| If you've decided to pop the question, the | | | | Clarity: |
| best way to do it is to with a diamond | | | | |
| engagement rings. And the best way to pick | | | | Clarity is the absence of internal inclusions |
| out one is to let your fiancé do it | | | | (mineral parts or crystals trapped inside) or |
| herself. But if you really want to surprise | | | | surface blemishes. Diamonds are graded as F |
| her, and make sure you get her the perfect | | | | (flawless) to I (included). Since inclusions |
| ring, let her pick out the ring, and you can | | | | are found only in natural diamonds, they help |
| pick out the diamond. This works out best, | | | | in distinguishing them from lab made ones. |
| because once you've picked out the perfect | | | | When you buy a diamond for your engagement |
| diamond, even a simple ring will do more than | | | | rings, look for such blemishes and inclusions |
| enough to brighten up your fiancé's face, | | | | under a 10X magnifying glass. (Most jewellers |
| and the diamond too! | | | | will provide you with one). |
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| Picking out a diamond engagement rings, is a | | | | Cut: |
| little more complicated than buying a simple | | | | |
| wedding ring.You need to know your | | | | Cut refers to proportion, symmetry and finish |
| fiancé's preferences of design, colour and | | | | of a diamond. A well cut, well-proportioned |
| size since it will help you pick the perfect | | | | diamond will sparkle breathtakingly and |
| diamond. Paying attention to her lifestyle | | | | display the colours of the rainbow when held |
| will help you analyze these easily. Once you | | | | against light. Although you might not be able |
| know what she would like best, the next step | | | | to know technically whether a diamond in your |
| is to know a little something about diamonds. | | | | engagement rings is well proportioned by |
| A diamond is judged on the 4Cs: Colour, | | | | looking at it, the gasp emanating from your |
| Clarity, Cut and Carat. | | | | fiancé will be a good pointer! |
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| Colour: | | | | Carat: |
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| 'Normal' diamonds are graded on a scale of D | | | | This is the unit of measuring the diamond |
| (colourless) to Z(light yellow) with a | | | | weight. 1 carat is divided into 100 points. |
| colourless diamond being rarest and most | | | | So a diamond of half a carat will measure .5 |
| expensive. Beyond Z, a diamond is considered | | | | carat. The measure corresponds directly with |
| as 'fancy coloured'. Such diamonds come in | | | | the size and price of your diamond. In case |
| red, green, purple, violet, orange, blue, and | | | | you want an elaborate ring, you might |
| pink. Naturally occurring coloured diamonds | | | | consider a cluster of diamonds of varying |
| are extremely rare and hence very expensive. | | | | carat measurements. |
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