When you are in the market for the first time for a brilliant diamond stone, usually your degree of knowledge regarding diamonds is next to none.

This article is a useful short guide that is going to walk you all the way through the entire diamond stone purchasing practice in two to three minutes and present you with only the required tips.

Before we explore 4Cs (carat, cut, color, clarity) along with diamond laboratory certificate, the most crucial component of a diamond stone must be addressed: Cut quality. If a brilliant diamond is not cut well, the color, the clarity or anything else are all irellevant! Don't forget this note and not suffer any losses on a "shockingly low cost" diamond. That being said, how can someone understand whether a diamond has a good cut grade or not? Nice question. To start with, not under professional jewelry spotlights. You should take it out of the spotlights first. Consequently take a look at the way the diamond reflects light once you rotate it beneath common illumination condition. You really like the luster and light return? Or you view way too many shadowy sections during the assessment? If are not satisfied, then switch to the next one.

Besides, you will come across with way too many specifications relating to a brilliant diamond. These specs can exclusively be evaluated by a diamond stone specialist. The primarily practical answer for having an expert's judgment about the diamond you are willing to pay for is making sure that it features a Diamond Laboratory Certification provided by a respected diamond laboratory. These respected laboratories are GIA (Gemology Institute of America), AGS (American Gem Society), HRD (Hoge Raad Voon Diamant) and IGI (International Gemology Institute), listed with respect to the degree of reliability these diamond laboratories have among the diamond community. (That means you can pay a little higher amount for a diamond with AGS or GIA certification) Demanding that the certification serial number lazer inscribed on the thin edge of of the diamond is yet another protection step that you may look for.

On the subject of 4C (carat, cut, color and clarity), you might please note down the points given below: Carat, color, clarity and cut are 4 elements that contribute to the selling price of a diamond. Your choices will which specifications will prevail and which features will be sacrificed. For example, suppose diamond colour is especially essential for you. Consequently you should really choose a brilliant diamond with a colour score of D,E,F or G. Having said that, the colour distinction regarding a G color and a D color diamond cannot be differentiated without comparison. But the market price difference between the two brilliants is a minimum of thirty percent. So G color is a very good pick for an individual choosing colour as a major requirement. The remaining can easily choose H color or I color.

Pertaining to carat weight, you should try to remember that there are actually critical brackets that have an impact on the market price of a brilliant diamond considerably. For instance, a 0.50 Carat brilliant diamond is a lot more costly than one with a 0.48 Carat weight, though they seem just about identical in terms of size. The same goes for 0.94 and 1.00 Carat, 1.40 and 1.53 Carat etc. Therefore someone looking for a diamond stone may give up a tiny amount of carat for more cut or color quality.

What about clarity of a diamond? Actually IF/FL, VVS1, VVS2, VS1, VS2 and SI1 all look the same to the unaided eyes. But a brilliant diamond with FL class clarity is no less than 70% more highly-priced when compared with that with a clarity grade of SI1. Consequently if you are fussy regarding clarity of a diamond stone I would say don't go below VS1 or VS2 clarity grade. If you just cherish how a brilliant diamond looks, you can select an SI1 or possibly SI2 and thereby spend your money on higher color grade or larger carat.

We mentioned that cut quality is the primary element of a diamond stone. After exploring light return quality yourself, you can guarantee that you made a good selection by checking the Cut Quality or Proportions quality review written on the brilliant diamond laboratory document. Look for ideal/excellent or very good cut quality.

These are the fundamentals for diamond purchases. Enjoy your new diamond!