Diamond Handbook: How to Look at Diamonds and Avoid Ripoffs Book

Using close-up photos, the Diamond Handbook, shows how to judge diamonds on the basis of how they look instead of just on how they're graded. It gives lots of shopping tips and helps you select competent jewelers and appraisers. The Diamond Handbook expands on the information in Newman's companion book, the Diamond Ring Buying Guide by including chapters on diamond grading reports, jewelry appraisals, diamond fluorescence, recutting, synthetic diamonds, antique cuts and jewelry, and branded diamonds. This book is not a price list or diamond catalogue; it's a guide to evaluating diamond quality. If you want to get good value for your money and avoid ripoffs, read the Diamond Handbook and take it along when you go shopping.