An emerald diamond jewelry ring can look very striking on the finger. Especially when you have high quality emeralds and diamonds in a tasteful setting.

Some important things to know about and emerald diamond jewelry ring include:

Understanding something about the stones. Emeralds and Diamonds are quite different. A diamond is harder than an emerald and, although with diamonds the clarity is most important, with emeralds it is not the clarity so much as the color. A deeper green usually means a more valuable emerald and one that will keep its value. With diamonds the better the clarity the more valuable it will be, taking into consideration the cut and color also.

Any purchase of an emerald diamond jewelry ring should be accompanied by the right certificates for both the emerald as well as the diamond or diamonds. These should show the qualities of the stone including its, cut, color, clarity and carat weight. If not then it is best to go elsewhere.

The certificates should match the stones and, for the more expensive items, an independent appraisal should be undertaken by an independent gemological laboratory. They will c0mpare the stones to existing established quality stones and provide a proper assessment of the qualities of the stones.

One should always check the back and sides of the stones, preferable with a jewelers loupe (eyeglass) to check for any inclusions or cracks. The emerald would be expected to have inclusions, in fact this is what makes the emerald an emerald. But the diamond should have no more inclusions than the appraisal states.

The precious metal should also be checked, what is the karat weight, if gold, is it real gold or plate? If Platinum it should be no less than 95 percent platinum.

There is nothing so important as doing some due diligence and really understanding what it is you are buying, especially when you are buying emerald diamond jewelry ring

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 5th, 2007 at 11:10 am and is filed under All About Emeralds.