You should know about the inside story before buying it. You have all rights to know the real value of the jewellery you are purchasing.

Value of ornaments depends on several factors. Total gold weight and purity of gold play major role in valuation. Value also depends on size, weight and diamond quality and other stones.

It is difficult for a common man or woman to evaluate Kundan Meena Jadau Jewelry. However, some tips are provided here.

1. Normally, thick walled ornaments have a lesser gold percentage. Thickness is used to pour more flux inside. Fluxes are lightweight or heavy that needs an expertise to determine.

2. Look at the enamel work minutely. If the art is clearly visible and engravings are prominent, there is a fair chance of a thick gold plate inside. Otherwise it may have a thin gold plate resulting a less gold weight. Normally bright red color of enamel shows good purity. Even if the piece has enameling work in other colors brightness does matter.

3. Carat weight and quality of diamonds used effects a lot in pricing. In high priced ornaments these have a crucial role. In high end products, emphasis remains on value of diamonds rather than gold. Price of diamonds depends on its size and quality. In general, bigger the size more the price. Whiteness and purity mainly determine quality of diamonds. Prices fall and rise sharply with quality and size. Hence slight deterioration in quality may cause lower value. Before buying a Kundan Meena Jadau, it is better to compare the quality of diamonds. (Normally flat or uncut diamonds are used in Kundan Jadau which are called parav / polki). Thickness of the parav / polki is determining factor of diamond weight along with size and number of pieces. You can determine purity of diamond viewing it through an eyeglass (Magnifier 10X . Black spotted diamonds normally has a lesser value where as white spotted fetch a medium price). Of course, clean diamonds are the costliest.

Color of diamonds normally varies between white to brown (light brown, brown and dark brown). More the color, less the price. Whites are the best. Cutting of diamond also subscribes in evaluating diamonds.

It is very difficult to describe how to evaluate colored stones. There are varieties of color stones such as ruby sapphires emeralds, tourmaline etc. Every stone has different valuation and characteristics. However, generally it does not affect much the value of the whole piece. Exceptions are the beads or long beads or drops those have significant impact on the total value.