i saw recently on the net russian diamond rings which are awesome, so what is the deal of russian diamonds?
is there any informative site about it?does it come with a certificate? can i upgrade or re-sell a russian diamonds ring?
There are diamond mines in Russia indeed, and the quality of the stones is like Canadian, Angolese, South Africans, just alike. You will have a hard time finding one because you do not know which mining company sold your diamond to the cutting factory that supplied your jeweller. The Russian diamonds are sold through Alrosa, the national monopoly in Russia. They supply all over the world just like De Beers. They come with a certificate when they are rough, but you do not have access to that, what certificate the cutters require depends on them alone and that has nothing to do with the source of the diamonds. It is close to impossible to determine the source of a colourless diamond after cutting.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
You migh need to do some research. Ask some jewelers.
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March 26th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Do yourself a favor and buy a Canadian Diamond.
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March 26th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
There are diamond mines in Russia indeed, and the quality of the stones is like Canadian, Angolese, South Africans, just alike. You will have a hard time finding one because you do not know which mining company sold your diamond to the cutting factory that supplied your jeweller. The Russian diamonds are sold through Alrosa, the national monopoly in Russia. They supply all over the world just like De Beers.
They come with a certificate when they are rough, but you do not have access to that, what certificate the cutters require depends on them alone and that has nothing to do with the source of the diamonds.
It is close to impossible to determine the source of a colorless diamond after cutting.
References :