Diamonds are our most prized precious gem. But brown diamonds have never enjoyed the popularity of the clear variety. Although diamonds come in a range of light to strong yellow browns, clearer diamonds are usually seen as more desirable. However true chocolate diamonds, which have a stronger hue than found on the normal diamond color [...]
“How many carats?” is often the first question you are asked about a beautiful new diamond. The term ‘Carat’ is the most common term for describing the size of a stone, whether a natural or man made diamond. One metric carat weighs 200mg – one fith of a gram.
Diamond clarity is a measure of how free the stone is of flaws, either inside the stone or on the surface. These flaws are referred to as ‘inclusions’ and are present in most stones. Only diamonds of the highest quality are free of inclusions.
Normal, ‘white’ diamonds actually have some degree of yellow tint and are graded according to how noticeable the yellow is. Diamond color is graded on a scale from ‘D’ to ‘X’ with D being the best color grade.
Diamonds are graded by the well known ’4 Cs’, which are Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat weight. Created diamonds are often graded in the same way as natural diamonds, but you may find that different grading organizations vary with synthetic diamonds.
Cut Of all the 4 Cs, the cut of a diamond is the most important in influencing the color and the sparkle in the diamond, as the facets determine how light is reflected in the stone. Most people think of the cut as being the shape of the stone, but the quality of the cut [...]