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Diamond Obtaining Guidelines

The four C’s of  diamond, color, clarity, cut and carat weight ought to be given interest when you buy any kind of jewelry such as diamond earrings or diamond rings. The measure of a diamond’s quality is these four features. If these four features have high ratings, the diamond jewelry is considered a lo more beautiful and its price is going to be higher.

Diamond color chart

The best diamonds are nearly clear since typically, it is rated on lack of color. Faint tones of gray, yellow and brown are the colorings graded in “white” diamonds. What they apply to convey color is an alphabetical scale from D to Z. To get an idea of the distinctions in diamond color grades, imagine two glasses of water – one clear, the other containing a few drops of lemonade. Color diffusion in diamonds is approximately represented in the subsequent color scale:
D-F: Without color
G-I: Nearly colorless
J-K: Soft color
L-R: Recognizable color
S-Z: Obvious color

Fancy color diamonds are the ones whose color saturations move beyond Z, or have a completely different hue than brown, gray or yellow. For grading fancy colors, the amount and intensity of color are assessed. You’ll find diamond jewelry in every color of the rainbow including black, purple, yellow, pink and blue. For diamonds, fancy is generally rarer than white.

Diamond clarity chart

The grade that shows description of the imperfections and inclusions of the diamond is clarity. If the diamond has minimal blemishes and defects, it is more valuable. The stone’s brilliance may also be directly impacted by clarity. The attribute that gives brilliant attractiveness to the stone is the light that reflects within it, which gets blocked when there are blemishes.
As discovered by a trained gemologist, these diamond clarity grades are listed from best to least:
FL (flawless): In and out of the stone, there aren’t any visible lesions or inclusions of any sort, under 10-power magnification.

IF (internally flawless): Some external or surface scars such as very small scuff can be found under 10-power magnification but it doesn’t have internal blemishes.
VVS-1 & 2 (very, very slightly included): This stone has very small intrusions, that even a trained gemologist has trouble finding, under 10-power magnification.

VS-1 & 2 (very slightly included): This stone has minor inclusions which, under 10-power magnification, are moderately difficult to see.

SI-1 & 2 (slightly included): Under 10-power magnification, the blemishes of this diamond are somewhat easily seen; without magnification, they are very difficult for a gemologist to see.

SI-3 (slightly included): These are diamonds that fall on the border between SI-2 and I-1.

I-1, 2 & 3 (included): Inclusions in this stone are noticeable without magnification.

Diamond clarity enhancement

You will see in the item description that several diamonds are treated to enhance the clarity. In the product description of an individual piece of jewelry, Overstock.com will identify clarity-enhanced stones. This is how the method goes:

High-refractive-index glass substance in very small quantity is introduced into surface-reaching feathers to reduce their visibility. The effects of this treatment are successfully seen on very thin crevices and fissures. This process does not influence the diamond’s natural color and is therefore still regarded as natural. With this enhancement procedure, no weight is added to the stone since only microscopic amounts of filler are used. You will see a “flash effect” when you watch a clarity-enhanced diamond nearly parallel to the plane of the filled structure. Normally, the flash effect looks orange or yellow against a dim background and blue against a bright background. Generally, it does not consist of a complete range of color, just the two. Under a focused beam of intense light, this optical effect is best observed with ten times magnification.

It was established by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), after extensive study, that the filler substance may be damaged by excessive temperature or chemicals but is stable within normal wear situations. To quickly avoid this damage, get rid of clarity-enhanced diamonds before restoration work is done near the diamond.

Diamond cut chart

Diamond cut comprises proportion, shape, symmetry and polish. All of remarkable significance when cutting a stone to its finest appearance is the diamond’s shape and proportion. How a diamond “scintillates” or shines is affected by its shape and proportion since light is mirrored and refracted inside the stone, which causes the diamond’s sparkle. The face-up appearance of the stone greatly differs with respect to the depth or shallowness of the stone’s cut. The entry and exit of brightness in the sides of the stone certifies its polish. Both the length to width ratio and depth percentages determines the symmetry of the diamond. The finest is the “ideal cut”.

Diamond carat information

Carat is the term used to describe the weight measurement of diamonds. When referring to a single diamond, the abbreviation “ct” or “CT” can be used. If the diamond jewelry is set with several stones, the letters “TDW” is added, meaning “total diamond weight”. For instance, a 3-stone diamond anniversary band would be “1ct TDW” while a solitaire diamond engagement ring may be described as “1ct”. (Note: The appraisal of gold’s purity is not carat, but is spelled “karat” with “k” as abbreviation. So, a stone might be in a 22 setting and is 1ct.)

Most people do not find it easy to associate carat weight with an actual size. To check carat weight to millimeters, we have provided a short guide here. We are using round and princess cut diamonds in this example. Important variations from these trial measurements will be determined by the distinctions in the diamond shape, depth and cut of a specific stone.

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