Finally convinced to give online shopping a go for your diamonds but still lost on how to get started? Here are some guidelines for you to start as a beginner.
a)      Set your budget
Please make sure you have money to buy your house, pay for your insurance and celebrate after your proposal (if you are proposing)
b)      Choose your diamond shape
This is purely personal preference, if you really need a guide for this, check out diamond-o page here.
c)      Decide the diamond 4Cs, proportion of diamond (%depth/%table) (which are available for your budget of course). Check …

As much as you would want to have the biggest diamond with the best cut, somehow you will have to make a balance between them and not be too greedy given you are on a budget (so unless you have loads of  money, this would not be of any concern). This is because the brilliance (affected by the cut) of a diamond contradicts with its size in some ways. The

The term carat dates back all the way to ancient times when gemstones are weighted against a carob bean where one bean equals to one carat. In 1913, the carat system is internationally standardized and adapted to the metric system. One carat now weighs at 200milligrams. Carat is often confused with size when in fact it is a measure of weight. It should also not be confused with the term

Polish measures the quality of finish on the diamond facets. Like streaks that remain on a car after waxing, polishing lines can also remain on the surface caused by polishing wheel after diamond cutting process and reduce the amount of light that enters the diamond. A considerable amount of time is needed to properly polish a diamond and sometimes this is reduced to cut labour costs. Depending on the amount

Refers to variations in a diamond’s symmetry. The small variations can include misalignment of facets or facets that fail to point correctly to the girdle. Symmetry is regarded as an indicator of the quality of as diamond’s cut; it is graded as either Ideal, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair or Poor. There is always the possibility that the girdle may not be perfectly round, facets maybe distorted, sloping table or