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Table of contents

1. Acknowledgments
2. INTRODUCTION
   1. Who wrote this stuff and how
   2. It is not a serious book
   3. How to buy a diamond
   4. What will make you happy
   5. Is my diamond worth the price?
   6. Diamonds with Handshake
3. DIAMOND EDUCATION
   1. The Quick Basics
      1. Very quickly: 4C's
      2. Diamond Certificates or Grading Reports
      3. Let’s start at the top: Cut
      4. Carat Weight
      5. Clarity
      6. Color
      7. Diamond Shapes
   2. What to buy
   3. Slow down, it ain’t simple, tell me more
      1. the History of the "Ideal Cut"
         1. Tolkowskii
         2. AGS
         3. Cut Nut (Garry Holloway) and MSU
         4. Firescope and Idealscope
         5. DiamCalc
         6. Diamond Cut Studies
         7. GIA
         8. Consumers want a cut quality grade
      2. Elements of Cut
         1. Measurements and Proportions
         2. Crown and Pavilion Angles
         3. Table Size
         4. Total Depth and 60/60
         5. Girdle Thickness
         6. Culet
         7. Symmetry
         8. Hearts and Arrows
         9. Polish
      3. How beautiful is your diamond
         1. Brilliance, Fire and Scintillation
         2. Spread
         3. Fish-eye
      4. Tools to evaluate the cut
         1. Sarin and Ogi
         2. Holloway Cut Adviser (HCA)
         3. Ideal-Scope, Firescope
         4. Brilliancescope™ and Isee2
         5. Diamond Calculator
      5. Fluorescence
         1. Fluorescence1
         2. Fluorescence GIA
      6. Glare or Reflected Light
   4. Fancy Shapes and AGA Cut Charts
      1. Princess
      2. Emerald & Radiant
      3. Marquise, Pear, Oval, Heart
      4. Modified/Branded/Modern
      5. Old European
   5. Fancy Colors
      1. What Makes a Diamond Colored
      2. Yellow
      3. Pink
      4. Blue
      5. Green
      6. Champagne
4. PRICES AND THE TRADE
   1. From mine to your finger
   2. DeBeers
   3. Rapaport & other price lists
   4. Grading labs
   5. General
   6. GIA vs. HRD
   7. GIAGTL grading
   8. Lab strictness
   9. Diamond @ Wholesale
   10. Prices in different places
   11. Mall
   12. Brick and mortar
   13. High end
   14. Internet
   15. EBay and auctions
   16. Tricks and Traps
   17. Don’t be scared
   18. Appraising and insurance
   19. Diamonds as a commodity
   20. Diamonds as an investment
5. WHERE YOU CAN BUY A DIAMOND
   1. Malls, chain stores
   2. Independent B&M jewelers
   3. High-End Stores
   4. Discount stores: Wal-Mart, Costco
   5. Wholesalers and cutters
   6. NY Diamond District.
   7. Pawnshops
   8. Auctions (on- and off line)
   9. Internet
   10. Family jeweler
6. INTERNET & DIAMONDS
   1. Who buys via the Internet
   2. How it works
   3. Internet vs. Brick&Mortar
   4. Prices
   5. Avoid things like…
   6. How to take advantage
   7. Be ready for resistance
   8. Share your experience… ask others
7. ENGAGEMENT RINGS
   1. Choosing a design
      1. Styles
      2. Designers
   2. Metals
   3. Custom rings - Designing your own ring
   4. Caring for your precious
8. SELLING A DIAMOND
   1. Where NOT to sell
   2. Where to sell it
      1. newspaper
      2. auction house
      3. one line auction
      4. consignment
   3. Benefits of trading up
   4. Auctions and private sales
9. OTHER FAQ’S
10. WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH – REAL PEOPLE STORIES.
11. WHAT ELSE YOU CAN LEARN, OTHER RESOURCES
12. MESSAGE TO THE DIAMOND AND JEWELRY TRADE.
13. GLOSSARY
14. APPENDIX I. EXAMPLES OF GRADING REPORTS.
15. APPENDIX II. AGA GRADING CHARTS FOR FANCY SHAPED DIAMONDS.