simon wright: “rely on trusted jeweller for diamond evaluation”

Title: Simon Wright: Rely on Trusted Jeweller for Diamond EvaluationSummary:F& Designer !uides mem"er Simon Wright defies the grading #ertifi#ates of res$e#tedinstitutions% $romoting &ewellers' e($ert o$inions instead)Body:11, August 2015: Diamonds o##u$y a uni*ue s$a#e in our so#iety) +n few other areas isthere su#h a dire#t #orrelation "etween fis#al and emotional value and in general o$inion there's no "etter way to #rystallise a "eloved memory or heart,melting gesture into a $hysi#al reminder that will last for lifetimes% while still remaining as vivid and ma&esti# as the day it was #ut)Those who are s$ending hundreds% even thousands of $ounds on su#h tiny% "eautiful things% are understanda"ly in#lined to see- out an e($ert o$inion "efore they "uy) For many% the go,"y standard of diamond verifi#ation is a grading #ertifi#ate from a res$e#ted la"oratory% su#h as !+. or +!+)/owever% Simon Wright% a mem"er of F&L Designer uides% has re#ently $ointed out that su#h a #ertifi#ate might not "e all it seems) .ny sort of grading is essentially the su"&e#tive o$inion of some"ody you've never met% and as su#h there's no guarantee that it will a##urately refle#t the *uality of the diamond) +n fa#t% while the grading is sometimes engraved into the girdle of a stone% this is not always the #ase% meaning thatthere's little to sto$ an uns#ru$ulous &eweller from selling an inferior diamond with the #ertifi#ate of a high *uality stone) 0erha$s most worryingly% even !+. has "een em"roiled in a "ri"ery s#andal% while there are times where +!+ has "een found to "e worryingly la( with its grading standards)Simon Wright em$hasises the im$ortan#e of $ur#hasing from relia"le &ewellers% who ta-e $ride in their trade and settle for nothing "ut *uality in their $rodu#ts) Wor-ing #losely with a trusted designer is the "est way to ensure that you are $rovided with s$lendid% authenti#ally valued diamonds% and negates the worry a"out whether the #ertifi#ate mat#hes the diamond or whether the mysterious la"oratory grader has a good eye) Wright: . good &eweller will refuse to sell anything "ut diamonds that have $assed their own% e($ert evaluation% rather than relying on an anonymous mem"er of an e(ternal agen#y)While !+. and +!+ evaluations do offer a degree of standardisation and guidan#e% the "est tool in your arsenal will always remain a strong relationshi$ with an a##om$lished &eweller)