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Title: Engagement & Wedding Rings, 1st Edition: The Definitive Buying Guide for People in Love by Antoinette L. Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno, Jane Crystal ISBN: 0-943763-05-3 Publisher: Jewish Lights Pub Pub. Date: 01 May, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Engagement & Wedding Rings by Antoinette Matlins
Comment: My husband and I purchased this book in 1993 when we were talking about "getting engaged". This book helped my husband in learning a great deal about diamonds and how its not just size that matters. We have used this book over the years for every diamond purchase we have made - which have been quite a few. Ms. Matlins' book is informative and fun. We have recommended this book to friends and family and constantly use it as a foundation in making diamond and fine jewelry purchases that will last a lifetime.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good starting point -- but there's no substitute for stones!
Comment: I bought this book about six months before I planned to buy the ring, and it really gave me a good starting point for shopping. I found (like others have said) that when I went to jewellery stores and made it clear I had an idea about what I wanted to spend and what kind of diamond I wanted, I was given a great deal more respect by the salespeople then when I shopped without that information. This book helped prepare me for my shopping experience, but in no way was I ready to purchase after simply reading about diamonds. I needed to go out and look at different types of stones, and decide what we wanted to buy. After all, a diamond is more then just metrics and cost, it's value is in it's beauty, and beauty is judged by the eye. Each stone is unique, and so to get a feel for what diamond to buy, one needs to look at actual diamonds.
This book also helped me build a relationship with a jeweller -- something far more valuable then the raw information in the text -- because it gave me the information I needed to begin evaluating diamonds with confidence, and thus I was able to choose a dealer I felt comfortable with, and who provided me with what I knew was a good value.
One area where this book is lacking is in the insurance arena. It could provide more information about the options provided.
It should also list online links to diamond-related sites. I found a number of useful sites during my personal searches that should be in an appendix.
Rating: 5
Summary: a must read before shopping for an engagement ring
Comment: I read this book few years ago cover to cover before I purchased the diamond ring for my then-girlfriend (now wife). It is very good.
I notice that even the jewelry stores merchants talk differently once they found out you know their trade. Some even brought out a different collection because they know you appreciate the better quality. Knowing how to tell the difference in quality prevent you from being ripped off.
I wonder if the new edition coming up this year will talk about the injection into the market of large batches of diamonds stolen from the Russian Treasury.
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