What is the best way to buy a 2 ct diamond?

Question

To buy from a jewelery designer in NY (who design setting for diamond)?

Buy from a shop who direct import the diamond from Africa (direct import legal diamond, not blood diamond)? My friend's friend claim he is one of the few people who can legally get diamond from Africa.

Buy from Hong Kong, HK living standard is lower, do you think they sell the same thing cheaper?

But other people told me, all diamond have to come from Africa, then go New York first, that mean if HK retail want diamond, they have to get from New York too, is it ture?

If it is ture, all diamond sell in NY should be the cheapest, right? Because not too much mark up.

I looking for a 2 ct diamond, vs and E color.

Answer 1

I think the prices of diamonds are the same worldwide. However, I think the diamonds do go to NY first to get graded from GIA or AGS. Who knows, you might get a better deal from buying from someone in the diamond district in NY. Good luck.