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How Diamonds are graded

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

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 is [...]