Buying a Blue Diamond Ring is not always easy, since you rely on the salesperson in the retail store to give you all the information that you need to make an informed decision. This is why i put together a little list of things that you should watch out for.

If you hear the salesperson say any of the following, you should be wary and maybe even opt to go somewhere else:

- all blue diamonds are natural

- the color does not matter, they are all the same

- the cut is not important

- we do not carry blue diamonds, because they are all fake

- we do not have a loupe (if you hear this one, don’t walk out of the store, RUN)

- you will never see another blue diamond ring (unless it is a natural blue diamond, that’s a lie)

- we only have irradiated blue diamonds, because natural blue does not exist

- blue diamond, what’s that?

- we do not have certificates for our diamonds

- how about a blue topaz

The list goes on and on. There are a lot of salespeople that are not trained, do not care, or simply prefer to lie to the customer in order to make a sale. It is imperative that you arm yourself with enough information, so you don’t fall in a trap.

Having said all that, there are a lot of established and honest companies out there, online as well as offline, that will get you what you want and guarantee what they sell.

I would like you to help me add to the list, so feel free to leave me a comment and i will update the list, as i get suggestions. Questions are also welcome.

Enjoy your hunt for a blue diamond ring.

Just as you can get a blue diamond ring in one of the jewelry stores near to your locality, you can also opt for buy such jewelry online. There are a good number of sites selling diamond jewelry online and you can come across a huge number of choices, giving you exactly what you may be looking for.

But online shopping requires a number of points to be considered with care so that you enjoy a good shopping experience and get the best blue diamond ring for the money you are spending. Consider these simple tips to help you get the best blue diamond jewelry that can come within your budget.

Decide on Your Budget

Online shopping can present you with a number of options. At the same time, the online catalogs can make it even more desirable for you to buy one of the available diamond jewelry products on the website you are looking at.

However, you have to decide on a budget and think about going for the products that specifically fall in your range if you don’t want to be spending more money than you should. Therefore, decide on the budget before anything else.

The Credibility Reports and Testimonials

Once you have decided on a budget, try to find out whether the sites that you have on your mind are reliable enough and whether shopping for diamond jewelry there will give you genuine and authentic products. There are a number of ways to establish the reliability of an online site selling diamond jewelry.

First of all, read the reviews written by people who have shopped on the site. Check a number of such reviews so that you can get a better idea. Secondly, check if you can get in touch with the admin or management of the site easily, and then get all your queries answered clearly.

An auction site is not the best place to look for a blue diamond ring or other diamond jewelry. It proves to be quite risky, and you can never be sure about the authenticity of the diamond you are going to get in the end. Therefore you need to be extra careful about online auctions if that is what you have on your mind.

Knowing Your Diamond

It is also a good thing to know the various diamonds and be able to clearly differentiate between them before thinking of buying any blue diamond jewelry online. You need to understand that a blue diamond is quite different from other blue gems like topaz, etc. There really isn’t anything like a blue diamond ring .

Diamonds are something that every one of us would like to possess, and a blue diamond ring can be something that both men and women may crave for. And there are a number of things that make diamond so desirable amongst the other gems.

If you are after buying diamond jewelry like the blue diamond ring, there are a number of points that you should always be on the lookout for to ensure you are spending your money in the right way. Start with looking briefly at a blue diamond.

Blue diamonds have been here for a very long time

These diamonds have always been available for people who have wanted to purchase jewelry with such diamonds, or who simply wanted to get hold of the stone itself. The reason why these diamonds assume the blue color is because of the impurities and the lattice indices present.

However, this doesn’t make these diamonds less desirable. In fact, they can be a great gift for almost anybody. A blue diamond ring is a great way to influence someone, and there are a huge number of options for you to check out when you are thinking about buying these rings.

The Different Styles and Designs

These diamonds can come in a variety of shapes, sizes and cut. This makes it possible for you to check out a good many designs of rings with these diamonds as well. It is very important to understand here as to what should be the cut of the stone that you should be going for, as a lot depends on it.

The cut can make a huge difference in the appearance of the ring. You can go for oval cut, radiant cut, princess cut, round brilliant cut, etc. There are a number of other cut styles available as well, but these are the best cuts to go for if you are after a colored diamond, as they are able to bring out the best appearance for the stone.

The 4 Cs

You also need to be aware of the 4 Cs that decide the value of any diamond available in the market. These are the cut, carat, color and the clarity. Make sure you are aware of these 4 Cs before you decide to buy a diamond ring. The price and the quality of the diamonds are very much dependant on these 4 characteristics.

Finally, you must also concentrate on the jeweler or the store that you are buying your ring from. Diamond jewelry is always an expensive buy. You should spend your money very wisely to get the best blue diamond ring available in the market that your money can get you.

Diamonds for a Blue Diamond Ring have been around for a long time and as they say, diamonds are forever. So what can be done to keep them fresh and appealing? Exclusivity is of course one way. These days a new trend catching up in diamond jewelry is that of buying colored diamonds. Diamonds come in different colors and hues due to the presence of lattice defects and also impurities. One such color is blue.

