{"id":19991,"date":"2017-06-24T09:28:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T13:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=19991"},"modified":"2017-06-24T09:28:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T13:28:05","slug":"what-si-clarity-really-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/what-si-clarity-really-means\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT SI CLARITY REALLY MEANS"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"What<\/div>\n

SI WHAT?<\/em><\/h2>\n

\nNearly half of the diamonds that you see in jewelry stores today have an SI clarity grade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nBut “SI<\/strong>” can be rather confusing if you don’t know what it means<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nSo first, let’s look at the true definition<\/strong> of SI clarity, and then I’ll tell you what it really means.<\/p>\n

SI is an abbreviation for “Slightly Included”.<\/p>\n

\nSlightly Included are grades on a GIA clarity grading chart<\/strong> (a scale for grading inclusions <\/strong>and blemishes <\/strong>in a diamond). SI clarity imperfections are normally invisible<\/strong> to the unaided eye (meaning, without the use of magnification, like a microscope<\/a> or a jeweler’s loupe<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\nThese small inclusions are visible once magnified<\/strong> (10x magnification is what they use to grade diamonds with), and are often located centrally<\/strong>, and easily noticed once scoped.<\/p>\n

\nSometimes these small markings (the diamond’s fingerprint<\/strong>), can be seen without magnification<\/strong> (this happens more in fancy cut diamonds – Princess Cut, Oval Cut, Marquise Cut…)<\/p>\n

\nThere are two grades of SI clarity diamonds: SI1 and SI2<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See the GIA clarity grading chart below:<\/h2>\n

\n\"SI<\/p>\n

That’s the chart that everyone sees, a diagram of diamonds<\/strong> with marks on them to give you an general idea about clarity grades.<\/p>\n

\nBut seeing real diamonds<\/em>, real SI clarity stones<\/strong>, is a much better learning tool<\/strong>. So take a look at these SI1 and SI2 clarity diamonds to see for yourself…<\/p>\n

\n\"Compare<\/a><\/p>\n

SI1 is the higher range<\/h2>\n

\nSI grades are higher up the scale and better<\/strong> than SI2 diamonds. But both stones look very similar<\/strong> to the eye. In fact, most people can’t tell the difference between them side by side (even under magnification<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

But the biggest difference between them is this:<\/h2>\n