Is it really worth paying extra for an E or F? Can you, or anyone else - apart from an expert - tell the difference, from say a G or H?
2006-12-08 09:10:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
mine is an H and only in one certain kind of lighting does it look a little off-white. all other lights appears colorless.
2006-12-08 10:13:06 · answer #1 · answered by Cassian 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am diamond certified and I can not easily tell the difference between a F and G. I'd have to compare and inspect. That is with tools, with known stones etc. I am not a gemologist and I can get close to a color grade but about half the time I am 1 grade off. Viewing a diamond on somebody's finger I can tell a ballpark color like within 3 grades either way. I am considered pretty good, at discerning color compared to co workers with the same training. The size is negligable. Look at the measurements as well as the cut. The .59 may be much larger or vice versa. I've got a .89 that is an average 1ct size. Mandy's color chart link makes it look much easier than it really is, its not that cut and dry. A D looks kinda blue, so that is hard to mistake with something that isn't colorless. E, F, G, H are pretty close. I've got an E its emerald and it would be hard to mix up with a G or H but it is an open cut that has few facets. On a diamond with more facets it would be harder. Mine can pass for an F no problem If I had the two stones next to each other, there is a good chance that I would not be able to tell. Maybe 50 percent?
2016-03-28 23:45:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really - however to be more sure, your diamond should be graded by a lab. and not just a jewelers grade unless he is a certified gemologist. Color starts showing up at about the F level. Compare the diamond to sugar in nice daylight - then you can tell. the color. Every flaw in the clarity will reduce the "sparkle" as it will let the light escape. Stay with a GIA grade of VS or at the least SI-1 or SI-2
2006-12-08 09:20:00 · answer #3 · answered by sweetpicker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was at the jewelry store picking my ring out the woman showed me an E and a G diamond. Maybe its because they were both together, but the G was very obviously not colorless. I went with the E that was .15 smaller and paid about the same.
2006-12-08 12:01:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want yellow you have to go way up the alphabet
http://www.jewellerycatalogue.co.uk/diamonds/colour_help.php
No one else really knows unless you make a big deal about it at the end of the day. Like some girls just wanna show off a big rock and not necessarily have the best clarity.
2006-12-08 09:14:41 · answer #5 · answered by lyssaria 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think after H you can start to tell there is a little yellow. I doubt if anyone who is not a jeweler would be able to tell a G from an H or even a D from and H.
2006-12-08 09:20:42 · answer #6 · answered by jenna11rn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's best if you went to the jewelry store and looked at a variety of diamonds so you can see if you can tell the difference because that's what's really important.
2006-12-08 09:31:52 · answer #7 · answered by frenchpeas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. A regular person looking at it with their naked eye (no special jeweler's tool) will not be able to tell.
2006-12-08 14:52:42 · answer #8 · answered by Pink Denial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
F is the last color that is considered "colorless", at least that is what my husband told me. He did all the research.
2006-12-08 09:37:53 · answer #9 · answered by it's me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