The Cut of the Diamond is the next fault in the quest for Diamond Perfection. You always hear people telling you to:
Buy an Ideal Cut Diamond!
But did you know that the Ideal Cut isn't really Ideal?
Ideal Cut Diamonds are done with percentage ranges. Crazy as it sounds, an Ideal Table Percentage can range anywhere from 53% to 57%! That's a lot of percentage leeway.
4 percent difference isn't perfect!
The depth of an Ideal Cut Diamond is supposed to be 59.2%.
Good luck trying to achieve that.
Most Diamond Depth's will range from 55-65%. So if they have an Ideal Cut (developed by a man named Marcel Tolkowsky in 1919), then why don't they just cut ALL diamonds with an Ideal Cut if it's so Ideal? I'll tell you why...
Profit!
They Cut Diamonds to Maximize Profits
Just like any other business in the World does. The stone may be cut too deep or too shallow, it all depends on how many Diamonds they can get out of the rough rock at the time of cutting.
D Color
The best Color on the Color Grading Chart is D Color.
No one will argue with that. But are ALL Diamonds that are graded a D the same? NOPE! D may be the best color range in the World, but it's also a range.
You can have a Diamond at the top end of the D range or a Diamond at the bottom end of the D range. All D colored Diamonds are not the exact same color. Which means, one will still be better than the other. They may both be Colorless. They may have No Color in them whatsoever. But there can still be slight changes in hue and body tone between them.
Just like it's impossible to find 2 people with the exact same skin tone. Diamonds are no different. Everything born in nature is unique and carries with it a unique color as well.
Perfect Clarity
Then we get into the discussion of the Perfect Clarity!
Isn't a Diamond rated as Flawless, truly flawless?
It all depends on a couple of things. There are two Flawless Category ranges. One is just Flawless, the other is Internally Flawless. Internally Flawless means that it's free from inclusions, but may still have slight blemishes on it. Flawless means there are no visible inclusions or blemishes at all.
Keep in mind this is all when viewed with a 10x magnification.
And that's where the whole perfection theory falls apart...
So why isn't Flawless really Flawless? Read on...
