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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:55:45 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>RingTutor Diamond Blog</title><subtitle>Tutor's Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2009-06-03T20:20:08Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Are You Paying For Beauty or Paying For Rarity?</title><category term="diamond education"/><category term="diamond prices"/><id>http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/6/3/are-you-paying-for-beauty-or-paying-for-rarity.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/6/3/are-you-paying-for-beauty-or-paying-for-rarity.html"/><author><name>RingTutor</name></author><published>2009-06-03T20:11:32Z</published><updated>2009-06-03T20:11:32Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[With the exception of cut, which directly affects how beautiful a diamond will appear, it is important to realize that you are not paying for beauty. You are paying for rarity.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>How Rare is the Asscher Cut?</title><category term="diamond education"/><id>http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/5/18/how-rare-is-the-asscher-cut.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/5/18/how-rare-is-the-asscher-cut.html"/><author><name>RingTutor</name></author><published>2009-05-18T21:59:28Z</published><updated>2009-05-18T21:59:28Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Royal Asscher cut has quite a history. In 2001 it received a patent and is a phenomenal square with very wide corners, steep crown, and 74 facets placed with precision for light reflection.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Can Experts Agree on Fluorescence?</title><category term="diamond education"/><category term="diamond industry"/><id>http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/4/29/can-experts-agree-on-fluorescence.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/4/29/can-experts-agree-on-fluorescence.html"/><author><name>RingTutor</name></author><published>2009-04-29T18:45:06Z</published><updated>2009-04-29T18:45:06Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Once upon a time, there was actually a preference for stones with fluorescence. They were called "river" diamonds (found in riverbeds). How about today?]]></summary></entry><entry><title>RingTutor Featured On "InStyle Weddings"</title><id>http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/4/14/ringtutor-featured-on-instyle-weddings.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/4/14/ringtutor-featured-on-instyle-weddings.html"/><author><name>RingTutor</name></author><published>2009-04-14T20:21:12Z</published><updated>2009-04-14T20:21:12Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The news is starting to get out. InStyle Weddings featured  RingTutor in their StyleSchool. See what the industry is saying...]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Which White Metal is Best?</title><category term="diamond education"/><category term="platinum"/><category term="white gold"/><id>http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/4/1/which-white-metal-is-best.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/4/1/which-white-metal-is-best.html"/><author><name>RingTutor</name></author><published>2009-04-01T21:04:36Z</published><updated>2009-04-01T21:04:36Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[White gold or Platinum? Learn why platinum might be worth the extra money...and how the price gap is shrinking.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>How to Choose a Reputable Diamond Jeweler</title><category term="diamond education"/><category term="diamond shopping"/><id>http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/3/25/how-to-choose-a-reputable-diamond-jeweler.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/3/25/how-to-choose-a-reputable-diamond-jeweler.html"/><author><name>RingTutor</name></author><published>2009-03-25T21:10:54Z</published><updated>2009-03-25T21:10:54Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[This is where word of mouth is key. Ask around and follow the below 7 guidelines...]]></summary></entry><entry><title>A Diamond's Most Important "C"</title><category term="diamond education"/><category term="diamond industry"/><id>http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/3/20/a-diamonds-most-important-c.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/3/20/a-diamonds-most-important-c.html"/><author><name>RingTutor</name></author><published>2009-03-20T19:12:21Z</published><updated>2009-03-20T19:12:21Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Color, Clarity, and Carat are personal preferences. All that counts is what’s important to you--or, more importantly, to her. Cut, however, trumps them all.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>A Diamond is an Investment: True or False?</title><category term="diamond prices"/><id>http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/3/16/a-diamond-is-an-investment-true-or-false.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/3/16/a-diamond-is-an-investment-true-or-false.html"/><author><name>RingTutor</name></author><published>2009-03-16T20:43:58Z</published><updated>2009-03-16T20:43:58Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[In order for your purchase to be an investment, someone would need to purchase your diamond from you--which already has a store's mark-up on it--and now an extra percentage that you would like to make as profit. Is this realistic?]]></summary></entry><entry><title>What's the Difference Between a Radiant and a Princess?</title><category term="diamond education"/><id>http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/3/12/whats-the-difference-between-a-radiant-and-a-princess.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/3/12/whats-the-difference-between-a-radiant-and-a-princess.html"/><author><name>RingTutor</name></author><published>2009-03-12T19:59:24Z</published><updated>2009-03-12T19:59:24Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[I am often asked which is prettier: the Princess or the Radiant? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Read more to see how they're different...]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Some Facts About Conflict Diamonds...</title><category term="conflict diamonds"/><id>http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/3/6/some-facts-about-conflict-diamonds.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.ringtutor.com/tutors-blog/2009/3/6/some-facts-about-conflict-diamonds.html"/><author><name>RingTutor</name></author><published>2009-03-06T22:21:31Z</published><updated>2009-03-06T22:21:31Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[A friend of mine, always reminding me how “politically correct" she is, recently asked me why I don't get out of this diamond business that only promotes "blood and conflict." Here's why.]]></summary></entry></feed>