KNOW YOUR DIAMONDS BEFORE BUYING!

All women are attracted towards the natural beauty of diamonds. Like women, diamonds are special and unique in nature.

For most people, buying diamonds is a new experience, but that doesn't mean it should be overwhelming. Understanding diamond's quality characteristics is straight-forward and simple. 

I knew nothing about these characteristics before I opened my husband's GIA (Gemological Institute of America) books. Oh! I forgot to tell you....my husband is a graduate diamond grader from Gemological Institute of America....proud!!!!!!

THE 4 C'S OF DIAMOND

The most important characteristics of buying a diamond are the 4 C's-

• CUT
• CLARITY
• COLOUR
• CARAT WEIGHT

CUT : The cut of a diamond determines its brilliance. Put simply, the better a diamond is cut, the more sparkle it will have.

CLARITY :  Almost all diamonds have tiny imperfections. Diamonds with few or no imperfections receive the highest clarity grades  Example- going from high to low- F, IF, VVS, VS, SI, I. 

COLOUR : A diamond's colour grade actually refers to the lack of colour. In other words, diamonds that are white containing little or no colour, receive higher quality grades than those with visible colour.

CARAT WEIGHT : This is the term with which you people are most familiar, but bear in mind that carat is specifically a measure of a diamond's weight. Higher the weight, more is the value of the diamond.

Well! I know, this is quite boring....but a DIAMOND LOVER should know everything about diamonds.