The thought of loose diamonds may bring a familiar movie scene to your head. A couple of criminals in a dark room exchanging a handful of loose diamonds carefully wrapped in velvet. I too held the untrue thought that only criminals or the very rich dealt with loose diamonds.

This was until a few years ago when it was my turn to pick out my wedding ring. We traveled all over looking for the perfect ring. We looked locally, out of town, on the, internet, we even went to the infamous diamond district in Los Angeles. After days upon days of tireless searching I could not find the ring that was exactly what I had envisioned.

It never even occurred to me to buy a loose diamond and have it put into the setting of my choice. That was until I found the perfect wedding ring. The band was antique style set with about a dozen tiny diamond chips on each side of the main diamond. When I tried it on it looked terrible. The center diamond was a round cut and I had envisioned a marquis in the middle.

When I voiced my dissatisfaction to the jeweler she said no problem, she could set a marquis in the middle for me. But then I had no idea who sold loose diamonds. I assumed that it would be much more expensive than just settling for the ring the way that it was. I ended up calling a reputable jeweler in Los Angeles and he worked with me to find the exact diamond; it was the perfect size, cut, clarity, and price for us.

I arranged for payment and received my precious loose diamond in the mail a few days later. When I opened the package, I felt like I was a part of that old criminal movie. I don