1. What do I need to know in advance to buy a diamond ring?
1, make a good budget
Before you go shopping in a physical store, you must first be clear about your own budget. Generally speaking, the budget for buying a diamond ring is almost a man's salary of 2-3 months. In other words, if your monthly salary is 1w, it is more appropriate to set the budget for buying a diamond ring between 2W and 3W, mainly depending on your actual economic level.
2. Understand the 4C standard of diamonds
What is 4C? Diamonds 4C are the criteria for evaluating diamond grades, including weight, clarity, color and cut. Because they all start with the letter C, they are called 4C for short.
The value of a loose diamond (a single diamond without inlay) is mainly determined by these four factors. No matter which factor changes, the value of diamonds will also change. Please refer to the above figure for specific variables.
Some friends want to ask, so what kind of 4C standard is suitable for ordinary people to buy? The highest cost performance?
The professional reference standard given by the national first-class jewelry appraiser is:
Carat: 50 points or more, with the function of maintaining and increasing value, without blindly pursuing 1 carat. The renderings can be seen > & gt50 diamond ring player renderings?
Color: g or h is enough, close to colorless. If the color requirements are higher, choose D, E and F, and the corresponding prices are more expensive.
Cleanliness: select the cleanliness in the interval of VS 1-VS2.
Cut: Only choose 3EX (perfect) cut, so that the diamond fire color can be perfectly presented.
If you can meet the above criteria, congratulations on choosing a nearly perfect diamond ring. Please remember that such a standard loose diamond is only a loose diamond, excluding processing fee and ring bracket, and only needs1-1.5w..
3. Ask to see the diamond double certificate.
The so-called double certificates refer to GIA international certificates that have passed the global quality inspection and NGTC certificates that have passed the domestic quality inspection. "One diamond and two certificates" is the choice and guarantee of diamond color and clarity standards. This means that these diamonds are carefully selected and will not go bad. However, it also prevented some merchants' documents from being forged. When you get the certificate, please ask the merchant to carry out on-site inspection and compare whether the inclusion distribution map on the certificate is consistent, so as to distinguish the real diamond.
2. What are the common pits for buying diamond rings?
1, to ensure the psychological price and prevent the inflated business.
After determining your own purchase budget, you must always be firm and don't be carried away by the recommendation of the merchants. Generally, after entering the store, the diamond dealer will ask your psychological price first, and then recommend a diamond ring with a higher price than you expected. At this time, you must stand firm. If the merchant thinks it is not feasible, he will give you a diamond ring with the right price.
2. Do your homework in advance to prevent over-description.
If you don't know the 4C standard and the price range of the original stone in advance, you may spend tens of thousands more as long as the merchants bluff a few more words! Be sure to look at the price according to the four standards of diamonds. Don't come up and ask, "How much is the diamond ring of 1 carat?" As soon as a merchant hears that you are a layman, it is easy to be cheated.
3, physical store purchase, careful online shopping
Some friends think it is cheaper and more cost-effective to buy diamond rings online. The little rhinoceros is holding your thigh, please don't! Please be careful when shopping online for valuables! ! ! Are there still fewer scammers on the Internet now? I can sell it to you below the market price! Do you think it will be true? If it's some reliable big-name diamond rings, Xiaoxi pats his chest and tells you that the price of online and physical stores is the same, and there is no such thing as a more favorable price.
4. Customized models are more transparent than finished product prices.
Xiaoxi suggested not buying finished diamond rings. The customized model is more unique and the price is more transparent. After all, you may only buy a diamond ring in your life. Different hands and diamond inlay techniques have different feelings. Nowadays, many big-name diamond rings also provide engraving service. Moreover, the price of loose diamonds from selection to material return, processing and polishing is transparent, and there is no false high.
5, high prices and low discounts are traps.
Some merchants may boast a diamond ring that is not very valuable to tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan, and then sell it to you at a very low discount. Customers are still very happy to think that they have picked up a big bargain, but they don't know that this is just a marketing tool for businesses. There are also some diamonds bought at jewelry fairs or traveling abroad. This marketing method is also very common, and most of them are inferior fakes. In this kind of business, Xiaoxi suggests you run quickly to avoid being fooled.
6. A beautiful firework is not necessarily a real diamond.
There are some fake diamonds, please note that they are fake diamonds! There will also be beautiful fire colors, and the merchants will show you how beautiful and cheap it is with a laser pen at the scene. Be careful of fake diamonds! This is not a natural drill, but it is made by hand. As mentioned above, look at 4C standards and certificates. Without a formal certificate, it's no use bragging!
Knowing so much, do you have a preliminary understanding and pit prevention knowledge on how to buy diamonds? After all, we are not professionals who know diamonds, but a little knowledge is better than a little knowledge. Maybe if you mention 4C standards and certificates, businesses will not dare to lie to you when they see that you are an insider.