{"id":8123,"date":"2022-11-27T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=8123"},"modified":"2022-11-27T12:58:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T17:58:28","slug":"whats-a-sailor-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/whats-a-sailor-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT’S A SAILOR DIAMOND?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"What's<\/div>\n

Sailor diamond?<\/h2>\n

\nThe first time I ever Heard of a sailor diamond<\/strong>, I was standing in the office and my boss was looking at a customer’s diamond with a 10x jeweler’s loupe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The customer was wanting to sell their stone and we were giving them a price on it. <\/p>\n

\nMy boss smirks and shakes his head, “I don’t really need this quality<\/strong>,” he said;<\/p>\n

“It’s a sailor diamond!”<\/h2>\n

\nI tilted my head and looked at him…<\/p>\n

“A what?” came my reply.<\/h2>\n

\n“A sailor diamond<\/strong>,” he said “It’s an old phrase used to describe a diamond<\/strong> that’s I clarity and I color<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

\nI looked more confused.<\/p>\n

\n“You know,” he continued “What a sailor says…<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Aye-Aye Captain!”<\/h2>\n

\nI got it.<\/p>\n

\nI-I, as in I clarity and I color.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nAnd obviously, so do a lot of people, because I clarity and I color<\/strong> is a very popular diamond quality<\/a> when it comes to jewelry.<\/p>\n

I clarity and I color probably make up most of the diamonds you see<\/strong> in diamond earrings, diamond pendants and diamond tennis bracelets.<\/p>\n

Side stones:<\/h2>\n

They’re also used greatly as side stones in mountings and channel set into anniversary bands and wedding rings. <\/p>\n

\nMost gemstone rings use them.<\/strong> Men’s rings. Even cocktail rings take advantage of this quality. <\/p>\n

\nJust about everything in the jewelry stores utilizes I clarity and I colored diamonds.<\/p>\n

I clarity:<\/h2>\n

I clarity means that there will be eye-visible inclusions inside the diamond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nFlaws that you can see with the bare eye<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nThings like pinpoints, black spots, cracks and clouds.<\/p>\n

\nI clarity actually makes up half of the diamonds in the world. It’s a huge clarity range that goes from I1 (the best of the I clarity group<\/strong>), to I2 clarity (larger and more noticeable spots, clouds and flaws), to I3 clarity, which is the lowest clarity range known to man. <\/p>\n

I3 clarity:<\/h2>\n

\nI3 clarity diamonds will usually look lifeless, dull<\/strong>, are full of inclusions, cracks, black spots<\/strong> and most will even look like broken pieces of salt. <\/p>\n

\nNot good!<\/strong> (Some I3’s are not that bad, but it’s very rare to find a good one.)<\/p>\n

I color:<\/h2>\n

I color, is in the near-colorless range<\/strong> and will actually be considered an off-white color<\/strong>. They aren’t bad. But not great either.<\/p>\n

\nWhen you go lower down the color charts from an I (like a J, K or L<\/strong>), that off-white color turns yellow<\/strong> in hue. <\/p>\n

\nAnd when you go up higher in the color chart (like an E,F,G or H<\/strong>), the diamond gets whiter and brighter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

White color is always better than yellow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plus it will help the diamond “POP” more.<\/h2>\n

I clarity and I color make up most of the earrings, pendants and bracelets in stores today. <\/p>\n

\nBut why do they use I-I if it’s not a great quality?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\nBecause people don’t scrutinize earrings and pendants like they do an engagement ring. Do people grab your earlobes and tug them closer to really look at your earrings?<\/p>\n

NO!<\/h2>\n

\nPlus, most people wouldn’t spend that kind of money on earrings like they would an engagement ring. <\/p>\n

“$6,000 for earrings? Are you kidding?”<\/h2>\n

\nTrust me… You’d say the same thing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I clarity and I color is fine.<\/h2>\n

\nThey look good everywhere (except the engagement ring) and you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg for them.<\/p>\n

\nSure you can buy higher quality like SI or VS<\/strong>, but you’ll also spend a lot more money for them. <\/p>\n

Probably double-triple the price!<\/h2>\n

\nSo is I, I, a big deal?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\nNo, not really. <\/p>\n

\nBut it will be in price.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nIf they look good and are pretty, go for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’re like most people you’ll see that there is nothing wrong with sailor stones<\/strong> in your ears or around your neck. <\/p>\n

\nSome things just aren’t worth all that extra chunk of change. <\/p>\n

\nBut for your wedding ring finger…<\/p>\n

\nWell, that’s a whole different story.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nFor the engagement ring, I’d recommend more like SI1 or higher clarity, and G-H or higher in color (like these beautiful diamonds HERE at James Allen.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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

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