| Beauty of diamonds magnetizes people to | | | | Clarity: |
| have this amazing gemstone. There are | | | | The CLARITY of a diamond describes the |
| hundreds of diamond jewelers both online | | | | inclusions or imperfections in the |
| and offline and you can purchase perfect | | | | stone. Items such as carbon spots, |
| one according to your penchants and | | | | clouds, take away from the overall value |
| budget. But you require proper knowledge | | | | of the diamond. |
| about diamonds before you make a deal. | | | | It is extremely rare to find diamonds |
| These days, market is full of fake | | | | without inclusions. Diamonds without any |
| diamonds and there are great chances to | | | | inclusions are called flawless. The |
| lose your hard earned money for such | | | | fewer and smaller the inclusions are, |
| phony diamonds. | | | | the less likely that they will interfere |
| Before making a diamond purchase one | | | | with the passage of light through it, |
| must know the 4 C's first; carat weight, | | | | making the diamond more beautiful. |
| diamond clarity, diamond color and | | | | Color: |
| diamond cut. Other advanced | | | | The COLOR of a diamond can range from |
| characteristics of diamonds include | | | | while to yellow to brown. The whiter the |
| diamond fluorescence and diamond | | | | diamond, the scarcer it is and, |
| enhancements. By understanding what all | | | | therefore, the more expensive it is. |
| the diamond characteristics are and what | | | | Most diamonds, even though they appear |
| to ask when purchasing a diamond, you | | | | to have no color, actually have slight |
| are much more empowered when it comes | | | | tones of yellow or brown. The difference |
| time to make your diamond investment. | | | | from one color grade to the next can be |
| Cost: | | | | very subtle, but affect its value |
| When looking to buy a diamond, first | | | | tremendously. As the color becomes |
| determine what your price range or COST | | | | easier to see, the less rare and |
| is. One commonly asked question is how | | | | valuable the diamond becomes. |
| to figure the prices per carat of | | | | Carat: |
| diamonds. The price of a diamond will | | | | The size of diamond is given in CARATS. |
| reflect rarity factors as well as | | | | The word "carat" originated from a |
| overhead expenses of the seller. Some | | | | natural unit of weight: the seeds of a |
| rarity factors depend on size (larger is | | | | carob tree. Diamonds were traditionally |
| rarer than smaller), clarity (less | | | | weighted against these seeds until the |
| imperfections are more uncommon), color | | | | system was standardized to one carat at |
| (colorless is less frequent) and cut | | | | one-fifth of a gram. The carat is |
| (good proportioning gives greater | | | | divided into 100 "points". So, a 25 |
| brilliance). | | | | point diamond weighs a quarter carat. |