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Platinum vs Gold in Engagement Rings

Platinum Price / Oz $ 929.35 | Gold Price per Ounce $1,554.10

Pros of Platinum (vs Gold)

• Malleable, Finer craftsmanship
• Better jewelers work with platinum
• Hypo-allergenic
• Rarer than gold
• Hold value in spite of financial fears and turmoils
• Often considered a symbol of prestige
• Heavier and more durable than white gold
• Tends to look more expensive
• Develops a stunning Patina over time

Cons of Platinum

• Is significantly more expensive than white gold (even though it looks nearly identical)
• Will get scratched (and dull over time. Not everyone loves patina)
• Isn't yellow if you're looking for gold
• Not all jewelers are qualified to work with Platinum

Pros of Yellow Gold

• The most hypoallergenic of all the three gold colors. But not against Platinum
• Historically the most popular metal used for wedding and engagement bands
• The most malleable and easiest for jewelers to manipulate
• All jewelers can work with it
• Easily matched with diamonds of a lower color grade.

Ben's Opinion: If you are deciding between Platinum vs White Gold?

Antique History of Platinum and Gold

Up until 1900) Georgian, Victorian -> Only Yellow Gold and Silver

(1900 - 1910) Edwardian -> Mix of Platinum and Yellow Gold

Art Deco -> Just Platinum

(White Gold became commercially available as of 1912 in Pforzheim, Germany and gained popularity in the mid-to-late 1920s as a low-cost substitute for platinum) 

Rant: Almost all real Art Deco is NOT made with White gold.

Rant: Very few high-class recent jewelry pieces are made from gold since platinum has been around...

Graff Pink, a rare 24.78 carat pink diamond -> Platinum

Hope Diamond 5.52-carat deep-blue diamond -> PLATINUM

Vintage Vs. Antique

- Antique according to Merriam Webster: A relic or object of ancient times. Antique is older than 100 years.

- Vintage is older than 20 years old.

Bracelet from the 1960s is vintage but not antique. Bracelet from 1880 is both vintage and antique

Antique can also refer to jewelry that is 80 years and older. Art Deco is considered antique.

If something is Art Deco 1930 do you need to provide the date if listing it as antique?

What is Estate?

Estate According to Merriam Webster is something "previously owned by another and usually of high quality".

Does Estate have to be vintage?

A few other words:

- Heirloom - Second-Hand - Edwardian, Art Deco, Nouveau and Retro

Vintage Style

- What is Vintage Style? - Does Vintage Style need to have antique stones? - How to Know the Difference between Vintage and Vintage Style? (Used and wear, Craftsmanship, Style, Handcrafted, Old Stones, Antique Jeweler - Ask a Jeweler Page)

https://www.estatediamondjewelry.com/ask-jewelry-expert/

Rundown -> Antique | Vintage | Estate

Why Synthetic Diamonds are the Biggest Scam? Really Bad Idea!

Synthetic Diamonds - Man Made Diamonds - Lab Diamonds

How are Synthetic Diamonds are made?

HPHT - High Pressure + High Temperature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azSnoaGCcig

Diamond Seed, graphic and molten metal, extreme pressure and temperature. Not purest. Not 100% carbon.

CVD - Chemical Vapor Deposition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTML-JGRfMc

Diamond Sliver, sand it down, Hydrogen and methane gas, 1000s degrees right pressure, gasses form a plasma which rains onto the disks and causes them to grow.

Chemically identical

Cost of Synthetic Diamonds

Mining Journal - https://www.mining-journal.com/precious-stones/news/1331263/lab-created-diamond-prices-on-the-wane

1 Carat Diamond Prices

2017 - Natural 5,850 - Lab $4,850 - 17% 2018 - Natural $6,150 - Lab $4350 - 29%

Are Diamond a Scam?

Yes, If you're buying diamonds as an investment. 99% of DIAMONDS ARE NOT AN INVESTMENT!

Blue Diamonds, D IF Golkanda Type IIA,

The resale value of maybe 50% - 60%. If the diamond is high quality you can usually get 70-80%.

Jewelry loses 70% as soon as you walk out the door.

6 years -> 2.35 $16,000 and bought it back $11,000. Old European Cut Diamond. Only lost 30%.

Car loses 10% when driven off the lot, 20% in 12 months, and 40% in 5 years.

Buying a diamond ring has now become a part of our culture. If you choose to buy into a diamond

Synthetic Diamonds are a Scam

The resale value is at 0%. No one wants to touch it. Some companies will buy back their own lab diamonds, but otherwise, there is no market for lab diamonds.