Like other diamond rings, you can buy your ring in various styles, settings and cuts. Wondering which cut to go for? The cuts that bring the best in colored diamonds are round brilliant cut, oval cut, princess cut and radiant cut. You can have your diamond ring in any cut, but since this is one diamond that has a high flaunt value, most people prefer their blue diamond ring in a prong setting as this setting exposes a major part of the stone.

There are several things one needs to keep in mind when buying a blue diamond ring. Like colorless diamonds, the 4Cs apply here also but with a little difference. While carat measurement for a colorless and a blue diamond will be same, the cut, clarity and color will be taken differently. The cut of a blue diamond should impart maximum possible brilliance to the stone and hide any flaws at the same time. Unlike white/colorless diamonds, clarity is not a deal breaker in case of colored diamonds, but it is important nonetheless. Purity and saturation of color is important for brilliance and fire.

Saturation is nothing but how rich the stone is, in this case, a blue diamond. A richer/ deeper color will increase the cost of your blue piece substantially. Also look for undertone. This can enhance or kill the stone. If an undertone makes the color more intense, it is a plus point and adds to the value but anything which decreases the vividness is a big no-no as it will decrease the value of the stone and consequently the attractiveness of your blue diamond ring. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, blue diamonds are even more so!

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So you are ready to get a blue diamond ring, or maybe a blue diamond engagement ring? You should be aware of a few things first.

Most (and i really mean that to the tune of about 99.5o%) of blue diamonds on the market for a blue diamond ring did not come out of the ground that way. Those are usually diamonds, that had a different color rough (the original unpolished and uncut version of a diamond) and where than treated later on, to bring out a blue color. in case you are wondering what that treatment is, those diamonds get irradiated.

Please do not get me wrong here, those diamonds are very beautiful, i just thought it was important for everyone to know the truth some retailers will avoid telling you. A natural blue diamond is extremely rare, even rarer already set in a blue diamond ring and demands a premium price on the market. I will assume for the moment, that you are not ready to sell your house just yet to buy a natural one, so i will stick with the treated diamond.

A Blue Diamond (treated or otherwise), is judged by the same criteria as it’s white counterpart and that is by what the industry refers to as the 4 c’s: Color: with a treated blue diamond you would want a sky blue, or very deep and even blue, but a natural one will be judged by the depth of color. white diamonds are judged from D-Z, with D being the whitest and M-Z diamonds displaying a yellow to yellow/brownish tint. clarity: this shows how many inclusions (flaws) a diamond has. from best to worst it goes F = Flawless, IF = Internally Flawless (might have some pinpoint or a little scratch on the outside), VVS1 = Very Very Slightly Included (you will need a very strong microscope to see anything), VVS2 = Very Very Slightly Included, VS1 = Very slightly Included (you will not find any inclusions with a loupe = 10 x magnification), VS2, SI1 = (here you can see inclusions with the loupe, although it will be hard for an untrained eye), SI2 = (you should see inclusions with a loupe, even if you are not trained) and this is probably your best bet for a Blue Diamond Ring, since it provides the best balance between clarity and price, SI3(on EGL certificates) = you will see inclusions with a loupe, and probably even with the naked eye, unless you are completely blind, in which case i suggest to bring someone along when you shop, I1,-I5 = very easy to see inclusions without any magnification.

I will take a break for a little bit, but please stay tuned for the next installment, but i will be back with more information on how to pick your blue diamond ring .

Other Blue Diamond Ring tips:

Do not, ever, buy a blue diamond ring that does not come with certification. The two main organizations that certify diamonds are the G.I.A. (gemological institute of america) and the E.G.L. (european gemological laboratory). Do not accept any other certificates, unless you know and trust the jeweler you are buying from. Both of these institutions have are very reputable and their certificates are detailed.

When you buy online, check out the certificate, make sure that polish and symmetry are good or above and be sure you pick a company that let’s you return your blue diamond ring. This is important, since a diamond may show well on paper, but in reality you actually do not like it. There is nothing wrong, with not liking a particular diamond, since this is a very personal decision and you want to be happy with what you have.

Do not buy jewelry that you can not afford. I know that sounds silly, but it really is not. Jewelry is supposed to be worn with pride and enjoyment. That will not happen, if you look at your blue diamond ring and fret about the money you spend. Also keep in mind, that even though we buy diamonds for their beauty, they also retain their value and keep up with inflation. So even at a later date, diamonds can always be turned into cash, with a profit, if done correctly.

How does all this information pertain to your blue diamond ring?  Well, all of the above is true for a blue diamond, as it is for white diamonds or other colored diamonds, natural or enhanced.

If you are ever offered a natural blue diamond beware, those are so rare, that most jewelers will never even see one and they will most certainly not be set in a Blue Diamond Ring, since it would be much easier for the jeweler to just set it with the customers chosen semi-mount.

