We
have an exquisite range of diamond jewelry which includes
beautiful diamond rings, diamond earrings, diamond necklace
and earring sets, diamond bangles and bangle bracelets to
see the items please visit the above links, there is also
an explanation and description of how to check and look for
good quality diamonds with good cut, color, clarity and the
weight of the diamond, almost all diamond jewelry we carry
is of VS or higher range, with G-H color which is considered
higher average quality. The diamond jewelry is priced according
to quality, so before comparing the prices, of a similar diamond
bangle, bracelet, rings, or earrings one must always check
the quality, which may correspond to difference in pricing.
i.e. a similar looking diamond rings with the same carat weight
of diamonds may have a difference in price range of hundreds
of dollars as one diamond ring may have inferior quality of
diamond and the other superior quality of diamonds.
What you should keep in mind
when buying Diamond Jewelry :
The Four C's: Cut, Color, Clarity,
and Carat-Weight.
Cut
Most round, brilliant-cut or fancy-shaped diamonds possess
58 carefully angled flat surfaces, called facets, whose placement
will affect the fire, brilliance and ultimate beauty of your
diamond. It is the skill and imagination of the craftsman's
effort in the Diamond cutting process, that reflects the maximum
amount of light back to the eye.
Color
The most prized diamonds are colorless diamonds, because their
beauty depends entirely upon their remarkable optical properties.
In such diamonds, all the colors of the rainbow are reflected
back to your eye. While the majority of gem diamonds appear
to be colorless, others can contain increasing shades of yellow
to brown, some of which are referred to as champagne diamonds.
Other diamonds of exceptional color--red, blue, green, pink,
and amber--are known as "Fancies."
The color grading scale varies from totally colorless to
light color or tinted. The difference between one grade and
its neighbor is very subtle. Experts use master diamonds of
known color for comparison.
The lowest quality of diamonds are yellow in color.
Slightly better are light yellow.
Better are very light yellow.
Good quality are faint yellow.
Very good quality are near colorless.
The excellent are completely colorless.
Clarity
Diamonds because of their unique optical properties, are capable
of producing the maximum amount of brilliance. Minute crystals
of diamond or other minerals are contained in almost all diamonds,
a diamond that is virtually free of inclusions and surface
markings will be judged as flawless. In these type of flawless
diamonds, inclusions do not interfere with the passage of
light or spoil the beauty. But these diamonds are expensive
and extremely rare
To determine a diamond's clarity grading, it must be examined
under a 10x magnification by a trained, skilled eye. Without
high magnification, you may never see these inclusions. However,
the fewer there are, the rarer your diamond will be.
The GIA scale uses abbreviations. This is what they stand
for:
"FL" stands for "Flawless"
Also used is "IF"
which stands for " Internally Flawless."(no
inclusions visible under 10X magnification)
"V V S" stands for
"Very very slightly Imperfect."
(inclusions are minute and difficult to locate under 10X magnification)
"V S" stands for "Very
slightly imperfect." (inclusions are minor and
hard to detect under 10X magnification)
"S I" stands for "Slightly
Imperfect." (inclusions are noticeable and relatively
easy to locate under 10X magnification)
"I" stands for "Imperfect."
(inclusions are obvious under 10X magnification and are visible
to the naked eye)
Carat-Weight
As with all precious stones, the weight--and therefore the
size--of a diamond is expressed in carats. One carat is divided
into 100 "points" so that a diamond of 25 points
is described as a quarter of a carat or 0.25 carats. Size
is the most obvious factor in determining the value of a diamond,
but now you know that two equal sizes can have very unequal
prices depending on their quality. However, remember that
diamonds of high quality can be found in all size ranges.
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