The Journal · Topic
Antique Diamonds & Diamond Cuts
Old mine, old European, rose and transitional cuts — how antique diamonds are cut, graded, priced and worn, from a dealer who handles them every week.
Moissanite vs Diamond: How to Tell Them Apart, and Which Is Right for You
Moissanite is not a diamond, and a basic diamond tester will not tell you so. How moissanite and diamond differ in fire,...
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How to Tell If a Diamond Is Real: The Tests That Work and the Myths That Don't
How to tell if a diamond is real: why the fog, newspaper and water tests mislead, especially with antique cuts, what a...
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Do Lab-Grown Diamonds Hold Value? The Resale Reality
Lab-grown diamond prices keep falling and the resale market is thin. An honest look at lab-grown vs natural diamond value, resale, insurance...
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Old European Cut Diamonds: What Actually Drives the Price
Old European cut diamonds do not price like modern rounds. How carat thresholds, spread, warm colour, recutting and the grading report really...
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Designing a Ring Around an Inherited Diamond
Resetting an inherited stone is the most emotionally loaded work in jewelry, and the technical decisions get made badly when the conversation...
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How to Read a Diamond Report on an Antique Stone
Grading reports were designed for modern round brilliants, and on an antique stone half the document is misleading. Which fields to trust,...
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Why Antique Diamonds Sparkle Differently: Fire, Brilliance and the Light They Were Cut For
Antique and modern diamonds do not just look different — they are solving different optical problems, for different light. Understanding fire, brilliance...
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Old Mine Cut Diamonds: What Actually Drives the Price
Old mine cut diamonds do not price like modern stones, and the grading report that governs a modern diamond actively works against...
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Transitional Cut Diamonds: The Bridge Nobody Talks About
Between the old European cut and the modern brilliant sits a stone with no marketing behind it. Transitional cuts have antique character...
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