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Originally Posted by HondaGuy
Remember the 4 C's...
Carat, colour, clarity, cut...
Clarity: Highest: VVS1, VVS2...VS1, VS2...SI1, SI2...I1, I2 etc...
Colour: Highest: D,E,F...(clear) G,H,I (slight yellow) ... Etc
Good luck!!
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Don't forget Internally Flawless & Flawless both are above VVS1. As far as my experinces when I got married. I didn 't like the pressure that Ben Moss and Spence Diamonds both put on me by their sales people. I've honestly had better experinces buying cars from dealerships. In the end I bought my wife's engagment ring and wedding band from Blue Nile Diamonds in the states. Purchased it online; spoke to a rep over the phone and had the ring within two days. Their website is very good for reasearching prices, understand what you're buying and so fourth. However like the Previous poster mentioned the dollar is down to .90$ to USD so buying out of the states may not be worth it but I found a much better deal in the states and likely saved anywhere between 2-3K
Also side note: Depending on your budget you may want to check out the local Jewellery Auctions that happen every couple months. My wife and I have been to about a dozen of them and I've noticed a pattern that Diamond Jewellery sells for around a third of MSRP. Not to be confused with Appraisal Value as this is always usually double what it's worth. But I've seen 15-20,000$ Tiffany Engagment Rings sell for 5-7000$ at Auction. Even with the 15% Buyer's Premiums and Tax you're still coming out way ahead.
Hope this was helpful.
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