| Before you start shopping for diamonds,consider | | | | untreated. |
| dealing with a bonded jeweler. | | | | Bonded diamonds increase in value, with afixed |
| Bonded jewelers sell bonded diamonds,and there | | | | appreciation rate that is designed tokeep up with |
| are very few bonded jewelers inthe world. In | | | | inflation. This means that adiamond that is worth a |
| fact, out of all of the jeweler'sin the world, only | | | | certain amount ofmoney today will be worth |
| about 5% of them arebonded. Buying a bonded | | | | more in the future,as the price of diamonds |
| diamond willcost more than buying a | | | | continues to rise. |
| non-bondeddiamond, but when you look at what | | | | This generally does not apply to buy |
| youget with the bonded option, you will seethat it | | | | backs,however. It typically applies to trade-ins. |
| is well worth the extra expense. | | | | Alternately, by purchasing a bondeddiamond, you |
| First, bonded diamonds have a buy backpolicy for | | | | are protected against thepossibility of a market |
| the life of the diamond. No matterhow long you | | | | crash. If a marketcrash occurs, the value of |
| have had the diamond, you cantake it back to the | | | | diamonds willdrop. However, the bonded |
| bonded jeweler and sell itback to him or her, for a | | | | jewelerguarantees to refund you the |
| 100% refund. If ajeweler does not offer a 100% | | | | differencebetween what the diamond is now |
| buy backguarantee, for the life of the diamond, | | | | worthand what you paid for it before the |
| thenyou should take a closer look at the | | | | marketcrash. |
| diamondto see what is wrong with it. | | | | It may be difficult to find a bonded jeweler inyour |
| Bonded diamonds also have a breakagepolicy. If | | | | area, but if you can, this is who youwant to deal |
| the stone breaks or chips, thebonded jeweler will | | | | with, as opposed to dealingwith an un-bonded |
| replace it with a new one | | | | jeweler. Specifically tellthe jeweler that you are |
| - one time. No jeweler would ever offer sucha | | | | only interested inbonded diamonds. You can find a |
| policy on any stone that was not 100%natural, so | | | | bondedjeweler in your area by using various |
| just the offer of such a policyshould give you | | | | onlineresources, or by calling the local |
| piece of mind concerningthe quality of the | | | | jewelrystores. |
| diamond. Bondeddiamonds are natural and | | | | |