DIAMOND CLARITY TEST
Have you been studying Diamond Clarity? Think you know enough? If you’ve been looking at stones underneath a microscope and want to see if you understand it all, this test is for you! I have [Read More…]
Clarity
DIFFERENT SI CLARITY DIAMONDS
SI1 Clarity Diamonds have small Inclusions that are only visible under a microscope. SI2 Clarity Diamonds have small Inclusions as well, but sometimes these Flaws can be seen with the naked eye (usually viewing the [Read More…]
DOES DIAMOND CLARITY AFFECT BEAUTY?
They always say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that inner beauty is what truly matters. Then again, you always hear that beauty is only skin deep but ugly runs right [Read More…]
QUESTION ABOUT DIAMOND CLARITY IN INDIA
A Reader Writes in and Asks Me a… QUESTION: RAGOTHAMAN IN CHENNAI, INDIA, WRITES: Question: Sir, I am an Indian. In India when we Buy the Diamonds we give More Significance to Diamond’s Clarity more [Read More…]
IS IT DIAMOND CLARITY OR A CRACK?
A Reader Writes in and Asks Me a… QUESTION: JACKIE IN PARSIPPANY, NJ, WRITES: My Son just Spent $2,300 on a 3/4 Carat Engagement Ring Two Weeks ago. He now Noticed what looks like a [Read More…]
SI1 DIAMOND CLARITY QUESTION
This post is taken from our Q&A Section on Diamond Guide that is meant to give advice to people about Diamonds and Diamond Buying. If you have a Question you’d like answered about Diamonds or [Read More…]
DECIDING BETWEEN A VS2 AND AN SI1 DIAMOND?
A Reader Writes in and Asks Me a… QUESTION: JOHN IN ARCADIA, CA, WRITES: I have 2 Diamonds that I like, but Can’t Decide Between. The First One is 1.30 Carat, E Color, VS2, Clarity, [Read More…]
DIAMOND PLOTS & DIAMOND CLARITY
If there’s one thing I love doing more than anything it’s this: Looking at the Inclusions on a Diamond Plot and then trying to find those Inclusions in the Diamond under a microscope. It’s exciting! [Read More…]
VISIBLE INCLUSIONS IN A VS1 CLARITY DIAMOND
A Reader Writes in and Asks Me a… QUESTION: GWEN IN TULSA, OK, WRITES: 6 Months Ago I Purchased a Three Diamond Ring. The Middle Diamond has a GIA Rating of VS1 for Clarity. A [Read More…]
WHAT DIAMOND QUALITY IS IT?
Seriously, what Diamond Quality is it? What Quality of Diamond are you paying for? (This is a rant from something I saw this weekend, but it serves as an eye-opener to all of us) I’m [Read More…]
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
This post is taken from our Q&A Section on Diamond Guide that is meant to give advice to people about Diamonds and Diamond Buying. If you have a Question you’d like answered about Diamonds or [Read More…]
BLACK SPOTS IN DIAMONDS
What are Black Spots in a Diamond? Black Spots, or more commonly referred to as, Black Carbon Spots, are Crystal Inclusions that formed in a Diamond when the Diamond was born. Black Spots (also called [Read More…]