CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS DIAMOND?
Ready for some FUN? Let’s play: Guess this diamond! Here’s how it goes… I’ll show you a diamond, and your goal is to see if you can correctly identify the color and clarity of that [Read More…]
Ready for some FUN? Let’s play: Guess this diamond! Here’s how it goes… I’ll show you a diamond, and your goal is to see if you can correctly identify the color and clarity of that [Read More…]
One Full Carat A one carat diamond is 100 points of pure carbon (the same stuff in a No. 2 pencil). Only solidified with intense heat and pressure. 100 points is divided up just like [Read More…]
Girdle grades are important… For if you get a girdle that’s too thin, it can chip or break easily. And if you get a girdle that’s too thick, you’re spending money on worthless carat weight. [Read More…]
GIA (The Gemological Institute of America) really is the authority when it comes to diamonds and diamond grading. After all, they wrote the book! Really! They devised the current 4C’s diamond grading system that all [Read More…]
“A PLOT???” When salespeople from jewelry stores tell customers that they can identify their diamond by the “plot“, most customers get a glazed-over look. Some nod. Even though they might get that a plot is [Read More…]
“It’s ideal!” Ideal cut diamonds are solely determined by proportions and percentages that maximize the appeal of a diamond. The ideal cut was created by a man named Marcel Tolkowsky. Marcel created the ideal cutting [Read More…]
Now THIS is a DEAL! It’s a massive 2 carat lab-grown diamond, that’s top-notch quality, and a crazy deal on price. Featuring a 2.00 carat diamond, IGI certified, VS2 clarity, F color, Ideal cut diamond, [Read More…]
Scenario: You buy a big beautiful diamond. It’s a massive 1.50 carats. The clarity is exceptional – VS2 clarity. The color is impressive – F color. You spend $13,000 for the diamond and are completely [Read More…]
The name trigon is such an odd name. Trigon sounds kind of Star Trek to me: “Please, Captain, not in front of the Klingons!“ But in reality, a trigon is nothing more than a triangular [Read More…]
If you look at a diamond report (aka certificate), you’ll see something interesting called a “culet“. “A culet?” It will be listed on a GIA diamond report under “proportions“, which is also listed under a [Read More…]
I had a customer shopping and comparing diamond engagement rings. The lady was looking at single solitaire diamonds and had been all over town collecting business cards and prices. I asked her what her favorite [Read More…]
Here’s something that most people don’t know… GIA (The Gemological Institute of America) does not grade every diamond sent to them. Sure jewelers can try. They can send them a bunch of stones… But if [Read More…]