Author: MJT
Shopping for Certified Loose Diamonds
Shopping for certified loose diamonds can be a great
adventure especially, if you are passionate about jewelry or you are woman.
Things you need to shop for certified loose diamonds:
The one and most important thing that you should not leave
home without is a loop! The jeweler’s loops (if you do forget yours then ask
for one in the jewelry store from where you are buying your diamonds) usually
magnifies x10 times. This helps you to inspect diamonds to ensure their quality
and clarity.
Brief diamond knowledge
Diamonds are graded according to their quality. There are
four major things you must not miss checking when shopping to get certified
loose diamonds they are known as the four ‘C’s.
* Clarity – All diamonds have traces of minerals, gasses or
other such elements trapped in them during the process of their formation.
There are a few rare ones that do not have those traces and they are extremely
expensive. These traces are called inclusions and the more they are present in
the diamond the lower the grade. Jewelers also refer to these inclusions fondly
as birth marks, insisting that they are the very personality of the gem stone
making it unique. While one cannot argue with that, you want to look for as
less ‘birth marks’ as possible.
* Color – Diamond color grades start with ‘D’ and continue
throughout the alphabet. Here too the less color the diamond has the more its
value. A single digit change in the color can see a great deal of change in the
price.
* Cut – The cut is important because it directly affects the
fire and sparkle of the diamond. When a gem stone is cut to excellent
proportions, all the light coming through the stone is bounced from one side to
the other leaving the gem stone from the top dispersing into all colors of the
rainbow. If a gem stone is cut shallow much light is lost through the bottom
and the diamond will be dull.
* Carat weight – all precious stones measure their weight
and therefore the size in carats. One carat is divided into 100 points so that
the a diamond of 50 points (.50 carat) is described as a half carat.
Taking into consideration all the above points should help
you significantly in shopping for certified loose diamonds. Getting the certification
is a very important point since that will be the guarantee of their quality and
grade. Certified loose diamonds are a great investment which will always keep
its value on the market.
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