on budget: advice on certs generated from South African Mind

[DiamondPixie]

Dear all,

My search for the ring is not finalised... its been quite a long time and we are still looking at many options... recently another jeweler introduced some south african diamonds promotion. The diamonds are not internationally certified, but they are certified by the diamond minds...???

the price is cheaper by a lot! but i dare not commit and ask for advice here first before making any decisions..

is it ok to get a non certified diamond? is the certificate from the "diamon mine" good enough???

i''m really not into color, more on cut...

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/24/2009 3:20:58 AM
Author:DiamondPixie
Dear all,

My search for the ring is not finalised... its been quite a long time and we are still looking at many options... recently another jeweler introduced some south african diamonds promotion. The diamonds are not internationally certified, but they are certified by the diamond minds...???

the price is cheaper by a lot! but i dare not commit and ask for advice here first before making any decisions..

is it ok to get a non certified diamond? is the certificate from the 'diamon mine' good enough???

i'm really not into color, more on cut...

Hi Pixie

I wouldn't advise getting a non lab graded diamond, but whatever you do if you decide to go for it, make any sale final on the stone checking out to your satisfaction in all aspects ( and get this in writing), if not that you can return it. Here is the appraiser tool for you.

https://www.pricescope.com/appr_list.aspx