Most diamonds have a slight hint of yellow and the diamond color scale is based on the amount of yellow present in a diamond.
Diamond scale color cut clarity.
Color clarity cut and carat weight.
Understanding what diamond color means helps in choosing the right diamond.
Gia created the first and now globally accepted standard for describing diamonds.
A lower color diamond with a higher cut grade will have more sparkle and visual appeal than a higher color diamond with a lower cut grade.
Very slightly included diamonds with a clarity grade of 3 or 4 vs1 or vs2 have minor inclusions.
For round cut diamonds 1 carat or over a vs1 or vs2 will give you an eye clean stone.
If while shopping for a diamond you are ever given a color range e g.
G h as opposed to a specific grade the diamond is not certified by gia.
When writing the grades of a diamond using the ags scale diamond cut grade is first then diamond color clarity then carat weight in that order.
If you don t want any hints of color look for a cushion cut diamond with a color grade of h or above.
The color grade is more important than the clarity grade because cushion cut diamonds tend to retain a lot of color.
Radiant cut diamonds have lots of facets and angles which means imperfections are generally not visible.
Each clarity grade represents a range so two diamonds with the same clarity grade may have different inclusions.
Ags 5 6 or 7.
The more rare it is.
Diamond quality could be communicated.
A chemically pure and structurally perfect diamond has no hue like a drop of pure water and consequently a higher value.
The larger the diamond carat weight can be a factor the easier it is to see.
For round cut diamonds under 1 carat a vs2 or si1 clarity grade will give you an eye clean diamond sometimes even si2 doesn t have visible inclsuions.
A diamond with a clarity grade of 1 or 2 vvs1 or vvs2 has minute inclusions that are difficult for a skilled grader to see under 10x magnification.
Diamond clarity is measured on a scale from included not carried by brilliant earth slightly included si1 and si2 very slightly included vs1 and vs2 very very slightly included vvs1 and vvs2 internally flawless to flawless.
Ags 3 or 4.
The creation of the diamond 4cs meant two very important things.
The price per carat of diamonds rises proportionately with size.
If a diamond possessing the finest diamond cut grade is also colorless free of inclusions and blemishes and weighs one carat it would be written as.
