CLIENT: CERTIFIED DIAMOND INSURANCE
OUTLET: THE DAILY MAIL
Diamond grader Roy Cohen is urging Australians to get diamond rings engraved
He argued a serial number on diamond girdle could stop illegal pawn shop sale
Insurance premiums can also be reduced for jewellery inscribed with a code
Jewellery experts are urging engaged couples to get the girdle of the diamond engraved so they can't as easily be pawned.
This microscopic serial number could be enough to get the ring returned, and save newlyweds potentially hundreds of dollars a year in insurance premiums.
Mr Cohen, the director of Diamond Certification Laboratory of Australia, said engraved serial numbers on diamonds could be checked against a database, arguing this was more effective than leaving a diamond un-engraved and relying on police detective work to find a stolen item.