{"id":2310,"date":"2018-07-12T09:39:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T09:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.istitutogemmologico.com\/?page_id=2310"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:04:16","slug":"buying-diamonds-in-a-bank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.istitutogemmologico.com\/en\/buying-diamonds-in-a-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying diamonds in an italian bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Diamonds purchased at the Bank<\/h1>\n<p>Have you bought one of the many bank Diamonds?<br \/>\nAre you not sure you made the right investment?<br \/>\nWould you like to know what your Diamond is really worth and have an appraisal that attests its value, so you can use it against whoever sold it to you?<br \/>\nIt does not matter what city you are in, the Gemological Institute of Genoa can provide you with an appraisal \u2014 even online \u2014 that will help you.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bank Diamonds, the Solution?<\/h2>\n<p>Make an appointment with a professional gemologist graduated from the largest world center of mineralogical research, the body that invented the 4Cs: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gia.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gemological Institute of America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Gemological Institute of Genoa issues appraisals with the aim of clarifying the real market costs of Diamonds. For just 50 euros per Diamond, you will finally discover the real market prices of the Diamonds you have bought. You will learn the real rules, the true references and the consolidated practices of how a Diamond is really traded in any part of the world.<\/p>\n<p>We will give you all the technical explanations that they should have given you before you bought the bank Diamonds, because information is the basis of any correct investment. The Gemological Institute of Genoa was founded with the primary purpose of bringing clarity and information to a sector where, so far, information has been relegated to the margins.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Before buying a Diamond<\/h2>\n<p>Before buying any Diamond, it would be better to seek advice from a professional in the gemological field. A Gem expert will be happy to illustrate to you, free of charge, the vital importance of the 4Cs, that is, the four key components thanks to which it is possible to give a precise value to each Diamond.<br \/>\nThanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istitutogemmologico.com\/en\/the-book-of-gems\/guide-to-diamond-characteristics\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4Cs<\/a>, we can catalog Diamonds by quality of<br \/>\n1) Color<br \/>\n2) Cut<br \/>\n3) Carat Weight<br \/>\n4) Clarity.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed Color, Cut, Carat Weight and Clarity are the terms widely used in the diamond world. They are all terms that begin with the letter C, hence the abbreviation 4Cs, widely used in the world of Diamonds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diamonds purchased at the Bank Have you bought one of the many bank Diamonds? Are you not sure you made the right investment? 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