biased and you could | | | | amount. In fact, if you attempt to sell diamonds |
| be paying more than the market value of the | | | | without having diamond certificates, most dealers |
| diamond. | | | | will not buy from you and you would end up |
| Reasons to have Diamond Certificates | | | | having a certificate drawn up anyway, so you |
| When you go to a jewelry store, or consider | | | | may as well have a certificate grading report |
| making a purchase from an online retailer, the | | | | created at the time of purchase, for your current |
| jewelry that has diamond certificates tends to sell | | | | protection as well as future possibilities for selling. |
| for several hundred dollars more than diamonds | | | | Increased Security during Cleanings and Repairs |
| that are graded the same that are without | | | | Many people hesitate to bring their jewelry into |
| certificates. This is because the jeweler | | | | the jeweler's when they're in need of repair |
| recognizes that they typically grade their | | | | services or cleaning. It makes people wonder how |
| diamonds one level better than an independent | | | | they'll know for sure that they've received the |
| grading organization, like the Gemological Institute | | | | same diamond back that they brought in. It is an |
| of America. The GIA is more conservative when | | | | extremely rare occurrence for a jeweler to |
| grading diamonds because they do not gain | | | | purposely switch diamonds, however it could |
| anything from diamond sales. | | | | happen unintentionally. Diamond certificates act as |
| Pay the Right Price for your Diamond | | | | an additional security measure in this case. They |
| Diamonds are valued according to their quality | | | | are like fingerprints stored in police databases; |
| based on a grading system that makes use of | | | | they contain all the data needed to match the |
| the 4 C's. You should receive diamond certificates | | | | person to the fingerprints, and diamond |
| (also called grading reports) from independent | | | | certificates have enough information on the |
| companies rather than a jeweler, to insure that | | | | diamond to match the diamond with the |
| your getting an unbiased reporting of the value of | | | | certificate and the owner. |
| the diamond. Otherwise, you could be paying | | | | |