The Private Reserve
Ideal Cut Diamonds
In-Stock & Available:
Diamond Inventory

Ideal Cut Classifications
AGS Ideal 0 Cut
AGS-000/Triple 0 defined
Eighternity Diamonds
GIA Excellent / Ideal
Hearts & Arrows Ideals
Just Plain "Ideal"
The Ideal Differences

Fancy Shape Desc.
Asscher Cut Diamonds
Cushion Cut Diamonds
Princess Cut Diamonds

Private Reserve Terms:
Glossary of Terms
Inventory Introduction
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Engagement Rings:
Overview of Styles
Tiffany Solitaires
Gold Solitaires
Platinum Solitaires
Knife Edge Solitaires
Cathedral Solitaires
Comfort Fit Solitaires
Half Round Bands
3 Stone Rings (DeBeers)
3 Stone Rings (Fancy)
Anniversary Rings
Eternity Rings

Designer Collection:
Designs by Tacori
Designs by D. Vatche
Designs by Viachi

Jewelry For Sale:
Diamond Earrings
Pearls
Colored Gems
Fashion Jewelry

Diamond Grading
The Expanded 4C^s
1. Cut = Light Return
2. Color
3. Clarity
4. Carat Weight
Clarity Characteristics
Degrees of Magnification
Diamond Grading Tools
Evaluating A Diamond
Fast Track to Brilliance
FireScope™
Fluorescence
Gem Ex Brilliance Scope
Grading for Real People
Holloway Cut Advisor
Polish
Proportions
Proportions Analysis
Sarin DiaMension
Symmetry
SymmetriScope™
The 60/60 Farce
Tolkowsky Range

Buyer Beware!
Chipped Diamonds
"Empty House Listers"
Re-Cut Diamonds
Secret Stuff
Treated Diamonds
When is "Ideal" not?

Diamond Price Tools
Paid Report Access
A word about pricing...
What is the "Rap Trap"?
What is Ho-Ho-Wholesale
What is a Site Sale?

Independent Laboratories
The GIA vs. the AGS

Important Stuff
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
0.00% Sales Tax!  Oh yea!
FAQ's or Fiction
Find an Appraiser
Kimberly Diamond Act
Ordering Information
Platinum Tips & Care
Privacy Policy
Ring Size Conversion
Shipping Information
Terms & Conditions
Time Zone 101
Trade-in Policy
What Do I Do Next?

Who Are These Nuts?
About Us
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General Information
The Benefits of NiceIce
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$295M DeBeers Settlement
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The Legal Stuff
Copyright Notice
Terms & Conditions

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Welcome to the World of Nice Ice™
Super Ideal Cut Diamond Brokers In Cyber Space
Celebrating More than 25 Years in Business!
Celebrating our 10^th Year on the Internet as Nice Ice!

Purveyors of Fine Diamonds since 1979 • Online as NiceIce.com since 1997
Ideal Cut Diamonds • Fancy Shape Diamonds • Designer Jewelry • Custom Jewelry Design & More
One of the most Detail Orientated & Informative Diamond Sites in the World.
Specializing in Cut, Cut, Cut and (Education)²
Providing you with proven formulas for maximum brilliance, dispersion and light return!

The DeBeers Class Action "Settlement"
Read this BEFORE asking us for a copy of your receipt

Warning to the Humor Challenged... This site contains a dangerous combination of the most in-depth diamond grading information available to the public, satirical wit sparked by the marvels of human behavior, and extremely precise ideal cut diamonds for sale.  If your sense of humor was surgically removed at birth, you should still give it a whirl because Our customer Satisfaction Rating is #1 and the information is second to none, but be forewarned that your co-workers might actually hear you laugh out loud and that could ruin the reputation you've worked so hard to develop.

We're fluent in engineer, rocket scientist, software designer, doctor, lawyer, computer programmer, accountant, architect, professor, nerd, and yes, even geek.  As a matter of fact, we speak geek!  Hablo Precision without the sales hype and pressure found in most retail environments.  If you are looking for the precision and beauty that is only available from an ideal cut diamond, then drop into our  Private Reserve of NiceIce and we'll blow your socks off!  Our strict selection criteria goes beyond the broad parameters of the AGS Ideal and GIA Excellent cut ratings, we look beyond the paper and provide detailed insight into every diamond that we represent!  Our exclusive inventory is an absolute wonderland of precision crafted "Super Ideal Cut Diamonds" that are standing by ready for adoption!  Want to see what the inclusions look like?  Wondering whether they "face-up" light or dark and how extensive they are?  We provide extensive diamond detail pages for every diamond that we represent and we are happy to answer those "diamond grading" questions for you!

