Diamond FAQ Guide


Here is advice from Rob van Beurden, our Antwerp diamond expert and Antwerp Diamond Bourse member


Why should a diamond purchase from you be any better than from others in London or New York?


We buy from the source in Antwerp and give you the best quality diamonds directly thereby cutting out the middlemen who supply from Antwerp to London and New York. Antwerp is the very source of the diamond trade with as much as almost 70% market share, in other words: a London or New York diamond most of the times is bought in Antwerp before it was put up for sale. Antwerp has always been the only diamond city in the world with three diamond-cutting schools where young people are molded into the worlds finest craftsmen in diamond polishing. The Antwerp-cut is therefore known for it's finest sparkle! We buy directly from diamond cutters in Antwerp and hand-make to order so that we are able to offer:



  • Higher quality diamonds (including premier cut and ideal cut diamonds) that meet your Cut, Carat, Colour, and Clarity criteria.

  • Individual handmade designs tailored to suit your particular tastes.

  • Competitive prices, typically saving about 50% when compared many fine designer shops

  • The biggest selection of diamonds from the largest diamond marketplace.

  • the best quality, premium cut diamonds at direct from Antwerp prices combined with individual, tailored designs.


As we have a team of in-house designers and goldsmiths – we can design and create any style of jewellery that you like. Bespoke design and making is our standard and incurs no extra cost as we provide the jewelery-making at cost as an added-value service to our diamond clients. There are now many online diamond vendors selling certified diamonds and there are also fine designers who tailormake - we are the only ones to combine both services in one place so that you can get the best quality, premium cut diamonds in individual designs for a direct from Antwerp price with local accountability and convenience in the UK. The sad fact is, 75% of all round brilliant cut diamonds and 88% of all other fancy cut diamond shapes on the market are poorly proportioned to retain carat weight rather to maximise sparkle. In contrast, we handpick our diamonds to maximise cut. All our diamonds have the highest grades for Cut proportions on independent diamond grading reports - so no concessions here. All our diamonds (from 0.5 carat upwards) are accompanied by a worldwide accepted diamond certificate (e.g. HRD, GIA, AGS or IGI) and are hand-picked to select only well-cut diamonds as it's the diamond Cut proportions which determine how well a diamond will sparkle. We specialise in classic and tailor-made designs that are not readily found in one place in the UK. Our clients are those who typically want quality, tailor-made pieces at competitive prices. For people who want all the quality and style of the prestigious designer shops and twice the diamond or half the price combined with personalised service where each piece is individually tailored. We also offer more independent guarantees for diamonds than anyone else in the UK. See what our clients say about us.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To find out more or arrange a visit to see us, contact Dr Indira Marchant on +44 208 868 5210 or email info@bestdiamonds.co.uk