Determining a cut diamond's worth © James St. John (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr The sparkly diamonds you see on most engagement rings are cut diamonds. A cut diamond's value is based on the 4 C's: cut, carat, color, and clarity. Cut is the most important factor when determining value...
a 1-carat diamond and a 1-carat sapphire are not going to look the same size, but on a scale, they'll weigh the same. This is because different gemstones have different densities. A diamond will visually look larger than the sapphire, even though they weigh the same...
The article is right that size does not always matter. A third carat diamond that has excellent cut, good clarity, and whiter color will look much nicer than a half or three-quarter carat diamond ring that is of poor quality. A diamond with a poor cut will not reflect light well, creat...
One carat is the equivalent of 1/5 of a gram. Proportions –depth percentage and table percentage are measured. Depth is a reference to the percent of the depth of the diamond, measured from table to culet, relative to the width of the diamond. The table is a reference to the ...
Decades before the Cullinan was discovered, economists solved a mystery that had perplexed the best of them, including Adam Smith. It was called the “diamond-water paradox” or, more generally, the “paradox of value.” Water is essential for life, but is very inexpensive — even freely giv...
Before buying, find out how lab diamond prices compare to natural diamonds and if they'll be worth anything in the long run. Can a jeweler tell if a diamond is lab-created? What is the average lab diamond carat size? How much is a lab-created diamond? What is the lab diamond price ...
Practical Differences Between VVS And VS – Which is the Worth It Winner? Depending on the carat size of your purchase, the price difference between a VVS diamond ring and a VS diamond ring can sometimes amount to tens of thousands of dollars. Yet, both diamond ringscan look exactly the sa...
weighed 770 carats and was dubbed one of the largest alluvial diamonds ever to be found. And the Sergio diamond (3167 carats), weighing slightly more than the Cullinan, is a carbonado diamond, a rare black diamond. And more recently we wrote about theLulo Rose, a 170 carat pink diamond....
is a wonderful fancy diamond shape for a halo engagement ring because it offers the best of both worlds: the soft square rounded corners of the diamond are beautiful, while the unique light dispersion of this diamond cut results in a lot more fire than a round or princess cut diamond. It...
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