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Whether you are joining me for the first time here on the website or visiting me at my store, it’s my great pleasure to guide you through the complex, competitive and exciting world of buying fine diamonds, gemstones and jewelry.
Let’s start with the Internet. After all, that’s what brought you here! The Internet has contributed to a major shift in the world of fine jewelry. Diamond sellers now post lists of diamonds online detailing shape, weight, quality and cost, giving the illusion that diamonds in particular are a commodity. And as a commodity, the lowest price wins ... or does it?
A diamond should be purchased based first on its beauty, next on its rarity, and always at the most competitive cost. This is the only way to provide the best value. The lowest-priced diamonds in all categories seldom meet the first two criteria, and that is where many buyers today err in their purchases.
You won’t make any mistakes at Tom Tivol Jewels. I am an experienced gemologist, diamond buyer and jeweler. My job is to teach and live the buying process with each client. We’ll explore in both broad strokes and minute detail the intricacies of great stones and great-looking jewelry.
We recently received a 6.50 carats pear shape diamond that a client has asked us to sell. It is one of the most gorgeous and scintillating large diamonds I have personally handled in over almost 40 years in business.
Read MoreLet us all say good-bye and bid farewell to an outdated piece of language that has demeaned the extraordinary beauty given us by nature and man, and let's learn to enjoy these fabulous gems before their rarity in the earth makes them disappear altogether.
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