Basic Diamond Four C's
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If you are like most individuals who are in the market for a piece of diamond jewelry you likely find yourself paying a great deal of attention to carat weight. With that said and understood, you may not really understand what carat weight is all about. If that is the case, you most definitely are not alone. Carat weight measures what is known as the mass of a diamond. One carat is defined as being a fifth of a gram or exactly 200 milligrams. On a related note, the point unit equals one one-hundredth of a carat – and is the unit that is most often utilized when a diamond is less than one carat in weight. |
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If you are in the market for diamond jewelry, it is important that you have at least a basic understanding of the ins and outs of diamond color. Diamond color is one of the aspects that is taken into consideration when it comes to valuing a diamond. |
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If you are in the market for diamond jewelry, it is important that you have at least a basic understanding of what is meant by the term diamond clarity. The Gemological Institute of America (also known as the GIA) has developed a graduated scale through which diamonds are judged based upon their overall clarity. A diamond is graded through an analysis of the stone under 10x magnification. When so magnified an examination of the characteristics of what are known as inclusions is undertaken. |
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If you are on the market for a lovely diamond, you need to pay close attention to the cut of a particular diamond. In the final analysis, the actual cut of a diamond determines how the gemstone will reflect light. The manner in which a diamond reflects light is what is responsible for the way in which a diamond sparkles. |
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