february-09-041wordpressDo you want a diamond?  Have you ever wished you could have an upgrade big honker on that all important third finger of the left hand?   Are you in the market to buy your engagement ring?  Well, let me tell you there are some DEALS out there!  Buy it NOW!!

I was in Ft. Worth on a buy last week and because diamonds are not being sold, the prices for diamonds are continuing to fall.  The prices are falling steeply.  Why you ask?  Well, is it more important to have gas in your car, groceries, pay a mortgage or those things?  These are the issues that are near and dear to most people at the moment.  Diamonds are not a necessity therefore they are not selling.  If they are not selling then the price has to go down from the sellers.

As I asked earlier, do you want a big honker diamond?  Well take into consideration the cuts that are not “in fashion” or “in style”.  All cuts go through there highs and lows of demands.  Cuts that are “in style” right at this moment are rounds and princess cuts.  The worst and most out of style are the heart shape and the marquise shape.  Think along those lines.  Start YOUR own trend.  These are deeply discounted.

Heart shaped is difficult to move and really doesn’t look quite right on the hand. Does the heart face you or away from you is a normal question?  It makes the best statement as a pendant.  They can be lovely and very sweetly feminine pendants.  Make sure that it has the correct outline of a heart shape.  You will know it when you look at it upside down or table down.  Does it look symmetrical?  Or fat and stubby?  Or thin like a contact lense?

Marquise can be bought for such good deals.  Simply no one wants them.  If you have to have what’s “in style”, then by all means do it.  But if you want to go for SIZE on the hand, then marquise is THE way to go.  They were very, very popular in the 90’s and everything that is popular only has a short life span.  It will be saturated in the market places to the point that everyone will have one and then the popularity quickly goes down the steeply.  You can profit in this by choosing a diamond shape that is unpopular.

Think about size this way.  Would you like to have a 1.00ct princess cut with a premium price or would you rather have a double-ish the sized marquise cut diamond with a discounted price?  This is with similar colors, clarities, etc.  This can possibly be a very do-able situation.  My money would be on the marquise if the choice was to go for size.   You will have to hunt for your deals.  An estate dealer that buys from the public will give you the best deals.  

Do know, you’ve got to find a well cut marquise.  It will look similar to a football shape.  Here again, do your homework.  Have a dealer or your gemologist show you what a well made marquise cut diamond looks like.  Make sure you look at it loose.  Place the diamond upside down on the table or flat side.  This is the easiest way to look at a marquise for a lay person.  Not short and stout, not long and narrow, not thin or thick in depth but you want a shape similar to a football.  Once you’ve seen one you will understand what I am saying.

This is information that public just doesn’t have access to and you now do.  Choose the best color, clarity, make and proportions, little fluorescence.   If you can afford to go buy a diamond now, go buy it now.  Don’t delay.  There are deals to be had. 

P.S. I am in Frisco Hilton Garden Inn on Gaylord at a buy show.  Come see me.