{"id":4330,"date":"2012-12-03T09:45:34","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T14:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=4330"},"modified":"2016-09-08T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T16:05:06","slug":"diamond-clarity-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-clarity-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"DIAMOND CLARITY PICTURES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Real-Diamond-Clarity-Shown-With-Real-Diamond-Pictures.gif\" alt=\"Real Diamond Clarity Shown With Real Diamond Photos\" title=\"Real Diamond Clarity Shown With Real Diamond Photos\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4356\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Seeing is believing!<\/strong> :)<\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s also the quickest way to <strong>understand Diamond Clarity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nSo I decided to show you examples of different Clarities in the form of a <strong>Diamond Picture Gallery!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBelow are the most popular Diamond Clarity Grades: IF, VVS1, VVS2, VS1, VS2, SI1, SI2 and I1.<\/p>\n<p>\nI have picked an arrangement of <strong>10x Microscopic photos<\/strong> from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\">James Allen&#8217;s Diamond Selection<\/a> so you can see for yourself how each Clarity Grade is represented and even, how different they may be.<\/p>\n<p>\nOne thing you will notice is the shift between SI1 and SI2. <strong>It&#8217;s pretty dramatic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhen you go from Diamonds that have invisible Inclusions (Only seen under a Microscope), to Diamonds that have eye-visible Inclusions (Visible just by looking at the stone), it really is an eye-opener!<\/p>\n<p>\nSI1 and higher Clarity Diamonds <strong>look similar in appearance<\/strong>. But SI2 Diamonds and especially I1 Diamonds look flawed. Some more than others&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nTake a look&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>IF CLARITY DIAMONDS<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/E-IF-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1539678.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/70-E-IF-Excellent-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".70 E IF Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".70 E IF Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/I-IF-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1395957.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/91-I-IF-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".91 I IF Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".91 I IF Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/K-IF-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1493257.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/105-K-IF-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"1.05 K IF Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\"1.05 K IF Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>VVS1 CLARITY DIAMONDS<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/F-VVS1-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1460188.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/71-F-VVS1-Excellent-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".71 F VVS1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".71 F VVS1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/H-VVS1-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1493169.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/90-H-VVS1-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".90 H VVS1 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".90 H VVS1 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/K-VVS1-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1500982.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/106-K-VVS1-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"1.06 K VVS1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" title=\"1.06 K VVS1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>VVS2 CLARITY DIAMONDS<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/F-VVS2-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1485253.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/70-F-VVS2-Excellent-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".70 F VVS2 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".70 F VVS2 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/H-VVS2-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1479538.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/90-H-VVS2-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".90 H VVS2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".90 H VVS2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/K-VVS2-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1462031.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/105-K-VVS2-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"1.05 K VVS2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\"1.05 K VVS2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>VS1 CLARITY DIAMONDS<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/E-VS1-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1451914.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/70-E-VS1-Excellent-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".70 E VS1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".70 E VS1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/H-VS1-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1529248.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/90-H-VS1-Excellent-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".90 H VS1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".90 H VS1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/J-VS1-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1457394.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/102-J-VS1-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"1.02 J VS1 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\"1.02 J VS1 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>VS2 CLARITY DIAMONDS<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/D-VS2-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1500064.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/71-D-VS2-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".71 D VS2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".71 D VS2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/G-VS2-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1521912.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/90-G-VS2-Excellent-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".90 G VS2 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".90 G VS2 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/J-VS2-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1457500.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/102-J-VS2-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"1.02 J VS2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\"1.02 J VS2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>SI1 CLARITY DIAMONDS<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/E-SI1-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1465068.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/70-E-SI1-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".70 E SI1 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".70 E SI1 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/H-SI1-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1542589.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/91-H-SI1-Excellent-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".91 H SI1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".91 H SI1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/K-SI1-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1461851.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/100-K-SI1-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"1.00 K SI1 Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\"1.00 K SI1 Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>SI2 CLARITY DIAMONDS<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/E-SI2-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1523643.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/70-E-SI2-Excellent-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".70 E SI2 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".70 E SI2 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/G-SI2-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1513002.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/90-G-SI2-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".90 G SI2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".90 G SI2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/1.04-carat-k-color-si2-clarity-very-good-cut-sku-229060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/104-K-SI2-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"1.04 K SI2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\"1.04 K SI2 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>I1 CLARITY DIAMONDS<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/D-I1-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1487385.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/69-D-I1-Excellent-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\".69 D I1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" title=\".69 D I1 Excellent GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/G-I1-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1519131.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/101-G-I1-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"1.01 G I1 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\"1.01 G I1 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/diamonds\/K-I1-Very-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1487705.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/106-K-I1-Very-Good-GIA-Round-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"1.06 K I1 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" title=\"1.06 K I1 Very Good GIA Round Diamond\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information about these particular stones, the actual photos will lead you to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\">James Allen<\/a> website where you can get more detailed information, <strong>Certification<\/strong>, view the actual Diamond under a 10x Magnification (just like you would with a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2c1Psk9\">Jewelers Loupe<\/a>), and even <strong>purchase the stones<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nEnjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Seeing is believing! :) It&#8217;s also the quickest way to understand Diamond Clarity. So I decided to show you examples of different Clarities in the form of a Diamond Picture Gallery! Below are the most <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-clarity-pictures\/\" title=\"DIAMOND CLARITY PICTURES\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7,29,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-certification","category-clarity","category-diamond-guide","category-diamonds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}