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Q&A This Question Is About: As a soldier in the US Army, I am eligible to use the services of USAA, from banking and investing, to buying items such as diamonds. The USAA diamond website lists all pertinent information that your book, How to Buy a Diamond, suggests to look for. Your book wasn’t too …

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Q&A This Question Is About: WHAT DOES ‘C7’ MEAN WHEN INSIDE OF THE RING? IT ALSO HAS 14K, (TW),C7. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, YVETTE Hi Yvette, 14K stands for 14 karat or 58.3% gold. C7 could be a manufacturing stamp. The Diamond Guy Helper

Q&A This Question Is About: Dear Diamond Guy, I am engagement ring shopping and am having a hard time deciding between Harry Winston and Graff. I have recently visited both Graff (Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas) and Harry Winston (Caesar Palace Las Vegas and Rodeo Drive, Beaverly Hills) this past week and have looked at …

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Q&A This Question Is About: What does 925 1/20 PT mean on my ring? Hi Stephanie, 925 usually mean that it’s silver. PT is a typical stamp for platinum. However, it’s rare to have platinum and silver on one ring. Some manufacturers will put carat weight on a ring. 1/20 could mean it has 0.05ct …

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Q&A This Question Is About: 18k Gersc I found a ring that belongs to my great-great-grandmother and it has 18k Gersc and  I think a silver engagement ring that has no writing on it. I wanted to just see about them being looked at it. Hi Jae, 18k GE typically means that it was electroplated …

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Q&A This Question Is About: What does this stamp mean? On the inside of my ring it is stamped R CZ, what does that mean? Hi Kira, It could mean that the gem in the piece is cubic zirconia, or it’s the manufacturer’s stamp. Fred Cuellar, The Diamond Guy