{"id":5837,"date":"2012-12-26T15:28:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-26T20:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=5837"},"modified":"2015-06-04T15:37:19","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T19:37:19","slug":"what-does-an-si2-diamond-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/what-does-an-si2-diamond-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT DOES AN SI2 DIAMOND LOOK LIKE?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SI2 Clarity Diamonds are always a questionable stone. <\/p>\n

They are the dividing line between Diamonds with NO eye-visible Flaws<\/strong> in them (microscopic only), and Diamonds that do have noticeable flaws<\/strong> just by looking at the stone. <\/p>\n

\nNoticeable Flaws are things like Black Spots (that look like Pepper), Fracture Lines, Feathers, Cloudy Areas, Cracks, Knots, Chips… Any Flaw that can be seen without the aid of a hand-held Jeweler’s Loupe<\/a> or a 10x Microscope<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nThese visible Flaws fall into the I Clarity Range (Imperfect Stones), which is I1, I2 and I3 Clarity. <\/p>\n

\nAnything on the other end, SI1 or higher, are pretty clean stones and you won’t see any Flaws in them with your naked eye, unless you have a bionic eye!<\/strong> :)<\/p>\n

Borderline Stones<\/h2>\n

\nSo SI2 falls in the middle of these grades. They are the borderline Clarity and take the most scrutiny. <\/p>\n

\nSome SI2’s look great and the Flaws don’t stand out as much, others are REAL obvious as you’ll see in the examples below. <\/p>\n

\nGenerally, from the top down view, you WON’T see any Flaws in an SI2<\/strong>… Generally!<\/p>\n

\nThese Flaws are normally ONLY visible from the side view of the stone… Like so…<\/p>\n

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\nSo let’s take a closer look at some real SI2 Clarity Diamonds magnified 10 times so you can see the Inclusions inside the stone. While some of these Flaws look HUGE, I assure you, without the magnification you would probably never be able to see them<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

\nThese images are from SI2 Diamonds sold by James Allen<\/a>. You can really get a better feel of what an SI2 Diamond looks like… It’s very, very interesting!<\/p>\n

\nTake a peek…<\/p>\n

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\nAs you can see, some of these Diamonds LOOK GREAT<\/strong>, while others, not so much. <\/p>\n

What can really help a Diamond of this Clarity is of course the CUT<\/strong> and COLOR<\/strong> of the Diamond. These two things can make an SI2 Diamond look just as good as any VVS<\/strong> or VS<\/strong> stone out there. A Diamond with an Excellent<\/strong> or Very Good Cut<\/strong> will mask a lot of Flaws that a Diamond has. You can certainly get some great looking stones, and some great deals<\/strong>, if you know what to look for. <\/p>\n

\nWith SI2 Diamonds I suggest scoping each and every stone just to see what lies inside. Some really do face up more like an SI1, those are the stones to get<\/strong>! <\/p>\n

\nThat’s also why I suggest people buying online to buy from James Allen<\/a>… They are the ONLY Diamond Dealers on the net who actually show you what the stone looks like magnified before you buy it!<\/strong> <\/p>\n

And as you can see… It really can make a big difference! :)<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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