Posted: 12/4/2005 9:17:56 AM EDT
| Can you buy decent diamond stuff online? |
Let me rephrase that. Is there an online store that sells quality diamond stuff for reasonable prices? 
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Go with man made diamonds 100% REAL diamonds, made in a labs. WAY cheaper. Diamond Nexus Labs |
Not actual diamonds, but very, very close. Read the fine print. EDIT: After reading the literature thoroughly, they are just cubic zirconia (ZrO2.) |
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I bought my wife's diamond loose, and had it mounted by a local jeweler. It was less than half of the retail price. www.dirtcheapdiamonds.com This was four years ago, and after shopping around online for a week, he was the cheapest. And they all have access to the same diamonds. The stones are all certified. So you won't get ripped off. I was terrified, so I had mine appraised by a local jeweler. It was correct. Dirt Cheap Diamonds also sells jewelery, so you can get your earrings there too. If you buy them loose, you can get exactly the cut, color, clarity, carat weight you want. If you buy his earrings, you get a matched set just like you would at a store. (for a lot less than retail) Good Luck |
Where are you finding that?  Their diamonds cut glass - cubic zirconia doesn't do that, does it?Man made, jewelry quality diamonds are available. If I got the wrong website, fine. |
www.diamondnexuslabs.com/jewelry/Information/science1.htm
CZ (Hardness: 8.5) will cut glass (Hardness: ~6) |
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The problem is, the odds that the woman would find out it is a man made diamond is about the same as if she found out it was CZ. Unless something has changed in the last year, jewelers can still tell man made from natural. Either way, you would be screwed. Women want the real thing. Would you be happy with a Norinco 1911, if you really wanted a Kimber. Let your wife buy the Norinco for you, and have her tell you that they are really the same thing.  |
Russian Hand cut diamonds You're right, someone has done it! - "Ultimate Created Diamonds" are made in Russia and marketed by Alex Grizenko of Ultimate Created Diamonds Co., Boulder, CO. "Grown under the most controlled and demanding laboratory conditions, the Ultimate Created DiamondTM is a perfect carbon copy of nature. To emphasize that they are identical in structure and appearance to mined diamonds, Ultimate Created Diamonds are cut to recognized standards of perfection by top diamond craftsmen in Europe and America." http://rcgems.com/credinfo.htm "...Ultimate Created DiamondsTM have the exact same properties of a natural diamond: the same physical, chemical, and optical properties. Lucent Diamonds is proud to offer lab-grown diamonds that are politically and ecologically correct. They originate in a laboratory, not in a third world conflict nation, and they are not unearthed at nature's expense... Please e-mail us mailto:[email protected] for price and availability information. If you are a retail customer, we might be able to direct you to a jeweler in your area. If we do not have a jeweler in your area, we would be happy to help you directly. We can offer you fine custom designed jewelry by top jewelry designers, or more classical jewelry motifs. If you have a certain diamond size and shape in mind, e-mail us with a request and we will get back to you with a delivery time and price (normally about 6 weeks). If you are a jeweler and would like to talk to us about carrying Lucent Diamonds, please e-mail us at mailto:[email protected] ..." http://www.lucentdiamonds.com/INTRODUCTION.htm Lucent Diamonds, Inc. Tel: (303) 526-0900 Fax: (720) 221-4392 http://www.lucentdiamonds.com mailto:[email protected] Here are some sites that have ring settings: http://www.angiesrealm.com/shopping/jewelry/engagement-settings.html http://www.diamondringsjewelry.com/Diamond_Ring_Settings.php http://www.szul.com/products.asp?CategoryId=44 http://www.elsarings.com/diamondsettings.htm http://www.dyjewels.com/diamonds/diamond_rings/engagement_ring_settings http://www.antiquejewelrymall.com/enrinset.html http://www.coastaljewelers.com/settings.htm http://www.theshopster.com/jewelry/engagement.shtml |
hey, I'd take a norinco over a kimber any day... both are made in communist countries, but at least the norinco isn't MIM... |
