Stone Details
Stone Details
The most important aspects of a diamond are cut, color, clarity and carat weight.
Diamond Cut
Cut is not the shape of a diamond; it only refers to the arrangement of a diamond’s facets. When cut to good proportions, the diamond is better able to handle light, and creates more brilliance and sparkle. A well-cut diamond will always look brilliant, no matter what type of setting it is in.
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Cut Too Shallow
light escapes through the bottom -
Cut Too Deep
light escapes through the bottom -
Perfect Cut
light escapes through the bottom
Diamond Color
A diamond reflects and refracts light in different ways depending on the way it was compressed and cut.
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Colorless
(D,E,F)
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Near Colorless
(G,H,I,J)
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Faint Yellow
(K,L,M)
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Very Light Yellow
(N,O,P,Q,R)
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Light Yellow
(S through Z)
Diamond Clarity
The clarity refers to the diamond’s tiny markings - if they can only be seen under 10 power magnification, they will not affect the beauty and brilliance. However, they will dramatically effect the price.
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Flawless
FL - Flawless IF - Internally flawless with minor surface blemishes. -
Very, very small inclusions
Very, very small inclusions not visible to the naked eye. -
Very small inclusions
Very small inclusions not visible to the naked eye. -
Small inclusions
Small Inclusions not visible to the naked eye. -
Imperfect 1
Inclusions visible to the naked eye. -
Imperfect 2
Inclusions visible to the naked eye. -
Imperfect 3
Very small inclusions not visible to the naked eye.
Diamond Carat
1 carat is divided into 100 points so that 50 points is 1/2 carat. Although size is an important factor in determining the value of a diamond, cut, color and clarity are equally important.
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2 carat
200 points
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1-1/2 carat
150 points
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1 carat
100 points
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1/2 carat
50 points
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1/4 carat
25 points
