Diamonds may be forever, and also a girl’s best friend, as the song lyrics say, but finding the diamond of your dreams can be a nerve-racking experience. Should you go for a princess, marquise or pear shape? Are you looking for a clear white stone, or perhaps a fancy colour, like yellow, cognac or even blue? Is this 0.9-carat VS2 a better option than the 0.75 VS1?
Sarah Hardy, jewellery consultant at the North Yorkshire auction house Tennants, says it’s easy to become bamboozled with all the technical details: ‘Buying’ a piece of diamond jewellery is a very significant: event for most people, and the emotions involved can be even more significant than the money - they might be buying
