Diamond jewellery has been for centuries the most popular forms of jewellery. It has charmed generations of people across the world. More linked with romance, the diamond has been appreciated for its meaning, style, and brilliance.
To maximise the pleasure of purchasing, it is required that you develop a broad understanding of diamond jewellery. The first step in understanding how to buy, is the consideration of a handful of basic questions that should guide through the purchase and search for a perfect diamond jewellery. There are some basic five questions that can help: What is the type, what is the budget, what is the style and what is the size.
There are four C's that determine the quality of a diamond. They are the carat, clarity, colour, and cut which are relative to each other.
Carat: Carat is the size of the diamond. The carat weight refers to the weight. One carat is equal to.2 grams. The price of the diamond increases according to the size.
Colour: The next C of diamonds is the color. The color of a diamond has a ranking by the alphabet; it starts with D and ends with Z. It also come in a variety of other colors such as red, blue, green and a bright yellow known as "canary.
DEF stands for colour less
GHIJ stands for near colour less
KLM stands for faint Yellow
NOPQR very light yellow
STUVWXYZ stands for light yellow and
Z+ stands for fancy
Clarity: The third C is Clarity. Clarity reflects how many inclusions are inside the diamond. Clarity also reveals the purity of the diamond. It has inclusions, or small flaws such as air, scratches, or other minerals inside the diamond. The lesser the inclusions a diamond has, more valuable and beautiful it looks. The scale for grading a clarity is:
-- Flawless - Such diamonds do not have any components included and are considered pure.
-- Flawless Internally - These diamonds have very few flaws outside the diamond
-- VVS1, VVS2 - These have very few inclusions.
-- SI1, SI2, SI3 - They have some inclusions
-- I1, I2, I3 - The flaws in these diamonds can be seen through the naked human eye.
Cut: The Fourth C is the cut of a diamond. If the diamond has been cut proportionally, it will throw a good amount of light which in turn reflects back through the top of the diamond. Regardless of the shape of the diamond, if it is cut beautifully it adds beauty to the whole piece. If the diamond is cut poorly, it does not reflect the sparkle and thus removes the beauty it can otherwise display. The grades in a cut are Ideal, Premium, Very Good, Good, Fair and Poor. It is always better to select a diamond that is between the ideal and very good levels. Whether the diamond is large or small, the cut is very important as it releases the diamond's utmost potential for beauty and brilliance. This is an art which is accomplished only by the experienced diamond artisans.
To maximise the pleasure of purchasing, it is required that you develop a broad understanding of diamond jewellery. The first step in understanding how to buy, is the consideration of a handful of basic questions that should guide through the purchase and search for a perfect diamond jewellery. There are some basic five questions that can help: What is the type, what is the budget, what is the style and what is the size.
There are four C's that determine the quality of a diamond. They are the carat, clarity, colour, and cut which are relative to each other.
Carat: Carat is the size of the diamond. The carat weight refers to the weight. One carat is equal to.2 grams. The price of the diamond increases according to the size.
Colour: The next C of diamonds is the color. The color of a diamond has a ranking by the alphabet; it starts with D and ends with Z. It also come in a variety of other colors such as red, blue, green and a bright yellow known as "canary.
DEF stands for colour less
GHIJ stands for near colour less
KLM stands for faint Yellow
NOPQR very light yellow
STUVWXYZ stands for light yellow and
Z+ stands for fancy
Clarity: The third C is Clarity. Clarity reflects how many inclusions are inside the diamond. Clarity also reveals the purity of the diamond. It has inclusions, or small flaws such as air, scratches, or other minerals inside the diamond. The lesser the inclusions a diamond has, more valuable and beautiful it looks. The scale for grading a clarity is:
-- Flawless - Such diamonds do not have any components included and are considered pure.
-- Flawless Internally - These diamonds have very few flaws outside the diamond
-- VVS1, VVS2 - These have very few inclusions.
-- SI1, SI2, SI3 - They have some inclusions
-- I1, I2, I3 - The flaws in these diamonds can be seen through the naked human eye.
Cut: The Fourth C is the cut of a diamond. If the diamond has been cut proportionally, it will throw a good amount of light which in turn reflects back through the top of the diamond. Regardless of the shape of the diamond, if it is cut beautifully it adds beauty to the whole piece. If the diamond is cut poorly, it does not reflect the sparkle and thus removes the beauty it can otherwise display. The grades in a cut are Ideal, Premium, Very Good, Good, Fair and Poor. It is always better to select a diamond that is between the ideal and very good levels. Whether the diamond is large or small, the cut is very important as it releases the diamond's utmost potential for beauty and brilliance. This is an art which is accomplished only by the experienced diamond artisans.
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