“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.