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Diamonds: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide -- How to Select, Buy, Care for & Enjoy Diamonds with Confidence & Knowledge de Antoinette Matlins PG

Diamonds: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide -- How to Select, Buy, Care for & Enjoy Diamonds with Confidence & Knowledge

Autor Antoinette Matlins PG
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 feb 2016
Whether buying for personal pleasure or for investment, in today's marketof Internet auctions, new diamond cuts, new colors, new treatments and new fraudsbuyers need a source of expert guidance. This comprehensive guide, from diamond expert and best-selling author Antoinette Matlins, is the "unofficial bible" for all diamond buyers who want to get the most for their money. Easy to read, practical, and easy to understand, this updated and expanded edition explains in detail everything readers need to know to help them buy and care for diamonds with confidence and knowledge.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780990415268
ISBN-10: 0990415260
Pagini: 228
Ilustrații: 150+ colour photos
Dimensiuni: 155 x 230 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:4
Editura: Gemstone Press
Colecția Gemstone Press (US)

Recenzii

The best how to buy a diamond book on the market.... [A] tremendous tool for the consumer. Diamond Registry
A must for any library catering to consumers with jewelry books, and a must for anyone who would collect or assess diamonds. Covers everything from quality differences and grading reports to how to compare prices, spot differences in stones, and protect from misrepresentation. Midwest Book Review

Notă biografică

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 offered by Consumer Reports); Colored Gemstones: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide; The Pearl Book: The Definitive Buying Guide; Gem Identification Made Easy; Engagement & Wedding Rings: The Definitive Buying Guide for People in Love; and Jewelry & Gems at Auction: The Definitive Guide to Buying & Selling at the Auction House & on Internet Auction Sites (all GemStone Press).

Former gemology editor of National Jeweler magazine, her articles and comments on buying and selling gems and jewelry and on gem investment have appeared in many national and international consumer and trade publications. She is also the author of the "Gemstones" chapter in the Encyclopedia of Investments, second edition.

Ms. Matlins has gained wide recognition as a dedicated consumer advocate, and continues to spearhead the Accredited Gemologists Association's nationwide campaign against gemstone investment telemarketing scams and other types of consumer misrepresentation. A popular media guest, she has been seen on ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN, educating consumers about gems and jewelry and exposing fraud.

In addition to her educational work, Ms. Matlins is retained by clients worldwide to seek fine, rare or unusual gems and jewels for acquisition.

Cuprins

List of Price Guides
List of Special Charts and Tables
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Introduction

Part One: Appreciating Diamonds
1. The Magic of Diamonds
2. Becoming Familiar with Diamonds
3. Looking for a Diamond That's a "Cut Above"

Part Two: Diamonds
4. What Is a Diamond?
5. The Importance of Cut & Proportion
6. Body Color
7. Clarifying Clarity: How Flaws Affect Diamonds
8. Weight
9. How to Read Diamond Grading Reports
10. False Claims & Costly Bargains: How to Spot Fraud and Avoid Misrepresentation
11. Comparing Colorless Diamond Prices
12. Fancy-Color Diamonds
13. Comparing Fancy Natural-Color and Treated-Color Diamond Prices
14. A Word about "Synthetic" Diamonds

Part Three: Design & Style-Getting the Look You Want ... and Keeping It That Way
15. Choosing the Right Metal
16. Choosing the Design of the Setting
17. Caring for Your Diamond Jewelry

Part Four: Important Advice Before & After You Buy
18. What to Ask When Buying the Stone
19. How to Select a Reputable Jeweler & Gemologist Consultant
20. Buying on the Internet: E-Commerce & Online Auctions
21. Choosing the Appraiser & Insurer

Appendix: A Selected List of Recognized Laboratories
Selected Readings
Credits
Index