diamond earrings or gold earrings???

jinx30
By jinx30

hi guys!
I am planning to buy a piece of jewelry, but i want to know which is better for investment.. gold or diamond earrings?thank you for your inputs!!

By medoha• 21 Aug 2009 12:53
medoha

For investment, both are OK if you invest like this.

Gold - Buy gold block from the famous shop with certificate.

Diamond - Buy loose good color (E), clarity (VVS1)and Carat (0.5 - 0.7) with certificate. Don't buy one carat diamond which is double price.

If you want to have good return, you have to invest quality one. Good luck in investment.

By jinx30• 21 Aug 2009 12:42
jinx30

wow, the replies are so fast......my oh my..thank you QL guys!!QL rocks!!

By elioswd• 21 Aug 2009 12:35
elioswd

of course gold..

By nadzmyrah• 21 Aug 2009 12:31
nadzmyrah

Go for jewelry that is yellow gold and without gems nor stones. White gold is nice, but it has a cheaper market value than the yellow gold.

By saggi26• 21 Aug 2009 12:21
saggi26

Have you not heard the statements like " Diamonds are forever " and " A Diamond is a girls best friend " ?

Well diamonds are forever since, when you buy a diamond, you have to keep it forever , as its value reduces in an exponential manner and it makes no sense in selling it at 10 % of its price.

Secondly how do you know that the gold that you are buying is pure ? Back home they may just refuse to buy it back or ask for a 8 % discount on listed price.

Besides Gold will soon drop to about 800 $ per ounce in the comming months, so why buy at all ?

I sincerely feel that Silver has to do a lot of catching up so would buy Silver bricks if possible , I feel it will give better returns than Gold in the 10-12 month horizon !!

Cheers to you while you make the decision.

If you are buying as an ornament go for gold-- If you are buying as in investment -- go for Silver.

By Mandilulur• 21 Aug 2009 12:16
Mandilulur

The amount of gold in an earring won't give you very much resale value either. Jewelers usually charge a hefty "making" price for small items.

By mahaboob• 21 Aug 2009 12:03
mahaboob

Diamond ,

don't have any resale value,

Go for old whatever it is??????????

Best of luck.

By sweet.angel• 21 Aug 2009 11:36
sweet.angel

The best investment is yellow or white gold because they are having a very good resale value. Diamond is not having a good resale value, every year its value decreases by some good percent. So better to buy gold and best shop is Damas which u can find at many places in Doha. Hope this can help u out :).

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