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GIA vs EGL Certified Diamonds
When purchasing a certified diamond, it is important to understand that there are a few competing gemological laboratories in the market and that they are not all the same. deBebians offers both GIA...
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Can a Diamond Chip or Break?
Can a diamond chip or break? The answer may surprise you!! If enough pressure is put onto a diamond, it can break and/or chip. Many customers that I speak with on a daily basis are shocked to hear...
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Diamond Education – Asscher Diamonds
Asscher diamonds are becoming more and more popular. I have seen an increase in asscher engagement rings as well as asscher eternity bands. I often see them on the fingers of celebrities and perhaps...
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Diamond Education – What is Length to Width Ratio?
Diamonds are cut in a variety of shapes with an even wider array of acceptable proportions. Carat weight does not define a diamond’s shape so part of gemologist’s job is to evaluate a variety of length...
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What is Diamond Fluorescence?
Fluorescence is a naturally occurring phenomenon in diamonds where a diamond will illuminate when exposed to UV light. Diamond fluorescence is graded from none to very strong and can vary in color. The...
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Measuring Diamond Brilliance, Fire, and Scintillation
When shopping for a diamond, you will experience an overwhelming amount of gemological terms that can be used to describe a diamond’s beauty. Sparkle, fire, brilliance; sometimes these words can appear...
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Diamond Education – The Diamond Pipeline
The path that a diamond travels begins with its formation deep within the earth, then is mined and cut into finished jewelry, and then sold to the public. The long journey from mine to consumer is...
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Why Are Some Diamonds Certified & Others Non-Certified?
deBebians offers a large collection of both certified diamond jewelry as well as non-certified diamond jewelry. deBebians sells both certified as well as non certified diamonds. You can use our loose...
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How To Buy A Diamond: A Guide from a GIA Graduate Gemologist
Learn how to buy a diamond online from a GIA graduate gemologist that has over 13 years of experience. Once you decide you are going to propose with a diamond engagement ring, navigating your way...
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Understanding Diamond Clarity
Sometimes I think customers can get a little confused about diamond clarity. From what I can tell, customers do a lot of their research online before buying their diamond. On the one hand, this is...
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Understanding Diamond Color
When deciding to purchase a diamond, one of the first facts people learn about is the importance of diamond color. They read that white diamonds range on a color scale D-Z, D being colorless. Scaling...
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Comparing Diamond Cuts: Brilliant vs. Step
The photo on the left shows Style # HE72 with a round brilliant cut center diamond. The photo on the right shows Style # HE239, which features emerald cut diamonds (step cut). Diamonds are faceted in...
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Exploring Diamond Qualities of deBebians: Good, Better, Best
Diamonds come in a variety of colors and different clarity grades. You can research and read all you want online, but things can tend to get confusing for the average consumer who doesn’t really know...
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Types of Diamonds
Most people categorize natural diamonds as either white or fancy colored. People assume that if a diamond is almost entirely made up of the single element carbon, then they are all more or less the...
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Everything You Need to Know about Oval Diamonds
This week I received a request for an oval diamond search that reaffirmed to me how searching for an oval diamond can be a bit of a challenge! I find there to be more factors to evaluate in an oval...
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Helpful Jewelry Education from deBebians
Under the Jewelry Education link at the top of our homepage, you’ll find a tremendous amount of super, helpful information. This info will come in handy throughout your process of buying a certified...
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Proper Research & Buying Certified Loose Diamonds
A deBebians jewelry expert shows off an assortment of GIA certified diamonds. Photo Source: deBebians Recently, I was assisting a customer with a GIA certified loose diamond search and it really got me...
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