Diamond Engagement Ring
The word 'diamond' came from the Greek term Adamas meaning unconquerable. Every diamond is unique; no two are alike. Every diamond is immensely old, formed long before dinosaurs rambled the earth. The youngest diamond is 900 million years old, and the oldest is around 3.2 billion years old
Diamonds can be seen in many colors.
The most precious of all diamonds is red. Each stone loses, on average, more than half its original weight during cutting and polishing. Less than 5% of all the diamonds made into jewelry are larger than one carat.
When choosing loose diamonds or a diamond ring, there are four things to remember, the Four C's- Cut, Clarity, Color and Carat.
Cut is the only thing that human can do to make your diamond ring look better. It is said that a diamond with a 0 to 4 grading will have a good cut. If the diamond is cut wrong and when it is too shallow or deep, light will be lost and it will look too dark.
Clarity is simply the clear-ness of the diamond. The more clear a diamond, the more rare and expensive the ring will be. A good clarity to start at is SI2. SI2 means the diamond is slightly included. There are inclusions that can be seen with a 10x magnification or very minor inclusions seen with the naked eye. However, not many people would walk around with magnifying glasses? An SI2 is a good value because you can't really tell the difference between a VS2 to a SI2 with the naked eyes.
The most important thing about the color of white diamonds is to have no color at all. The most rare white diamonds used in engagement rings are those that are free of any color. Look for diamonds with a G-H grade because they are near colorless, and you'll get the best value for your engagement ring. The ranking of color goes like the following:
0-1.0 or D-F Colorless
1.5-3.0 or G-J Near Colorless
3.5-4.5 or K-M Faint Yellow
5.0-7.0 or N-R Very Light Yellow
7.5-10 or S-Z Light Yellow
Carat measures the size of diamonds. According to its Carat, the prices rise exponentially; a one-carat diamond ring is worth much more than a ring set with several diamonds that totals one carat. It is always a good start to begin with a one-carat stone.
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