Diamonds of Antwerp - help when buying on the stock exchange

Buy your dream diamond in Antwerp, Belgium
with HRD or GIA certificate, without intermediaries, is 40% cheaper than in Russia.

Why Buy Diamonds in Antwerp? Antwerp is the diamond capital of the world. Antwerp has the lowest diamond prices in the world. Antwerp handles 80% of all diamonds in the world (including diamonds mined in Russia and sold in Russia). Huge choice. More than 200 diamond shops. As a result, you get the best offer at the lowest price.

Reliability. The stones have an international certificate. Antwerp is home to 1 in three recognized laboratories where you can test the quality of the stone, which is not available in Israel or Amsterdam.

Buying without intermediaries. Diamonds sold in Russia pass through at least 3-4 intermediaries. Why overpay when you can buy directly?

Save another 21%. You do not pay VAT or it is returned to you, not to intermediaries. Even taking into account the cost of traveling to Belgium, you can save a lot!

Buying your dream diamond in Antwerp is: There are thousands of options available in over 200 Antwerp stores.

High quality stones of the world in one city

You get a diamond certificate that is recognized worldwide.

Unique frames more than 10,000 types of frames from the best jewelers in the world

In addition, an unforgettable stay in the capital of Belgian fashion, the city of Baroque and Rubens.

