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How To Buy A Diamond: Insider Secrets For Getting Your Money's Worth, 5th Edition
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Features
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca; 5 edition March 1, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402204094
ISBN-13: 978-1402204098
Product Dimensions:
8.8 x 5.8 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
From Library Journal
Buying guides for gems and jewelry appear on the market with some regularity, and these two are similar in scope and content to their predecessors. Cuellar, founder and president of Diamond Cutters International, covers the standard topics of the four Cs (carat, clarity, color, cut), as well as the fifth C, cost. Various chapters focus on everything from ring settings to insurance, investment, and selling diamonds; other tidbits include carat size charts and even a list of 101 ways to be romantic. This serious yet lighthearted guide is geared to anyone looking for inside information on purchasing a diamond. Matlins's (Jewelry and Gems, LJ 5/1/94) work is equally informative yet more serious in nature. Each of the seven parts focuses on a variety of topics from the historical significance of pearls to pearl types and quality, from selection to caring for and wearing pearls. The two most important sections deal with insider tips and advice from the experts and what to ask when purchasing pearls. Other features include price guides, special charts, and a special color photograph section. Both of these books are suitable for public libraries.?Stephen Allan Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. Lib., Johnson City
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Reader Reviews
I bought three books about diamonds: "How to Buy a Diamond (5th edition)," by Fred Cuellar; "Diamond Ring Buying Guide (6th edition)," by Renee Newman; and "Diamond: a Journey to the Heart of an Obsession," by Matthew Hart. If you only buy one book, pick "How to Buy a Diamond," by Fred Cuellar. You'll learn almost all you need to know to buy a diamond and not pay thousands of dollars too much. Not only does Cuellar clearly explain the "4 C's" and other aspects of diamonds, he gives practical advice, e.g., buy SI1 clarity, H or I color, and a .99 carat weight rather than 1.01 carats, and your diamond will look fine to everyone and you'll save $$$$. I especially enjoyed Cuellar's chapters on how jewelers scam customers, and his chapter on court cases in which he was an expert witness. These mysteries will keep you turning the pages past your bedtime! "Diamond Ring Buying Guide" has better photos and more detailed information, but doesn't have the practical advice or entertaining stories of Cuellar's book. Both books are missing two chapters. First, I'd like to see a chapter about alternatives to diamond rings. E.g., a Celtic engraved ring without a gem can be more beautiful than a plain gold ring with a big diamond (yawn). Or rings with colored gems can look more beautiful than a diamond rings. These books have chapters about cubic zirconia, which Newman snubs and Cuellar, as usual, gives the practical advice "if you can't see the difference, maybe you shouldn't spend the extra money." The other missing chapter should be about the human rights problems associated with African diamond mines. Some mines are run by warlords using essentially slave labor, with the diamonds traded for weapons. Then there's the DeBeers cartel...and more. After reading Hart's book you'll insist on buying a diamond from a Canadian mine (or buy a gem other than a diamond).
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