Diamonds and Engagement Rings
There are hundreds of suppliers serving thousands of customers with tens of thousands of diamonds every year. So what makes River Oak Diamonds stand out from the rest? Why should you trust that all-important diamond purchase to us? Here are the reasons why choosing your diamond dealer with care is as important as choosing your diamond.
Our Vision
The vision of River Oak Diamonds is to be one of the few suppliers to make available the world’s finest cut diamonds, fully graded and certified with the backing of a partially bonded guarantee. Unlike the majority of high street jewellers and other internet stores who sell poor quality, badly cut diamonds, River Oak Diamonds was created to bring the finest diamonds to those who can appreciate the difference between the sub-standard and the superlative. With low overheads, full grading, certification and exceptional guarantees, our diamonds offer the best of the best at affordable and realistic prices.
Our Qualifications
Any important investment decision should be undertaken with the guidance and assistance of qualified professionals. River Oak Diamonds founder, David Baker, studied with the prestigious Gemological Institute of America in London to achieve his Accredited Jewellery Professional Diploma. The GIA is recognized as the world’s foremost authority on diamonds and developed the 4 C’s of the Diamond Grading System which is now the international standard for valuing a diamond.
After completing this comprehensive training, David went on to America to gain experience in the diamond business from the Master of the diamond industry, Fred Cueller. The ‘Diamond Guy’, as he is known, includes among his many clients Oprah Winfrey, Hugh Hefner and members of the Saudi Royal family. The opportunity to understudy him in 2007 gave David a unique insight into this specialized business.
Our Passion
We know about diamonds, in fact they are our passion. River Oak Diamonds specializes in sourcing and supplying only the very best quality diamonds for our discriminating clientele.
Our Quality
The diamonds we supply are of the very highest quality, which is assured in the fully graded certification we provide. Each of our diamonds is supplied with an independent GIA or AGS certificate, which specifies the diamond’s colour, cut, clarity and carat weight, plus polish and symmetry grade among other details. We also supply a GCAL certificate from the Gem Certificate and Assurance Lab plus a Sarin or OGI Megascope report for our round brilliants. If you are offered a diamond without these three independent certificates you need to ask why. Can you really afford not to use our expert services?
Our Unrivalled Guarantees
No-one comes close to matching our unrivalled guarantees which include:
We are so confident of the quality and value of our diamonds that we offer a 12-month, no questions asked buy-back guarantee to give our customers complete peace of mind. See full details under our Diamond Guarantee.
We even throw in a complimentary trip to Las Vegas on certain diamond purchases! Check the details here.
Our Personal Service
When you contact us you can be assured of dedicated personal service. Our customer service is second to none and we always reply to any enquiry within 24 hours of receiving it. Let our knowledgeable personnel discuss your requirements with you and answer all your questions. Your most important purchase of a top quality diamond or luxury wrist watch can be made easier with our personal and professional assistance.
Our Conscience
All our diamonds are conflict free and adhere to the Kimberley process, introduced by the United Nations to prevent blood diamonds being used to fund rebel groups in war zones.
Our Secure Payment Facilities
River Oak Diamonds processes all its transactions through one of the biggest and most trusted banks in the world. Barclaycard has some of the most comprehensive fraud tools available including card security codes, address verification checks and 128bit encryption to give our clients complete security and peace of mind when giving their credit card details. We accept most major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, JCB and Solo making your purchase simple, safe and fee-free.
Our Challenge
We believe our unique 12-month money-back guarantee, our certification, personal service and expert knowledge as fully accredited GIA graduates sets our services way ahead of our competitors. We challenge you to look around before contacting us, so you can fully appreciate the difference that buying from River Oak Diamonds makes.
On a Personal Note….
Thank you for visiting our website. I hope that we have answered all your questions and that you now feel confident in purchasing a diamond from us, either now or in the future.
My name is David Baker, and diamonds are simply my life. They say that you should find your passion first and your job second, and that is what I have done. My interest in diamonds began many years ago when visiting Goa on holiday. Inevitably I visited a number of jewellers and diamond traders there and fell in love…..with diamonds! I knew then that this was what I wanted to do – work in the diamond industry.
My first uneducated purchase of two diamond rings was almost a disaster. Of course the stones I had been sold looked fabulous but in reality were poor quality and badly cut, but I learnt my lesson. I began to learn about diamonds from every possible source, thirsty for knowledge and completely captivated by what I learnt.
I enrolled at the GIA in London and eventually achieved my AJP Diploma as an Accredited Jewellery Professional. I then got the chance of a lifetime to understudy ‘The Diamond Guy’ himself, Fred Cueller, at Diamond Cutters International in Houston. This celebrity jeweller includes among his many clients Oprah Winfrey, Hugh Hefner and members of the Saudi Royal family. He is truly one of life’s kindest and most generous souls, and the knowledge and experience he gave me are something I will never forget and can never repay. He taught me not just about diamonds, but also about life. He broke all the rules of the diamond industry by creating his own ‘fully bonded’ experience when selling diamonds. His model of offering money-back guarantees and lifetime exchanges is a model I myself will be offering here at River Oak Diamonds. At the moment we offer partially bonded diamonds, not fully bonded...yet! The Diamond Guy, Fred Cuellar has played a special and influencial part in my life and on his foundations I have built a business that buyers can trust.
The name of my company, ‘River Oak Diamonds’ is actually named after a beautiful area in Houston, River Oaks, that I fell in love with during my time there. On returning to the UK my own diamond business was born and appropriately was named after it.
My passion is diamonds and my vision is to offer clients some of the finest diamonds in the world without any uncertainty, doubt or worry. I hope your first experience of buying a diamond will be better than mine was. By buying a top quality diamond through River Oak Diamonds, you can rest assured that you are buying a fabulous diamond which will bring a lifetime of pleasure. I give you my certified guarantee.