Newbie silly question about diamond buying

[summerman]

Hi all,
I am a newbie and please forgive me if this sounds silly.

I am interested in buying a loose diamond to set into a pendant for my wife. I am located in Perth, Australia and I have been looking at internet 'wholesale' websites such as Bluenile, Diamonsonweb etc.. I must say that I am tempted. Before taking the plunge, I was wondering if I may get some advice from senior/experienced forum members regarding the following:

I have been filtering and looking only at GIA certified diamonds as I hear that they have the strictest of standards and are very reliable? My questions are:

1) How can I tell if the GIA certification that comes with the diamonds are genuine?
2) How can I tell that the diamond which is supplied is actually the one certified?
3) If the diamond is set into a pendant, how do I then tell that the pendant that I get back is indeed the one which is bought and certified?

Your ignorantly,
Summerman (contestant for newbie of the year award)

 

[ksinger]

Hi Summerman.

Just a pointer - this sub forum is really more general topics. If you want diamond buying advice, you probably want to copy and paste this (or ask the mod to move it) over to Rocky Talky. That's the forum to find all the technical diamond info/advice you will need.

 

[summerman]

Hi ksinger,

Thanks for your suggestion. I will do just that.

Cheers,