What are the four "C"'s of buying diamonds?

Answer 1

Clarity describes the clearness or purity of a diamond. This is determined by the number, size, nature, and location of the internal (inclusions) and external (blemishes) imperfections. The clarity scale is broken down into grades.

Color describes the amount of color the diamond contains. This can range from colorless to yellow with slight tints of yellow, gray or brown. Colors can also range from intense yellow to brown, blue, green, pink and red. These fancy colors are rare and therefore more valuable.

Cut refers to the proportions, finish, symmetry, and polish of the diamond. These factors determine the fire and brilliance of a diamond. Well cut diamonds sell at a premium and poorly cut diamonds sell at discounted prices. With the advent of technology, the cut of the diamond can be determined through the use of the Dia-Mension system, a computerized system which takes accurate measurements and proportions of a diamond in seconds, in addition to the standard millimeter gauge.

Carat is the unit of weight for the diamond. A carat is further subdivided in 100 points ( 0.01 carat = l point ). One carat is equal to 0.20 grams. Value per carat increases with carat size, because larger rough diamonds occur less frequently. In other words, 2 half-carat diamonds taken together will not cost as much as 1 one-carat diamond, as the one-carat stone is more rare.

But in general, I don't support diamonds because they're not rare, can be man-made, and are usually the cause of conflict (about 15% of all diamonds out there are blood diamonds). De Beers has a huge vault of them just sitting there, and they release them out slowly so they don't flood the market and kill the prices for it.

All it is, is just a pretty stone.

Read Wise Bread's blog on this: "The Greatest Story Ever Told is a Fantasy Covered in Blood"

http://www.wisebread.com/the-greatest-story-ever-sold-is-a-fantasy-covered-in-blood

Answer 2

The 4 "c"'s of Buying diamonds are:
1. Cut
2. Clarity
3. Carat
4. Color
** However, if you don't have enough $$$$$ to buy the diamond whatever you want, you shouldn't forget the fifth C,
5. Crime
Which would be the only way you'd get it!!!

Answer 3

Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat weight.

All 4 Cs factor into the price of a stone.

Check out www.bluenile.com. They have a fantastic diamond education section - everything you ever wanted to know!!

Answer 4

I was too slow to answer....darn.
look for a diamond of gh or hi color. That's clear. And I means inclusion. SI means slight inclusion. (inclusion is an imperfection, or spot.) SI3 means there are lots of ugly inclusions. I3 means you'll see the spots very easily with the naked eye.
Unless your looking for colored diamonds. Different rules apply there.

Answer 5

Clarity, Cut, Cash, and Cha-Ching!

Answer 6

Cut
Carrot
Clarity

Answer 7

Color
Clarity
Carat
Cost

Answer 8

1. cut
2. color
3. clarity
4. carat weight
but most importantly...
5. CONFLICT-FREE (look into buying from canada)
#5 is important but usually ignored

Answer 9

Carot, Cut, Clarity, and Color!

Answer 10

clarity color cut carat weight