"A diamond is forever" was the slogan that made
diamonds the most desired metal in North America in the early 1920s. After that
the demand for diamonds has been tremendously increasing along with its prices.
People prefer to opt for a diamond ring for their wedding or engagement
ceremony.
When a person wishes to buy a diamond ring for their beloved the first thing
that comes to their mind is the budget. Once an individual has set up a budget
it is then easy for them to buy a ring. But before going ahead lets first
discuss the 5 unique facts about diamond that every individual should know.
Diamond Style
Diamond Rings come in various
designs. You can pick a diamond ring depending on your personal style like a
vintage, modern, romantic, floral or contemporary ring. You can also add
gemstones emeralds or sapphires to your diamond ring. When you select the
diamond stone, you need to focus on the 4Cs of diamond quality and make sure
that the merchant provides a certificate for it.
Diamond Color
Diamonds come in all colors of
the rainbow, from violet to shades of blue, brown, gray, and orange. The
colored diamonds are rare and very expensive. Most of the diamonds have a
slight hint of yellow and the diamond color scale is based on the amount of
yellow present in a diamond. It's the absence of color that adds value to the
diamond. The diamond color scale varies from D (which is considered as colorless)
to Z (which is considered as yellow tinge).
Diamond Clarity
A diamond's clarity is
determined by the position, size, number, nature and color of surface features
called as "blemishes" and internal characteristics is often called
"inclusions". It tells you how clear or clean the diamond is. Generally
most of the diamonds generally contains blemishes (which is the defined as the imperfections
diamond from outside) and inclusions (which are defined as the imperfection within
diamond).
Diamond Cut
In order to achieve the maximum
reflection of light which often causes a diamond to sparkle requires a metal to
have an ideal cut grade. The GIA grading system for cut is Ideal, Very Good,
Good, and Fair. It is always recommended going for a Very Good cut, which is
little inexpensive and has an ideal cut.
Diamond Carat
One of the common misconception
that individuals generally have is that the carats are referred as the size of
a diamond. This is actually the weight of the stone, not its dimensions. The
fine quality cut diamond can appear bigger than several diamonds which have
higher carat weight.
