My mum’s aunt gave me a pair of diamonds earrings but I’m frightened to even wear them.
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diamonds on the resale value are highly depreciated…after you buy them they aren’t worth very much…wear them…I bet they are pretty.
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Yeah I once spenr £1000 on a necklace whivh I later sold for £150. Stupid price.
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Just wear them if you like them. Don’t worry about financial value. It is probably not as high as you think for them after being purchased
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It’s a gift meant to be enjoyed. Hope you like them.
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Yes. There artificially overpriced and supply constrained. One diamond supplier controls most of the market.
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The profit margin on jewelry, in particular diamonds is extremely high because usually men must be able to afford to purchase a diamond ring. Depending on a man’s earning income power, he doesn’t want to seem frugal when buying a diamond ring since his future fiancé just might check how much that diamond engagement ring will cost. If diamonds were priced lower, they would not be as prized, valuable or considered expensive.
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I’d rather have a 2ct moissonite ring over him spending more than £3000 on a diamond… Much rather than money go towards the cost of a house.
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The quality, confidence and beauty of a woman also defines if she is glamorous enough to wear such an expensive piece of jewelry. For example, @Schztuna had a 1.61 carat aquamarine that matched her elegance.
That sounds pretty offensive…
Expensive doesn’t equal good quality either.
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Does an expensive Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max offer good quality for the price? It does. Or how about a BMW M5 sports luxury sedan? Good quality for the price as well.
Unless you are being swindled, cheated or gullible to pay a high price for a bad quality item.
I’m neither team iPhone nor team BMW lol
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Be careful lest some thieves cut your ears off.
I wouldn’t wear them anywhere. 
First of all,
Diamonds don’t depreciate in value like a car or something.
I don’t know where that idea came from.
And also,
You don’t have to have a diamond if it makes you uncomfortable.
I would suggest getting another genuine stone though,
Not something fake that looks pretty.
Something small that has emotional value for both of you.
You’d probably like that more.
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I had a lovely half carat marquise diamond my husband gave me when he officially asked me to marry him. It was lovy and due to the cut, looked like 1 carat. I wore it constantly until a prong broke.
I love diamonds. But I won’t turn down lesser stones because i like all jeweley. And it isn’t the cost, its the thought behind it.
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I’m really into the idea of getting a moissonite right now. It’s a real gem stone , though lab grown and it’s also eco friendly. Another alternative is to find a second hand one.
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Well, majority of women wearing a 2.00 carat or 3.00 carat diamond ring wouldn’t be located in geographical locations in a city where there would be thieves in the first place. Wearing the diamond at home or at a shopping mall, coffee shop, restaurant or at work would be justifiable. Besides, I am sure the ring is insured as well.
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Your culture is very different from mine, that’s for sure. My wife didn’t want an expensive engagement or wedding ring. My daily driver wedding band is a $2 mood ring from eBay as I have a habit of taking rings off and misplacing them (I have about six spare rings for when I lose this one). I wear the ring not for appearance, but because of the commitment it signifies. That’s the only reason this piece of jewellery is imortant to me. It wouldn’t be any more important if it was worth $50K.
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It’s a rort. It’s a system where a monopoly dictates price. There is a difference between show diamonds and industrial diamonds. If you compare the prices you see the difference. That whole thing about colour and clarity really is subjective for most and I don’t think there’s anything scientific about it. Yeah they symbolise a lot but that was a very good early marketing campaign. It wasn’t based on anything else.
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Long as they are not blood diamonds then they can be as expensive as can be and that which people will pay.
-S
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