| When looking at details of diamonds, one of the | | | | for a higher polish. |
| factors listed is the polish level of the stone. You | | | | The difference between an excellent, very good |
| might see it listed as "Excellent", "Very Good", | | | | or good polish is impossible to see even under a |
| "Good", etc. | | | | 10x loupe. I would therefore say that it is not |
| Obviously the dealer is going to be charging you | | | | worth paying more to get an excellent polished |
| more for a good polish than a bad one, and the | | | | stone over a very good, or even a good. The |
| higher the level of polish, the more they will tack | | | | only time you might consider it worthwhile to pay |
| on to the price. Polish can add up to about 10% | | | | for "excellent" is if you are buying a flawless |
| or so to the price of a diamond. | | | | stone with low color and clarity. In such a case, |
| What is polish? | | | | paying a bit extra for an excellent polish can be |
| Polish is a way of enhancing the stone by polishing | | | | justified. |
| the surface to make it smoother. You can get a | | | | In any other diamond, where the clarity is not |
| higher grade polish by polishing for longer and | | | | flawless and has slight inclusions, or the color is |
| using finer diamond dust on the polishing machine - | | | | anything higher than F, the polish will have almost |
| just like when you sharpen knives... | | | | no effect on the diamond and you should not pay |
| The truth is that the polish does not really add | | | | more to get a higher grade. |
| any quality to the diamond. A poor polish could | | | | Needless to say, you still want to avoid the "poor" |
| reduce the intensity of the light reflected from | | | | grade of polish. The diamond will look duller and |
| the diamond. A high polish will allow more light to | | | | deader, as less light is reflected. Once you are |
| be reflected and might make the diamond appear | | | | buying a diamond, you might as well get one that |
| more brilliant. How much of an effect it actually | | | | looks nice. I would recommend getting a smaller |
| has is a matter of debate, but it is reasonable to | | | | diamond that looks nicer over a larger diamond |
| say that it has some effect. | | | | that looks dull and dead. |
| The question is whether it is worth paying more | | | | |