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The 4C's
Cut
Cut is considered the most important aspect towards determining diamond quality, the cut refers to the quality of a diamonds angles, proportions, symmetrical facets, brilliance, fire, scintillation and finishing details. These factors all impact a diamonds overall sparkle.
Color
Color is graded in terms of how white or colorless a diamond is. For a standard diamond, the ideal color is none at all. GIA's D to Z color grading system measures the degree of colorlessness, D being colorless, E slightly less colorless and so on.
Clarity
Diamonds have a variety of internal characteristics called inclusions and external characteristics called blemishes. Evaluating the diamonds clarity involves determining the number, size, releif, nature and position of these characteristics.
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Carat
Carat refers to the weight of the diamond, not the size. For example a one carat diamond weighs 1.00 gram and a half carat weighs .50 gram. Depending on the diamond shape and cut, 2 different one carat diamonds could be very different in size.
We know that there are just 4 C's, but we feel that by getting an education on the proper way to make a diamond purchase, this will ensure that you make an informed budget concious decision with confidence.
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