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Oval Diamond Clarity: Where Inclusions HideOn an oval, position beats grade more decisively than on any other shape. A map of where inclusions hide, which one to always reject, and the free request...
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Eight Mistakes People Make Buying Diamond AlternativesAlmost every regret with a diamond alternative comes from one of eight errors, and none of them is having chosen an alternative. Which are fixable, and how.
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Which Diamond Alternative Actually Survives Daily WearThe Mohs scale is not linear and hardness is not toughness. Two corrections that change the durability ranking of every diamond alternative, and what actually wears out on...
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What Is an HPHT Diamond? High Pressure High Temperature ExplainedWhat an HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature) diamond is, how the process recreates the Earth's natural conditions to grow real diamonds, and how it differs from the CVD...
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Affordable Diamond Alternative Engagement Rings: How to Choose Without RegretChoosing a diamond alternative for an engagement ring is a different decision from choosing one for any other piece, because the ring has to survive daily wear, a...
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When We Would Tell You to Buy a Diamond InsteadAlmost everything written about moissanite is written by people selling it. Here is the other half, which is shorter and more useful.
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Diamond Hoops and Huggies: Where the Weight GoesDiameter is what people choose by; weight is what they live with. Closures ranked, inside-out settings, and why melee grades can't be verified.
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How Diamonds Form in NatureThe natural formation of diamonds: billions of years of heat and pressure deep in the Earth's mantle, the volcanic journey upward, and how labs recreate the same process...
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Diamond Size Chart: Millimetres by Carat and ShapeFace-up millimetres by carat and shape, plus the price steps that sit just below the round weights and the saving they make available.
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Eight Mistakes People Make Buying an Oval DiamondThe oval is the shape where the grading report tells you least and the setting decides most. The eight errors that account for nearly every oval disappointment, and...
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Oval Diamond Length-to-Width Ratio: How to Choose YoursThe length-to-width ratio decides whether an oval reads long and elegant or round and full. It is never printed on the report, only derived. Here is how to...
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Fire, Brilliance & Scintillation: How a Diamond SparklesHow a diamond sparkles, explained through its three components: brilliance (white light return), fire (rainbow flashes, where moissanite excels), and scintillation (the twinkle in motion), and why cut...
