Gemstone Press Diamonds (4th edition): the antoinette matlins buying guide-how to select, buy, care for & enjoy diamonds with confidence and knowledge, hardcover/antoinette matlins

Description Newly updated and expanded, Diamonds gives you all the information you need to buy, collect, sell--or simply enjoy--diamonds with confidence and knowledge.

Whether you are buying a diamond for an engagement ring, anniversary, to commemorate a special moment or for personal pleasure, today it is more important than ever to understand what you are buying.

There are new shapes and cuts, fancy colors, high-tech treatments and sophisticated frauds.

There are new ways to buy--such as Internet auctions.

Buyers need a source of expert guidance.

Practical, comprehensive and easy to understand, this book offers in depth all the information you need to buy sparkling diamonds with confidence, including: What is a diamond?An in-depth look at factors affecting differences in quality and cost.

Diamond grading reports--why all the information is important, and what it tells you.

How to compare prices.

How to spot differences in stones that may appear to be the same quality.

How to protect yourself from misrepresentation.

Questions to ask when buying any diamond.

What to get in writing.

How to get what you want within your budget.

Important information about buying on the Internet .

and much more Written by an insider, this easy-to-read guide is the unofficial diamond bible for anyone who wants to get the most for their money and enjoy what they have purchased.

About the Author Antoinette Matlins, PG, FGA, is an internationally respected gem and jewelry expert, author and lecturer.

With over 1 million copies of her seven books in print in nine languages, she is the most widely read author in the world on the subject of jewelry and gems.

Honored with the international Accredited Gemologists Association's highest award for excellence in gemology, Ms.

Matlins' books are widely used throughout the world by consumers and professionals in the gem and jewelry field.

Her books include Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide (over 400, 000 copies now in print-the only book of its kind ever offe.