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The Diamond Journal

Honest, practical guidance on diamonds and engagement rings — written by the people who grade, price and set them every day in Beirut.

Why Buy Your Diamond in Lebanon

Sometimes the cousin is right — often he isn't. Diamond prices in Dubai vs Beirut, compared honestly, hidden costs included.

Ask the trade what clarity they'd buy for themselves and you'll hear a term that appears on no certificate.

The playbook our diaspora clients use: choose and verify remotely, reserve the stone, land with the ring ready.

The trade's benchmark price list, explained for buyers — and why we print our Rapaport discount on every stone.

A still photograph is a diamond's best friend and a buyer's worst adviser. What motion reveals — and how to watch like…

The paper is genuine and verifiable. The stone it travels with isn't the one it describes. How the swap works — and…

It quietly moves prices, occasionally affects beauty, and hides flaws in plain sight. The fluorescence line, decoded.

Thirty seconds of typing separates an informed buyer from a hopeful one. The exact verification steps for both laboratories.

Gym bags, beach summers and thirty years of daily wear: the handful of habits that protect a ring for a lifetime.