THERE IS NO “D” IN DIAMONDS
HOW DOES A DIAMOND GET A D GRADE?
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No D?
WHAT?
If that Title Confuses you, you’re not alone…
It’s a Crazy Concept to Comprehend!
You see, when I say “There is no ‘D’ in Diamonds“, of course I’m not talking about the actual word “Diamonds“, those have Double D’s…
What I’m talking about is Diamond Color!
D Color that is
And Before I go any further, let’s take a Moment and Peek at the Diamond Color Grading Chart…
It starts at D, and goes all the way down to Z…
Now, back to that D!
D is at the Very Top of the Color List. It’s the Best Diamond Color there is in the World.
Nothing Beats it
D Color is Pure White, Ultra-Bright, Very Rare, and Very Expensive.
But, I’m here to tell you…
That’s not Entirely True…
There is NO True D Color!
Impossible, you say?
It’s the Truth. Think about it. Since there is No Color Higher than D (It truly is the Cream of the Crop), and Color is always a Range of Hues and Body Tones (Like Everything Born in Nature), then D too has a Color Shift and Range. As an Example, look at G Colors… A G Colored Diamond could Lean more Towards an F Colored Stone, or it could lean the other way and look more like an H.
D is the same way…
Not all D’s will look Identical.
Some will be Whiter!
Some will Appear just a Tad Bit Brighter in Hue.
That’s because Color is Subjective, and it may not be 100% Consistent. Just when you think you’ve seen the Whitest Stone, there’s another.
That’s why there is No Real D when it comes to Diamond Grading.
D Varies
So if there’s No True D, then how are D Grades Determined?
Easy!
Any Diamond Color that’s Higher than an E, Automatically becomes a D.
That’s exactly what Diamond Graders look for. They Compare a Diamond’s Color to a Master Set of Stones, and if the Diamond in Question is Whiter than an E Colored Diamond, then it gets the Grade of D.
In Fact, those Master Stones don’t even have a D Color… The highest they give you is E. So If it’s Whiter than E… It’s a D!
No If’s, And’s, or D’s
Weird, isn’t it?
But it all Makes Good Sense.
D is D… As long as it’s Better than E. :)
And that’s how you Grade D Colored Diamonds.
Wanna See D Yourself?
Check out some of the Killer D Colored Diamonds HERE at James Allen…
Those Stones are Pure White, Very Bright, and Insanely Sparkly (I Picked all Excellent Cuts, GIA Certified, with No Fluorescence).
They really are the Best that Money can Buy.
And that Sounds Perfect to me!
Cheers! :)
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What about those fabulous Indian Golcondas? Type II, no nitrogen at all, which most folks don’t know is what gives diamonds their color in the first place! ;-)
I mean, not that many of us stand the proverbial “snowball’s chance” of ever owning one ~ but those diamonds go completely off even the “D” scale! How about a look at them? We can always dream, can’t we?