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thoroughly describes the characteristics of this ring
THE
CUT of a diamond determines its brilliance. While
nature determines a diamond's colour, clarity, and carat weight, the hand of
a master craftsman is needed to release its fire and beauty. The cut gives
each diamond its unique sparkle and brilliance by allowing the maximum
amount of light to enter and reflect back out of the diamond. Diamonds may
be cut in different shapes with the most common shapes being round
(brilliant cut) and what are referred to as fancy cut diamonds including
marquise, oval, pear shape, baguette and princess (square) cuts.
Colour Grading of Faceted Diamonds
COLOUR acting as a
prism, a diamond can divide light into a spectrum of colours and
reflect this light as colourful flashes called fire. Just as when
looking through coloured glass, colour in a diamond will act as a
filter, and will diminish the spectrum of colour emitted. The less
colour in a diamond, the more colourful the fire, and the better the
colour grade. Diamond colour grades start at D and continue through
the alphabet. Truly colourless stones, graded D, are extremely rare
and very valuable. The closer a diamond is to being colourless, the
rarer and more valuable it is.
|
IDC |
GIA |
RAL
560 A5E |
exceptional+ white
exceptional white |
D
E |
blue-white |
rare
white+
rare white |
F
G |
fine
white |
|
white |
H |
white |
|
slightly
tinted white |
I
J |
weakly
tinted white |
|
tinted
white |
K
L |
tinted
white |
|
tinted
colour 1 |
M
N |
weakly
yellow |
|
tinted
colour 2 |
O
P |
yellowish |
|
tinted
colour 3 |
Q
R |
weakly
yellow |
|
tinted
colour 4 |
S - Z |
yellow |
Grading for Clarity of Faceted Diamonds
CLARITY is the
term used to describe the size and number of inclusions in a
diamond. Almost all diamonds contain minute traces of
non-crystallised carbon, the element from which they were born.
These inclusions are nature's finger print and make every diamond
quite unique. Most are not discernible to the naked eye and require
magnification to become apparent. Large inclusions interfere with
the dispersion of light and therefore the diamond's brilliance. The
larger or more numerous the inclusions the less valuable the
diamond. The fewer the inclusions, the rarer the stone. Each diamond
will have its own unique inclusions in various positions within the
diamond. VVs, Vs and Si inclusions are not visible to the naked eye,
they are only visible through magnification.
|
GIA |
Definition |
|
IF internally flawless |
Free of inclusions under 10 X magnification and absolutely transparent |
VVS 1 very very
VVS 2 slightly included |
Very few, very small inclusions, under 10 X magnification very difficult to see |
VS 1 very slightly included
VS 2 slightly included |
Very small inclusions, under 10 X magnification difficult to find |
SI 1 slightly included
SI 2 slightly included |
Small inclusions, easily recognized under 10 X magnification |
|
I1 included I |
Inclusions, immediately recognized under 10 X magnification, but not diminishing brilliance |
|
I2 included II |
Larger and/or numerous inclusions slightly diminishing the brilliance recognizable with the naked eye |
|
I3 included III |
Large and/or numerous inclusions, diminishing the brilliance considerably |
THE
CARAT measurement of a diamond is a measurement of the
Diamond's weight rather than its size or diameter.
Perfection, look for a colourless diamond with a grade of D-F
Excellent value in a diamond with no noticeable colour to the unaided
eye, look for a near-colourless grade of G-I
To stay on budget and not compromise on colour choose a
diamond with a good cut and SI1–SI2 clarity
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