I can find for you a stone of the desired weight, purity, and color at a price that you like Your data is reliably protected and will not be transferred to third parties Difficult in choosing a stone? Are you afraid that you will not be deceived? My name is Maxim Shatilov. I am a professional gemologist, an expert appraiser. Take a look at my picture when I graduate and now. By losing my hair, I gained experience. We will help you choose the best quality diamonds and save up to 40% on your purchase. Citizen of Belgium for 15 years, I work as a guide, I know Antwerp thoroughly Why Antwerp, not Israel? Israeli travel agencies make a tempting offer to buy diamonds on the stock exchange. Immediately there are stock exchanges from American films, where dozens of men in white shirts or women in black look at screens, make phone calls and make mysterious gestures with their fingers at the same time. The diamond exchange looks different. People sit at large tables, talking slowly. They know each other, who is looking for what, who is what family or organization, which in practice is the same thing, represents. Between them there are brokers, on the instructions of the buyer they look for stones from the seller. More or less trust each other. Taking a batch of stones and leaving is impossible to imagine. You lose your earnings for life. In addition, the prestige of a serious company is involved in the case - you will be searched for, will be found and approximately punished. And in this measured world will let a tourist looking for a ring for $ 5 or 25 thousand? Why? He has to explain everything, he will bargain about what he does not understand. In that time, you could lose a million dollars. Besides, the most important thing! No one sells diamonds in products, rings or earrings. That's what shops are for! What if my friend was in Israel? In Israel, tourists are brought in groups to shops located in the neighborhood with 4 buildings, which are called the diamond exchange. What is the name of the store at the same time and whether there is a door behind the counter with the inscription "Entrance to the director of the exchange" is not important. You don’t think the end of the world is happening in a restaurant called the End of the World, do you? It's a restaurant! The rich are called VIPs and are brought to Mercedes class S not to the stock exchange, but to the bureau where the exchange dealer sits. Yay! This is a professional, the prices are more interesting than in the store located outside the building. The only "but" is that he only sells the stones to his company. Others are a little less profitable to sell. Can I buy from him? Yes, quite! Just do not entertain the illusion that you bought directly on the stock exchange. I can offer you the same in Antwerp and much more! I don't work at the stock exchange, but I did a gemology course at HRD. And it's my graduate information right to go into the database of stones listed on the stock exchange. I can't buy anything there - I'm not a broker, but I can see who sells the gem of the characteristics you want at the best price. So I have insider information! And I will be able to tell you all the characteristics of the stone, its price with an accuracy of a dollar and, if necessary, reserve the stone with the owner. Then you will come and buy from him - in the office in the stock exchange building, or, if you need another frame, in the store that belongs to him, but at a known price. That's what I call buying diamonds on the stock exchange! In the meantime, some advice: What should you pay attention to when buying diamonds? First, it should be a diamond, not its substitute - glass, Swarov, moissonite, zirconium. Unfortunately, one of the three most common diamond testers for moissonite does not respond and gives the answer - diamond. All homegrown ways — looking at newspaper text and so on — are good if you do it regularly, like any other skill. Artificial diamonds - if you know that it is artificial - no problem, buy for health. Diamonds partially filled with glass are the Yaguda method. I am strongly against buying them. Unfortunately, the GIA certificate, so beloved in Russia and Ukraine, does not clearly indicate this technique. To exclude such stones, it is better to focus on the HRD certificate. Diamonds whose color has been changed by high pressure and high temperature – if you know what it is and buy significantly cheaper – are your choice. I checked that not a single person from Russia is looking for information on the Internet about artificially changing the color of diamonds, and according to some reports, about 20% of such diamonds in Russia and Ukraine. These stones should cost 3 times cheaper, and you buy them at full cost and do not even think about it. When you buy a diamond, it has to be a real diamond. For me, a modified, healed stone, whether it has been improved in color or frequency, has zero value. You buy a diamond for someone important to you. When you buy a diamond with a changed color or purity, you are buying an illusion, a deception, something that has no value. If this is a serious, real relationship, buy a real diamond. If this is a relationship for a few weeks, buy zirconium, it is cheaper, and the effect will be the same. Do not deceive yourself first of all! In many decent shops, such stones are simply not brought in so as not to get dirty. I don’t deal with such stones, just as I don’t sell drugs or steal money from a beggar blind man on the street. Diamond certificates are of different quality. Of course, you can only trust the characteristics specified in the HRD and GIA certificates. What should we strive for? The quality of the cut, the certificate indicates the CUT - must be excellent or very good, with good or weak cut quality - the diamond will not shine. Yeah, a little cheaper, but it won't shine. And he is a "brill", what should shine is a diamond. Even if you are not an expert, but you have eyes, you can easily see the difference between excellent cut quality and just good or poor cut quality. The difference is the play of light, the light reflection, the flashes of light. A diamond with a great quality of cut, no matter whether it is without a frame or already put in a ring or suspension, any woman will like. He plays with the light, he lives, he sparkles. A diamond of the same weight, color and purity, but of mediocre cut is also a diamond, but it shines less. The question is simple: Are you looking for mediocre, very good or the best for your money? What is the difference between the price of a diamond with excellent and good cut quality? If we are talking about diamonds of the same shape with the same weight, purity and color, the difference in price in contrast to the quality of the cut will be from 10 to 17%. It seems that this is a lot, but the impression of the stone will be completely different. Purity is not less desirable than VS2. IF stones, absolutely pure, are investment stones, too expensive to use in jewelry. Between these two boundaries, IF and VS2 are what you want and can afford by the thickness of your wallet. The color should be such that, compared to your frame, the stone does not appear yellowish. Accordingly, in yellow gold you can buy a yellower stone and improve other characteristics. And only when you have met all the previous requirements – cut quality, purity, color – decide which diamond by weight you can afford by the thickness of your wallet. Remember, weight is the last thing you define. Unlike Russia, Ukraine, France, the United States, Japan, Germany and the rest of the world, where you sell ready-made jewelry, Antwerp, the diamond capital through which 80% of the world’s diamonds pass, has several options for buying. You can buy a finished product, just much cheaper at the same quality than anywhere else in the world. You can choose (for example, with my help) a diamond and a frame separately and when you put it in the frame. It's like making a custom suit. A nice difference is that you do not have to pay more for individual execution. You can buy a ring, earrings, suspension and so on, either in a regular “shop” or in a store owned by an exchange broker. With some stretch, this can be compared to buying in a wholesale warehouse. Both options have their advantages and disadvantages. In a good "shop-store" there are 3-5 thousand frames. The frames are ordinary, as you are used to, in the style of all jewelry companies known to you, there are unique frames, there are non-standard ones. The seller will be able to find a frame for your style, hand shape, profession, age, purpose of the ring (celebrities, everyday wear). There are many finished products, for all tastes and budgets, there are diamonds - also of all types, sizes and prices. The only downside is a little more expensive. Much cheaper than in Russia or Ukraine, but more expensive than in the broker's store. The same product in the "ABC of Taste" is sold more expensive than in a wholesale store, a night spent on 2 identical beds - in 3 and 5 stars hotels - also costs differently. You pay for services, for additional opportunities. In the store owned by the broker, there will be only 30-50 frames, a lot of diamonds and the broker can find any stone, cheaper than in the store. Buying from a broker is more profitable, but when buying a diamond, feelings are important! A diamond ring or earrings should be loved! They should perfectly fit your dream. In order to do this, you buy a diamond. If you know well enough what kind of stone you need, or we can determine it as a result of online consultation, if your purchase is a luxury item that does not lose its value, unlike a fur coat or a car and an investment - we go to the broker. If you want to buy something beautiful and at a bargain price (diamonds are not cheap), but do not know for sure – we will find your happiness in the store. My goal is not just to help buy a diamond, I want to realize your dream. I like to see the happy faces of my clients. I'm sure you'll be happy too, so I'm not afraid to charge after the job is done. What practical actions do I take and what is their payment? Find a real diamond for you, not its imitation, counterfeit, zirconium, moissonite and other substitutes. Make sure that it is untreated, that is, that liquid glass is not poured into it, the color of brown is not made white under high pressure (such stones can then turn brown again). In case you decide to buy from a broker (this is 65-70% of all my orders), I will find a specific diamond(s) with a certificate and price on the closed site of the Antwerp exchange. If you agree, I will reserve the stone for a specific date. Buy it yourself or with me as you wish. At my opportunity and your desire, I am present when buying, rechecking the stone, choosing the frame, installing the diamond in the frame.

In brief, I can tell you before the meeting how much a diamond with a real certificate will cost, which is recognized all over the world, and not with an expert opinion issued by a Russian or Ukrainian LLC or just a tag from a store. It should be understood that now about half of the diamonds sold without a certificate are artificial, that is, they cost very little.

And if we compare diamonds with international certificates sold by Alrosa and the same diamond with such a certificate in Antwerp - the difference will be about 2 times. Details - see below or in the video that is on the main page.