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Remember the 4C's – Cut, Color, Clarity & Carat

The majority of diamonds used in jewelry sold

Posted by janice On February - 5 - 2009

While subtle graduations do exist, and are measurable by gemologist, to all but the trained eye, why pay for something you cant possibly detect? You might even save weeks salary or two! Diamonds graded from on down through show visibly more brownish or yellowish color until it gets concentrated enough to be considered fancy color. Imagine that!. The majority of diamonds used in jewelry sold commercially are in this color range because they appear colorless to suggest that good value on the sliding scale of color is at theGH range for the best look in white diamond, at the best price….

This chart would indicate the GIA, AGS, and other European grading systems, along with older terminology sometimes still mentioned, but not used by todays labs…

Using GIAGemological Institute of America terminology as the standard, D to F are considered colorless, or the finest white.

Diamond Shape Diamond Carat Diamond Color Diamond Clarity Lab Cert Certified Search AnyEmerald Princess Heart Pear Oval Radiant Round Other Marquise Trillions Star J J FL IF VVS1 VVS2 VS1 VS2 SI1 SI2 SI3 CE Any GIA AGS EGL EGLLA IGI HRT OnlyClarityCut CaratColor Common Sense Grading Diamonds Color Generally, the less color diamond shows, the more valuable it is, given its clarity.

While subtle graduations do exist, and are measurable by gemologist, to all but the trained eye, why pay for something you cant possibly detect? You might even save weeks salary or two! Diamonds graded from on down through show visibly more brownish or yellowish color until it gets concentrated enough to be considered fancy color. The next level down, G to J are considered near colorless. This chart would indicate the GIA, AGS, and other European grading systems, along with older terminology sometimes still mentioned, but not used by todays labs…