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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 4Cs

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
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Ordering Information
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Terms & Conditions
Time Zone 101

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We care about our customers and focus on building life long relationships based upon trust and honest representation of top quality products. Proof of our commitment to our customers is evident in the quality of the diamonds and merchandise that we choose to represent as well as the reference letters that our customers post to The Public Eye and other consumer watch dog organizations.

We believe that our selection process and attention to detail is what sets us apart from our competitors.  While we could certainly sell more diamonds by merely mirroring the tens of thousands of diamonds listed in the multiple listing services available by subscription to the trade and having those diamonds drop shipped to our customers as so many of our competitors do, we prefer to carefully sift through the offerings from each of our cutters and bring in those diamonds which look interesting for personal evaluation.  We only represent diamonds which we have personally evaluated so that we may provide our clients with an accurate assessment of the diamonds being offered.

Approximately one half of the diamonds that we bring in for physical evaluation make it on to our inventory listings because of our strict selection criteria. The rest are returned to the cutters so that they may be offered to other vendors who have different standards.  We believe that round brilliant ideal cut diamonds offer the best combination of brilliance, dispersion and scintillation and thus the round brilliant cut diamonds listed in our Private Reserve have zero ideal cut proportions, AGS Ideal or GIA Excellent polish and symmetry and either AGS Ideal Light Performance or GIA Excellent Cut ratings - the highest ratings available for these characteristics from both laboratories!  Careful attention is paid to the type of inclusions contained within each diamond as well as to the size, location and extent of those inclusions.  Our attention to detail takes the guesswork out of selecting a beautiful diamond and assures you of  exceptional beauty, quality and value.

While the majority of our inventory consists of round brilliant ideal cut diamonds because our statistics reflect that they result in our highest volume of sales, we do stock a limited number of hand selected fancy shape diamonds in our inventory and are happy to conduct a global market search for additional options upon request via email please be sure to specify the shape, carat weight, color and clarity of the diamond that you seek to make our efforts as effective as possible.

For your convenience, we accept payment via Bank to Bank Wire Transfer, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover Cards.  We do NOT accept cows, chickens, kids, or ex-wives as payment (although we have a real doozy available and are currently accepting sealed bids).

Pending prior sale, your loose diamond or jewelry item will be sent out the same day your wired funds are verified by our bank or payment is received by credit card.  Please allow 2 - 3 extra days for diamonds to be set in a mounting of your choosing.  We ship via Overnight & Insured via Federal Express, Express Mail, and/or Registered & Insured U.S. "Snail" Mail. 

All merchandise is shipped out ready to be presented, wrapped in a beautiful box and accompanied by a retail appraisal for insurance purposes which is included at no additional charge.  Insurance replacement business is welcome, contact our office for assistance.


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