The most famous of all natural blue diamonds is the Hope Diamond. The Gemological Institute of America put the weight of this diamond at 45.52 carats (9.104g) and described it as “fancy dark grayish blue”, before changing their minds in 1996 and calling it “fancy deep grayish blue”. Under ultraviolet light, the stone shows an unusual brilliant red phosphorescence, making it truly a one of a kind. This stone is way to big to set in a blue diamond ring.

Feel free to drop me a comment. I shall keep this blog as subject specific as possible, however, since i have spend a long time in the jewelry industry, i will be able to answer almost any questions you may have.

Ok, a friend of mine asked me a simple question: should i buy a natural colored diamond, or an enhanced one. Well, the answer has a lot to do with your pocketbook. Obviously, if you can afford a natural colored diamond, go for it. Most people however, do not have the resources for this, especially if we are talking about a natural blue diamond. Enhanced blue diamonds tend to be very reasonable in price and therefore a good choice for your Blue Diamond Ring, if you are on a budget.

Now it is time to talk about the one factor of your Blue Diamond Ring that is overlooked by many, but that i can not emphasize enough. The importance of the cut. When a diamond cutter  sees a rough, he has to determine, how to cut the stone. This depends largely on the clarity of the rough, since any decent cutter will want to have the cleanest possible diamond, while maintaining the highest weight.Take a rough, cut it one way and it will be the most beautiful diamond , cut it a different way and it will not be so desirable.  What is the difference you ask? The weight! In creating the sparkling diamond you desire, the cutter will have to sacrifice some weight, making heavier, perfectly cut diamonds even rarer.

The goal in terms of extracting the greatest beauty from a Diamond, is to have light enter a Diamond, disperse the light as it bounces inside, thereby producing the different colors and sparkly effect, finally returning as much light to the eye as possible.The illustration at the top of the page shows a round brilliant cut diamond cut with what is considered to be within the range of ideal cut diamonds. If you cut the diamond to shallow, it will make it appear a lot larger than it actually is, which is ok, if you simply want a bigger stone in your Blue Diamond Ring, but it will not have the correct fire and brilliance that you expect. The same is true if the diamond is cut too deep, since light will leak out and has no chance to reflect back to the eye.

According to GIA: A polished diamond’s beauty lies in its complex relationship with light: how light strikes the surface, how much enters the diamond, and how, and in what form light returns to your eye. The result is a display of three attributes. Brightness is the combination of all white light reflecting from the surface and interior of a diamond. Fire is the colored flashes that can be seen in a diamond. Scintillation describes the sparkle of light you see in a diamond, and the overall pattern of bright and dark areas when you look at a diamond face-up. A polished diamond’s proportions affect its light performance, which in turn affects its beauty and overall appeal. Diamonds in a blue diamond ring with good proportions optimize the interaction with light, and have good brilliance, fire, and scintillation.The Design (weight ratio, durability) and Craftsmanship (polish, symmetry) of a diamond also affect its cut quality, and are considered in determining a diamond’s GIA Cut Grade.

Ultimately, there are lot of factors to consider when looking for your Blue Diamond Ring.

carat: The carat weight has nothing to do with quality of a Blue Diamond Ring, but rather speaks about the weight of the diamond.

Bigger is not always better, so the saying goes, but as far as diamonds are concerned, bigger is most certainly more expensive. There is a large demand for larger size diamonds (heavier) and large diamonds are extremely rare. Therefore the price per carat goes up with its size. For example: Let’s say, that you have a G color SI1 clarity diamond, that weight 0.50ct to 0.69 ct set in your Blue Diamond Ring. It will be listed a a certain price per carat. If you increase the weight of that stone to 0.70ct to 0.89ct, the per carat prize of that stone will go up by about 1,100.- USD per carat. At the next weight increase, which is the 0.90ct to 0.99ct range, you will have to add on another 800.- USD per carat. With a 1.00ct to 1.49ct stone you would need to add another 800.- per carat and with a stone in the range of 1.50ct to 1.99ct ad another 1,200.

I think you get the picture, but if you have any doubts, just drop me a comment and i will try my best to clear it up for you. What is a carat ? Historically the carat was a  locust bean or carob bean seeds, from the Greek Keraton. Today, the carat is defined as 1/5 of a gram. In the industry one carat is often devided into points, one carat = 100 points. So if the jeweler tells you that the diamond in your Blue Diamond Ring weighs 75 points, you will know that this means three quarter of a carat.

Unlike loose diamonds, which you can simply weigh on a scale, it is much harder to estimate the weight of a set stone. There are formulas to do this and a professional will be able to estimate the weight of such a stone within a margin of error of about 1-2 % by measuring the diameter and preferably, the depth. For diamonds of other shapes, it is more difficult to estimate the weight, but specialised diamond gauges such as the Leveridge gauge come with a booklet of conversion tables, and instructions, making it easier to judge the diamond in the Blue Diamond Ring.