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The Clarity and Quality
An important quality
factor is the Clarity of a diamond and relates to exactly how clear a diamond
is and describes the presence, or absence, of
Diamond Inclusions (flaws) within
the diamond and any blemishes on its surface. The numbers, sizes, colors, locations and visibility of any
inclusions or blemishes can effect the relative clarity of a diamond and
its quality. The majority of diamond inclusions cannot be seen
by the human eye so systems have been developed to grade diamond clarity
and therefore quality as detailed in the
Diamond Clarity
Chart.
Diamond quality on a Diamond Clarity Chart ranges from high
quality, rare and expensive flawless to imperfect and cheap diamonds.
Color, Fluorescence and Quality
The Color, another
important category in assessing the quality of diamonds, relates to
rarity, value and quality of a diamond. The traditional
color is white, or colorless, and is categorised into the following: Colorless, Nearly colorless, Faintly
tinted (usually yellow), Lightly tinted (usually yellow) and Tinted
(usually yellow but may progress to brownish). The color scale for
colorless diamonds goes from 'D' (colorless) to 'Z' (dark yellow) check
out the info contained in
Diamond Color. The
amount of yellowish color decreases the value of a "colorless"
stone. Fluorescence can mask yellowish diamonds so that they look white or colorless in the
lighting often used in jewelry shops. Extremely fluorescent diamonds are
a much lower quality and can
usually be purchased for 30% less than diamonds that possess no or
slight fluorescence.
Diamond Fluorescence
The Quality of Diamonds
The Quality of diamonds is
impacted by Cut, Clarity, Color, Fluorescence and Carat Weight. And
remember that "Power flows from he who knows" so check out all of the
facts and information to determine the quality of diamonds. |
