The world of designer jewelry is cut throat. Everyone is trying to get ahead of one another and finding the right people to trust can be a difficult task to do. Sometimes, even doing the right amount of research will leave you in danger at the end. The truth is, some designer jewelry and diamond dealers are very experienced in their shady tactics and have the ability to leave you with a raw deal whether you know it or not. This article will show you one of the lowest and hardest to identify tricks that the shady dealers use to steal your money, and what you can do to keep it from happening to yourself and the people you care about.
So what do they do? Imagine you have a piece of jewelry that needs to be either fixed or cleaned. It does not matter whether we are talking about designer necklaces, designer bracelets, diamond engagement rings, or even designer watches. All of these fine jewelry items have precious materials that a sneaky dealer could take advantage of. Anyway, you bring in your items for maintenance and they give it back to you after doing the job you asked them to do, and everything seems fine. But that might not be the case. They might have replaced the most valuable precious stones in the item with ones of lesser value, and give it back you to, the unsuspecting customer. For pros like them, it is simple to quickly replaced nice stones with lesser ones. And for you, it may be impossible for your untrained eyes to notice. They might even do it while you are still in the store!
This could cost you hundreds or even thousands of dollars without you realizing it. So how can you protect your diamond engagement rings or other precious designer jewelry items? By knowing about them before you hand them over. If you have a GIA inscribed diamond, you will be able to see the inscription number on the actual stone under proper magnification. Ask the jewelry you brought you diamond to to show you where the number is. Asking him to do this will deter him from any funny business. If you do not have a certification, you can bring your jewelry to a 3rd party appraiser to have it inspected, and have the notable features written down. After you get your jewelry cleaned or fixed, bring it back to that 3rd party appraiser and have him inspect your piece. Lastly, in the case of simple repairs and cleaning, ask if you can watch. This will keep your piece of designer jewelry and diamond engagement rings within eyesight at all times.
So what do they do? Imagine you have a piece of jewelry that needs to be either fixed or cleaned. It does not matter whether we are talking about designer necklaces, designer bracelets, diamond engagement rings, or even designer watches. All of these fine jewelry items have precious materials that a sneaky dealer could take advantage of. Anyway, you bring in your items for maintenance and they give it back to you after doing the job you asked them to do, and everything seems fine. But that might not be the case. They might have replaced the most valuable precious stones in the item with ones of lesser value, and give it back you to, the unsuspecting customer. For pros like them, it is simple to quickly replaced nice stones with lesser ones. And for you, it may be impossible for your untrained eyes to notice. They might even do it while you are still in the store!
This could cost you hundreds or even thousands of dollars without you realizing it. So how can you protect your diamond engagement rings or other precious designer jewelry items? By knowing about them before you hand them over. If you have a GIA inscribed diamond, you will be able to see the inscription number on the actual stone under proper magnification. Ask the jewelry you brought you diamond to to show you where the number is. Asking him to do this will deter him from any funny business. If you do not have a certification, you can bring your jewelry to a 3rd party appraiser to have it inspected, and have the notable features written down. After you get your jewelry cleaned or fixed, bring it back to that 3rd party appraiser and have him inspect your piece. Lastly, in the case of simple repairs and cleaning, ask if you can watch. This will keep your piece of designer jewelry and diamond engagement rings within eyesight at all times.