Punch-line: Buy nothing. If you Better buy Mossiniate or CZ vs. real diamond!

https://www.estatediamondjewelry.com/lab-grown-diamonds-scam/

Season 1 Episode 3 

Here are our ideas for the worst wedding proposal ideas ever.

10. Precarious Locations. Over the New York City Grates. At the beach. From high location.

Last year Olive Garden in Times Square. NYPD. 2007 losing the ring at the beach.

Here's the video that we did together with How Ridiculous: Bowling Ball vs Diamond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyBT7j6up38&t=21s

9. Inappropriate locations.

Library. Place of Worship. Airplane

8. Live TV and Massive Public Venues. Sports Stadium. jumbotrons, game signs. That awkwardness that comes from the second-hand embarrassment is dripping off the screen.

What should she do? Take the ring and dump him later or just say no?

7. At someone else's big moment. Someone Else’s Wedding, someone else’s engagement party or proposal.

6. Life and Death Moments. At a Funeral, Hospital, During High pressure or after life-endangering moments?

The plot of so many Movies, but a bad idea in real life!

5. Flash Mobs

4. Ring in Food. Hiding in cake, soup, ring in the champagne

3. Tattooing Proposal Message. Tattooing names before marriage. Tattooing ever. Temporary tattoos

2. During her big moment

1. Faking Death

Russian Businessman. Car Crash, Fake Blood, an Ambulance, a camera. Walked out with flowers and an engagement ring.

"I wanted her to realize how empty her life would be without me and how life would have no meaning without me", Bykov said. "I think it worked - but I promise it's the last time."

https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-man-alexey-bykov-fakes-death-before-proposing-to-girlfriend-2012-9

Jumping from Roof proposal. Had someone throw the ring and then missed and fell off roof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo2n4sogAj8

Motorcycle Crash Proposal. Faked death and then proposes.

https://www.barstoolsports.com/newyork/faking-your-death-in-a-motorcycle-crash-and-proposing-to-your-girlfriend-when-she-shows-up-to-the-scene-of-the-accident-is-as-romantic-as-it-gets

Here's our article for the 67 Marriage Proposal Ideas. https://www.estatediamondjewelry.com/marriage-proposal-ideas/ 

Here's the thing: I'm a fan of SI3! In my opinion, the market needs to continue growing! And the sooner everyone knows about it, the sooner the jewelers will have no choice but to catch up! 

Ben believes that if you see an SI3, run in the opposite direction!

Overview of the Diamond Clarity Scale.

Clarity Scale: F & IF | VVS1 & VVS2 | VS1 & VS2 | SI1 & SI2 & (SI3) | I1 & I2 & I3

- (GIA) Certified until VVS2 | Consumers should expect a certificate from GIA (or another appraisal company) to back it up

- VS1 and VS2 can be appraised by a Gemologist or expert without a certificate

- SI1 and SI2 – Bulk of diamonds here and lower | Still eye clean

- I1, I2 and I3 – Inclusions are visible to the eye

What is an SI2 Diamond?

The Gradations within SI2

What is an I1 Diamond?

The Gradations within I1

What is an SI3 Diamond?

The Gradations within SI3

Pros of SI3

• There is a zone between SI2 and I1 that is unfairly being labeled as I1. It’s eye-clean and so it belongs in the SI location. We need a zone between SI2 and I1. The chasm between both gradings is too large...
• Who is exactly falling for anything? No one is trying to call it as SI2. People should research and realize that SI3 means eye clean - but with larger inclusions.
• EGL is a reputable Appraising Company. It’s not a 3rd tier type of company
• It’s the early days of a good idea. Give it time. EGL have started something. Don’t bash it. GIA will catch up soon…

Cons of SI3

• Room for scammers. They can start passing I1’s as SI3’s
• Not accepted by GIA (or most of the world)
• Never Ending Situation (can of worms) when adding more and more sub-divisions into the Clarity Scale
• It will cause a big of loss of money to people who got diamonds certified as SI2 but are now only considered SI3

Final Thoughts

To learn more about SI3 Diamonds click this link: https://www.estatediamondjewelry.com/si3-clarity/

WELCOME to Talking Jewelry. I'm Ay, and together with Ben, we're really excited to start this Podcast. 

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- Discuss vintage and antique jewelry. We are the curators of fine vintage jewelry at Estate Diamond Jewelry - And we've been doing this for almost 40 years.

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