P.S. For our engineer friends, we've already weeded out the "weaker" ideal cut diamonds...  Our selection criteria for the "Brilliance & Dispersion Equation" are delightfully brutal..  We've left more than a few diamond cutters stammering in frustrated disbelief.  We personally evaluate every diamond that we sell in order to provide our clients with an incredible sense of peace of mind and the finest diamonds available.   Don't buy our rejects!    Considering a diamond listed by another internet diamond dealer?  Why not ask us to source it from the cutter and evaluate it on your behalf? Assuming that the diamond listed is legitimate, we will honor the other dealer's price, however we will not sell the diamond if it does not pass our selection criteria even if you're ready to buy it!  Some dealers might sell "anything" to get a sale, but we only put our name on the best.

AGS Ideal-0 Cut Diamonds / AGS Ideal^®
Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Diamonds
GIA Ideal Cut Diamonds with Excellent Polish & Symmetry
These puppies are guaranteed to make women swoon & engineers cry.

Oh yea, you can bet your momma's shorts on it, we specialize in, and sell only the rarest, (Ideal)^3tm, GIA-0XX's, Hearts & Arrows (H&A), "AGS-000", and "Triple Zero Ideal Cut Diamonds" and if you're not sure about those last two slang terms you can click on AGS Ideal 0, AGS-000, Triple Zero, AGS Ideal defined for a full explanation.

The Journey through the world of Ideal Cut Diamonds Begins Here
-or you can take-
The Fast Track to Brilliance & Dispersion
A.K.A. [affectionately known as]
"The Engineer's Dream Come True"^©

(Cut)³(Education)² = Orgasmic Brilliance^©

That's right, 98% of a diamond's brilliance is controlled by its' proportions (cut). A fact that many jewelers and diamond dealers don't want you to understand.   Fortunately, you've stumbled across a total immersion crash course into the secret world of diamonds. This site is a "Master's Program" created by Graduate Gemologists, expert diamond graders, and seasoned professional diamond purchasing agents, designed to transform you "Netlings" into diamond hunting monsters with Phd's in the Diamond Trade.

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Warning... Warning... It's the revenge of the nerds...
Disreputable jewelers... be afraid... be VERY AFRAID...
'cuz we're telling the public the truth about how to buy a diamond...

Why would we disclose this type of in-depth diamond grading information to the public?  Because we're successful nerds in the diamond business and we believe that the diamond buying public deserves access to accurate and complete information.   Obviously, jewelers who provide their customers with quality diamonds, a complete and accurate representation of the 4C's, including a discussion about the properties of the diamond that are not necessarily included on the diamond grading reports (such as crown angle and pavilion depth, not just total depth) have nothing to fear... And that's a fact!

Your brain is going to EXPLODE with brilliant possibilities!   Our exclusive diamond grading photos, proportions charts, and how-to-calculate formulas will provide you with the tools you need to make an educated decision before you buy a diamond.  We guarantee this site will save you MEGA Time, MEGA Money, expand your cranial capacity, blow your mind, give you answers, indigestion, relief, help you find the diamond of your dreams, win the girl, and get a life!    Heck, we'll even help you get engaged, earn major dog points and re-negotiate those nightly wifely duties.

So for you bottom line boys, think (Ideal)^3tm and never forget our formula for brilliance:
(Precision ÷ Cut + Polish + Symmetry)(Pedigree)(Price) = (Ideal)^3tm

Take it from the precision perfectionists, the Nice Ice Private Reserve is like "oxygen" to an Ideal Freak in a Zero Fest!  And know this...  We reject diamonds with "very good" or "good" polish and symmetry because quite frankly we don't think that you should waste your money on a diamond that the cutter didn't feel was worthy of his time to finish properly!  Or maybe, the cutter just lacked the skill to get the grade...

With this in mind, are you ready to become a Diamond Grading Monster?  Good!  It's time we turn you netite diamond simpletons into finely honed diamond hunting machines... "Be All That You Can Be"... enter our Diamond Boot Camp and learn to obliterate the real enemy... Fear and Ignorance... Arm yourself with the "top secret insider information" contained herein and nuke 'em with the knowledge... It's about time.

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AGS Ideal 0; GIA-0XX; "Hearts & Arrows Diamonds"
The finest "Purebred Puppies" that the world has to offer...
A truly hand selected inventory that is in-stock and available for immediate relief from her...
Do we know what you guys are going through, or what?