4C's Of Diamond

What is Cut Of Diamond?

Cut of a diamond is proportional to the symmetry of vision that the stone offers. However, expert consultants working in the field of diamond valuation and gradation confirm that cut of a diamond is not necessarily related to the shape of the product. Cut of a diamond consists of the proportionate look that the stone had achieved through a balanced symmetry and high grade polish. It is interesting to note that, a perfect diamond cut can only be achieved by a professional diamond-cutter as the cut of the product is directly proportional to the light that it can reflect. It is assumed that, a diamond with greater cuts can achieve a better light refraction which is why, it shines more. However, cutting of diamonds remain to be a professional approach to set the right proportion and brilliance to the stone concerned. Diamonds when given a perfect cut can harness its’ brilliance in the true sense especially when exposed in bright environment.

Color

Whenever, we think about a diamond, we think about the color. Color of a diamond remains to be the color of reflection. More often than not, it is the natural color that remains to be visible within the diamond. Diamonds are generally more precious, if they are within the “colorless” and “near-colorless” range. Such diamonds are rare and are of intrinsic value to the consumer.

Why is colorless diamond understood to be more valuable?

Colorless diamonds are understood to be more valuable, as it allows a minimum reflection of light. Consequently, such diamonds produce extravagant brilliance and sparkle to attract attention. Scientifically speaking, diamond stones act as prisms which allow the light to be reflected in seven wavelengths following the ‘VIBGYOR’ principle. Therefore, diamond when exposed to natural light can act as a filter. A colorless diamond therefore disburses more colors. Below is given a table concerning the details of gradation of diamonds to give you a fair idea on the quality of such valuable gemstones. 

Clarity

Clarity of piece of diamond remains to be its natural inclusions, which are mostly microscopic in nature. According to the expert consultants’ the clarity of a diamond counts the imperfections related to the same. On the contrary to this concept, many of the experts related to diamond extraction and cutting, acknowledge that, clarity of such precious stones are directly related to the purity and rarity factor associated with such valuables. Gemmologists can be the right choice, when inspecting the clarity of the diamond. A gemmologist inspects the product characteristics closely, and magnifies the product, in order to take a note of the clarity associated with the valuable stone. Diamonds with minimum number of inclusions or no inclusions for that matter of fact remain to be highly valuable to the consumers.

Carat

Diamonds are nothing but precious stones, to most of us, although such stones are naturally pure and crystalline forms of carbon. Diamonds are worn in the form of rings, pendants and ear studs by most of the women across the globe. But, have you ever thought about grading of diamonds? Diamonds being the most precious possession for most of us needs to be graded in order to have a guarantee on the quality. Although grading of diamonds happens to be tedious, such processes are undertaken by authorised team of experts. Experts in the related field reveal that, there are four major product aspects that remain to be seen in order to grade the ‘precious stone’. These are very often referred to as the 4Cs of diamond.