 | |  | | DIAMOND GRADING | THE 4Cs - CUT, CARAT, CLARITY & COLOUR | Diamond Prices are determined by the Diamond's Grading! | Internationally recognized Diamond Laboratories (EGL, GIA, JCSA) grade diamonds according to the 4 C’s. | Each diamond carries a grading report (certificate) detailing the Carat, Cut, Clarity, Colour and specific laboratory number allocated to the diamond with its own unique number. | Your diamond purchase should be based on a clear understanding of the 4C’s - Carat, Cut, Clarity & Colour. | We carry a wide range of diamond cuts & shapes in all sizes, colours and clarities including round brilliant cut, princess cut, emerald cut, marquise cut, pear, oval & heart. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Click the Image Below to Enlarge / Pause slideshow. | |  | | CUT | A well-cut diamond, regardless of its shape, scintillates with fire and light for the greatest possible brilliance and beauty. | While nature determines a rough diamond's clarity, carat weight and color, the hands of master craftsmen release its fire, brilliance and scintillation. | When a diamond is cut to exacting proportions - neither too deep nor too shallow - light will reflect inside the stone from one mirror-like facet to another and be returned through the top of the stone, making it seem to radiate from within. | | |  | | CARAT | The larger a diamond, the more rare. Larger diamonds are valued because they are found less frequently in nature. | A diamond's size is measured in carat weight. Each carat is equal to 100 points. Thus, a 0.75-carat diamond is the same as a 75-point or 3/4-carat stone. | Since diamonds of equal carat weight may vary greatly in brilliance depending on their proportion and cut, carat weight alone is a poor guide for value. | Each stone is unique, every aspect of a diamond must be considered. | | |  | | COLOUR | The less color in a diamond, the more rare. | Diamonds are graded on a color scale from D through Z, based on the degree of colorlessness. | Diamonds graded D, E and F are considered colorless. They are the most rare, and therefore the most valuable. | While diamonds are trans parent, most display barely perceptible tints of color. | Although it is difficult for the untrained eye to see these subtle tones, we can demonstrate them by showing you diamonds of different color grades side by side. | | |  | | CLARITY | Virtually all diamonds contain identifying characteristics, most of them too small to see with the unaided eye. | These inclusions are nature's birthmarks and when viewed under magnification they look like tiny crystals, clouds or feathers. | Diamonds that reveal no such inclusions are categorized as flawless (FL) or internally flawless (IF). | Diamonds which are very, very slightly included are graded as VVS; those which are very slightly included are graded as VS. | The greater the number and size of inclusions, the lower the clarity grade and the less rare a diamond. | | |
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