• Akasazh@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    It’s silly because the rain if a dowry (where the act of giving jewelry is hailing from) is as a financial back up for the (family of) the bride.

    This got commercialized by de beers to become the most romantic tradition, but as a purchase you are just buying a bunch of shiny carbon that depreciates by 40% when you exit the store.

    If that’s your money worth, then be my guest.

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      8 hours ago

      Actually only synthetic diamonds depreciate, the real ones stay the same, but that still means they’re not an investment

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        7 hours ago

        From New value? No they instantly depreciate. There’s so much more stock than there’s market for. This is very well controlled to resist overflooding the market.

        But if you walk out of a jeweler and get the same price for a diamond that you paid for it you are a genius.